How to cool your Texas home without an A/C The black and yellow garden spider (seen below) is the most common type, though some others called “spinybacked orb weavers” have a flat spiny back ...

As the onset of summer nears, so too do warmer temperatures and mating season for many of the nearly 900 spider species in ...

These are pests of the cool, wet times of spring and early summer. They hang out in moist, mulched beds and they come out to ...

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The asp or puss caterpillar is the most common species of stinging caterpillar in the Houston area, according to the Texas ...

Good luck trying to squash one of these suckers, anyway. From the looks of them, it's liable to catch your foot mid-squash and put you in a rear naked choke. But that's not the on ...

It’s not just the rain. While it may seem like snakes slither out in droves during a storm, the truth is more complex.

Learn how to grow flavorful tomatoes at home with expert tips on watering, soil, and pest control for a better harvest.

In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial ...

Bob Erlich, an Evergreen Park resident, has devoted his retirement years to promoting and caring for butterflies — and ...

Pato O'Ward seeks peace and quiet as a self-proclaimed introvert. You wouldn't know it from how he's built his superstar ...