The yellow-bellied sapsucker makes holes in tree trunks to get to the sap. Once the holes are made, though, other creatures take advantage of them.

A listener built a bird box in his yard and it has proven to be very popular...

One older, common name of trumpet creeper vine is "cow itch."

This wasp paralyzes a cicada, then lays eggs on it, so the wasps larvae can use it for food.

The eastern spadefoot is a toad-like amphibian that spends much of its time underground.

This tree is not native to South Carolina. The white mulberry is widely cultivated to feed the silkworms employed in the commercial production of silk. It is also notable for the rapid release of its pollen, which is launched at greater than half the speed of sound. Its berries are edible when ripe.

This is a non-native species, brought in from Australia.

The female of this species lays her legs on land, often travelling a good distance from the water.

An unusual bird, looking a little bit like a tanager, arrives in a listener's backyard. But, the coloring isn't right. The bird is an immature, male tanager, whose color quite different from a mature male's.

The wingspan of an adult is between 80 and 175 mm (3+1⁄8 and 6+7⁄8 inches). There is a high amount of variation within this species. The colors of the adult are always primarily yellow with red, brown, and purple blotches but can vary distinctly on this. Imperial moths (their many regional morphs, subspecies, and sibling species) range from Argentina to Canada and from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast.