Monthly Archives: November 2024

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Octopuses lead the way Octopuses (Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda) are acknowledged to be extremely intelligent. Intelligence in animals is measured in many ways, but high … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog  … More that just honey bees The western honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a product of specialized selection, breeding and domestication by human beings. The bee’s … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Bees in the changing climate Bees have been, by far, the most frequent subject of my short essays on this blog site. Since 2006, I … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Lets all fall behind Last weekend we changed back over to Standard Time. This “fall behind” change in our clocks does nothing to alter the … Continue reading →