The 1985 staff of the United States Postal Service has my stamp of approval.

What if William Shakespeare was an entomologist?

Old Curious was at it again.

There was no reason to be ticked off by the black creature crawling among my foraged food. At first glance, it appeared to be a tick.

Is Miss Rumphius responsible?

Herman Melville didn’t mince words when it came to the sperm whale. With emphasis, he explained “I tell you, the sperm whale will stand no nonsense.” And it didn’t ­— since we know it as the creature that sank the whaleship Essex in the real-life tragedy that was the inspiration for Moby Dick.