This interesting-looking insect is a wingless cricket native to Southeast Missouri. It is a cave cricket, but it is also known by names such as camel cricket, camel-back cricket and spider cricket.

You don’t always have to go outdoors to observe nature. Sometimes it’s right in your cellar. There are species that sometimes live with us without being noticed, except as “bugs,” that are worth a ...

"November 2018"--Title page verso. A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements. "Picture this: after a long week, you finally ...