The Dangers of Looking For Non Timber Forest Product While Coming in Contact with a Timber Rattlesnake
The dangers of looking for Non Timber Forest Product while coming in contact with a timber rattlesnake.
The dangers of looking for Non Timber Forest Product while coming in contact with a timber rattlesnake.
Maybe your future home will be built with mushrooms? Mushrooms are helping architects and engineers solve one the world’s biggest crises: climate change. Fungi are durable, biodegradable, and are proving to be a good alternative to more polluting building materials. Oudemansiellais a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus contains about 15 species…
This large hornet is native to Europe and can be common, especially in areas of human development. They are predators of other arthropods, which they bring back to their nest in a cavity such as a tree hole. Despite being large and scary, they are not aggressive.
In the TN woods, you can find all kinds of surprises, like this Copperhead.
Salt is actually a rare resource in most of nature. Many insects, such as this flower fly, are acquire salt primarily from vertebrate bodies, such as urine, sweat, or tears. Here, this fly is lapping sweat from the arm of an entomologist who appreciates its beauty.
We like them fresh when we eat them, right? Well, a company in New York has stocked bars with jars of different varieties. Bonus: they grow 30-100 lbs. of mushrooms a week all the while collecting data on light, temperature and other factors. They are both decorative and close to diners! One of a handful…
Even though we can’t go now, this beautiful environment will be waiting for us when we can. You, too. It’s never too early to start thinking about a gorgeous Tennessee vacation. Read more here.