Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl into tight balls. Because they share space with ants and beetles, many ...

The blue crab represents Maryland’s culture, economy, and long relationship with the Chesapeake Bay. Its population reflects the health of the bay and the effects of fishing and habitat management.

Walking along the beach at night with a flashlight might reveal luminescent dots peeking out above the sand. They could in fact be the eyes of ghost crabs, small nocturnal crustaceans that burrow ...