Rachel Sargent Mirus
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The Outside Story: finding the pink star caterpillar
The Pink Star Caterpillar was discovered last summer by naturalists with The Caterpillar Lab in Swanzey, N.H.
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The Outside Story: Keeping winter coats clean
Standing on the berm of a small pond, I watch the resident beaver leave its lodge, a silhouetted nose moving through the water.
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The Outside Story: Ant-mimic spiders are masters of disguise
I put the small brown ant I had mounted (but never identified) under a microscope and peered down at it. Two huge, headlight-like eyes stared back at me.…