Bird Sology

Texas is home to an astonishing variety of ants. Thanks to its warm climate and diverse landscapes, more than 250 ant species have been recorded across the state. These tiny insects live almost everywhere, from deserts and grasslands to forests, coastal marshes, suburban neighborhoods, and city parks. While many ants go unnoticed as they forage ...

Texas is one of the best places in North America to observe wasps in the wild. The state’s warm climate, long summers, and wide variety of landscapes support dozens of species that live in forests, deserts, prairies, wetlands, suburban neighborhoods, and even busy city parks. Some wasps are familiar visitors around homes, while others spend thei...

Texas is home to an impressive variety of wildlife, and deer are some of the most recognizable mammals across the state. From the pine forests of East Texas to the brush country of South Texas and the rugged mountains of the west, deer have adapted to nearly every landscape. Whether you are hiking through a state park, driving rural roads at daw...

Baby ball pythons may look tiny compared with the thick bodied adults that curl quietly beneath logs and termite mounds across Africa, but they are predators from the moment they hatch. Unlike many reptiles that spend weeks feeding on insects before moving to larger prey, young ball pythons are born with the instincts and equipment needed to hunt vertebrate prey almost immedi...

Baby foxes may eventually grow into clever hunters capable of surviving in forests, deserts, grasslands, mountains, and even cities, but their lives begin in a much more fragile state. Hidden deep inside underground dens, hollow logs, rock crevices, or abandoned burrows, newborn fox kits spend their first weeks completely dependent on their mother for warmth, protection, and ...