It’s an unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless: if you own a house, you will be sharing it with some unwanted guests. Before you panic, I’m talking about insects, not strange people who might have taken up residence in your crawlspace. More specifically those insects too small for you to notice, pick up, and carry outside. I’ll be frank, I’m not a ‘bug person’, … [Read more...] about If you spot these eggs in your backyard, you had better know what it means
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If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
If the rise of social media has given birth to one thing positive, it’s that people can now share information at an unprecedented pace. This also means that warnings over potential dangers can make their way around within a very short amount of time, making us all – in theory at least – a little safer. A few years ago, one such warning was issued by a mom … [Read more...] about If you spot this insect in your yard, you had better know what it is
This Is What Different Types of Human Tears Look Like Under the Microscope
A microscopic journey through human experiences. In her project titled Topography of Tears, photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher captures tears of joy, laughter and, well, onions in extreme detail – and they are all very different! “I started the project about five years ago, during a period of copious tears, amid lots of change and loss—so I had a surplus of … [Read more...] about This Is What Different Types of Human Tears Look Like Under the Microscope
If you find a tick inside your home, here’s what you need to know
I like to think of myself as having love and understanding towards all creatures. Even spiders and snakes – fairly common phobias among humans – don’t freak me out to the point where I’ll actively take steps to avoid them. You could say that I have a high threshold where tolerance for creepy crawlies is concerned… just not with ticks. No, shameful as it is for me to … [Read more...] about If you find a tick inside your home, here’s what you need to know
If you find these scary-looking insects in your home, here’s what it means
While we’re all bound to encounter bugs of one sort of another in the home at certain points in the year, there are certain creepy crawlies the majority of us can live without. If you happen to live in a rural area, most like you’ll be well accustomed to flies, ants, spiders and the like taking up residence – or at least attempting to – in your home during the summer months … [Read more...] about If you find these scary-looking insects in your home, here’s what it means