The banana slugs: a fascinating group from an evolutionary standpoint, and a very very unusual one from a human viewpoint.
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More Goats, Less Fire?
October 1, 2018 •
With wildfires likely to continue, land managers turn to a preemptive firefighting tool: grazers
Tarantulas Emerge to Wander the Landscape in the Autumn
October 1, 2018 •
Coyotes and predatory wasps can’t stop the Bay Area blond tarantula from searching out mates in the autumn.
Bizarre Banana Slug Facts
September 30, 2018 •
Our guide to help you win banana slug trivia night.
Bay Area Filmmaker Looks for Answers About the Future of Wildfire
September 30, 2018 •
Kevin White hopes we can re-think our relationship to fire.
Letter from the Editor: A Second Look at Bay Nature
September 30, 2018 •
Behind the 2018 Bay Nature redesign.
Fall Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
September 30, 2018 •
Illustrator Jane Kim and the California Center for Natural History share six species to watch for this fall.
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.