Posts by Paul Jones

How to Confront a Black Bear

How to Confront a Black Bear

After an extended trip in the Uinta Mountains, I ended up hiking out of a remote basin in the middle...

All Sorts of Stings: Assassin Bugs

All Sorts of Stings: Assassin Bugs

Despite the sinister name, most assassin bugs look pretty harmless. In reality, most of them actually are harmless. A wide...

All Sorts of Stings: Scorpions

All Sorts of Stings: Scorpions

The Southwest is home to over 30 species of scorpions, but only one is considered life-threatening. Like many spiders, scorpions...

The Ice Age in Utah

Utah has not always been home to humankind. Before Utah was a state, before Europeans claimed the New World as...

Utah In The Age of Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs lived only during the Mesozoic Era, which is often called the “Age of Dinosaurs”. Utah has perhaps the best...

All Sorts of Stings: Bees, Wasps, and Fire Ants

Hymenoptera Buzzing, winged insects seem to elicit irrational fear in a large percentage of the population. That’s probably because most...

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