Wild Watch
Taking the high way through life
Nov 21, 2002 Tall tales of creatures commonly called 'daddy longlegs'...
A venerable flash in the pan
Nov 7, 2002 Among Japan’s amazing diversity of plants that can overwhelm a visitor from overseas, there are (thankfully) some familiar forms. Astonishingly, given the literally hundreds of thousands of plant species on Earth, some here will be familiar whether you hail from North or South America, from Europe, Africa, elsewhere in Asia or even the Antipodes....
Ticks: playing a waiting game to gorge on blood
Oct 17, 2002 Being in the field for several months each year in search of wildlife to study, photograph and write about may sound wonderful, and it certainly does make for an exciting life. There is a downside, though, because there’s also wildlife out there looking for me. Well, not me specifically, but warm-blooded mammalian prey or hosts like me. ...
Mind over matter and danger signals by design
Sep 19, 2002 Our emotions in relation to other living things are worthy of a whole lifetime of study. ...