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What do you want to know about the natural world? Thanks to donations from readers like you, Bay Nature has teamed up with the naturalists at the California Center for Natural History to answer your questions about the world every other Tuesday. Some questions find their way to naturalist Michael Ellis, whose answers appear in our quarterly print magazine. Email us your questions at atn@baynature.org!
December 11, 2018 •
Are Daddy Longlegs Actually the Most Venomous Animal on Earth?
November 27, 2018 •
And what even is a daddy longlegs?
Where are the Best Bay Area Birdwatching Spots for Fall and Winter?
November 13, 2018 •
A reader asks about spotting fall and winter birds.
Do Sunsets Get Better in the Fall?
October 30, 2018 •
It’s not smog or smoke making the sky more colorful.
Where Are there Bats in the Bay Area?
October 16, 2018 •
What kind of bats live in Northern California and where should you go to see them?
Why Is Lake Merritt Turning Blue at Night?
October 2, 2018 •
Oakland’s tidal lagoon is glowing blue with bioluminescent dinoflagellates.
Do Porcupines Live in the Bay Area?
October 1, 2018 •
The porcupine is rare but present in coastal Northern California.
It’s So Hot Everywhere Else — Why Not in the Bay Area?
September 11, 2018 •
Most of the state has set record temperatures this summer, but San Francisco has been cool and almost permanently cloudy because of its cool marine layer.
Do Mosquito Eaters Eat Mosquitoes?
August 27, 2018 •
The answer might surprise you.
What Do River Otters Do When the River Runs Dry in a Drought?
August 7, 2018 •
A reader asks about the fate of a family of river otters living in Coyote Creek, which dried up in many places in the drought.