Nature

The markings on the base of the hind wings are reminiscent of saddlebags bouncing on a horse in motion.

You may not often see twig girdler beetles in South Carolina, but, you will see their handy work.

The acorn weevil is common in South Carolina.

Black tupelo, or black gum trees, are common in South Carolina and are among the first to change color in the fall.

Apple Snails are an invasive species, released into South Carolina's environment by the dumping of aquariums by hobbyists.

Camel crickets and closely related cave crickets belong to a large group of insects. They are found throughout the world with over 100 different kinds found in the United States and Canada.

Rudy shares some words from Nathaniel Hawthorne's American Note-Books .

A listener finds hundreds of sea cucumbers on the beach at Pawleys Island.

A lowcountry vet finds a juvenile sooty turn, likely blown in by a storm.

The zebra longwing butterfly is not common in South Carolina.

A listener finds a black witch moth--a rare species for South Carolina.

The southern unstriped scorpion was, for many years, the only scorpion found in South Carolina It is the only scorpion native to much of the Appalachian states: Kentucky, West Virginia (S), Virginia (SW), North and South Carolina (W), Georgia (North, not coastal or southern...

Red bats are common South Carolina.

A listener spots a red-eyed bird he cannot identify.

The caterpillar of the spice bush swallowtail butterfly can produce a "strange" odor when disturbed.