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...

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...

All Sorts of Stings: Venemous Spiders

When I was in college, my apartment was infested with hobo spiders. At one point, my wife and I were...

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