By Terry W. Johnson

By Terry W. Johnson

One of the most beautiful butterflies to grace Georgia is the pearl crescent. However, due, in large part to its demure size, it is also one of our most overlooked butterflies.

By Terry W. Johnson

Until I retired, I never spent much time watching bumblebees. I guess, like most folks, I took them for granted.

By Terry W. Johnson

One of Georgia's least known flowering trees goes by a number of colorful names. Some people call it grancy graybeard. Others know it as grandfather graybeard, granddaddy's beard, old-man's beard, snow flower tree or flowering ash. Botanists, on the other hand, have named it fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus).

By Terry W. Johnson

By Terry W. Johnson

In the not too distant past, humans were considered the only animals that used tools. However, biologists throughout the world have discovered that an amazing array of animals including mammals, insects, fish, birds and even cephalopods (e.g., octopus) all make use of tools.

By Terry W. Johnson

By Terry W. Johnson

If you are like me, over the winter you spent a few days working in the yard preparing for the spring growing season. If such is the case, chances are you became reacquainted with a vine known as greenbrier. When the plant's abundant thorns snag your clothing or pierce you skin, you are not apt to forget the encounter.

By Terry W. Johnson