A listener reports an unusual encounter with a moth...

The Triglidae, commonly known as sea robins or gurnard, are a family of bottom-feeding scorpaeniform fish. They get their name (sea robin) from the orange ventral surface of the species in the Western Atlantic (Prionotus carolinus) and from large pectoral fins, which, when swimming, open and close like a bird's wings in flight.

Nephila clavata, also known as the Jorō spider, is a member of the golden orb-web spider genus. This Asian species has only recently been confirmed in the United States. Females can reach up to one meter in length.

The gray catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) is a medium-sized North American and Central American perching bird of the mimid family.

Rudy shares words of welcome for one of his favorite times of year.

The fruiting bodies of bird's nest fungiresemble tiny egg-filled birds' nests.

A listener describes an encounter with a stink bug...

The white-breasted nuthatch forages for insects on trunks and branches and is able to move head-first down trees.

A listener finds some scat containing Persimmon seeds and asks Rudy for the animal's ID. It turns out that a trip through a Raccoon's disgestive tract can actually help those seeds germinate.

Some people mistake the red-markings on the Orchard Orbweaver for those on a Black Widow spider. But, the Orchard spider is harmless to humans.