How to Remove Attached Ticks

It is summer time and also tick season in Maine. Ticks can be tricky and embed in your skin before you know it. When they do embed in your skin you will be prepared after reading this easy to follow tutorial on how to remove attached ticks!

Bugs!

After a long holiday break, we began our new year of awesome adventures with Jim Nutting, owner of the Maine Art Glass Studio in Lisbon.  Jim is an artist but also houses the Butterfly and Insect Museum at his Lisbon location. 

We spent time learning about bugs from around the world, observing artwork created with bugs, and handling live bugs!  It was an lots of fun and excellent education!

Compared to the bugs Jim showed us, the ones that live around us seem kind of small and not so dangerous!  :)

Above is a picture of NKOA member Lily!  Lily does not like bugs, she is being VERY brave having this Tarantula so close to her! 

There are lots of great pictures of other members with bugs in the picture section!

What is This? Challenge #1: Thorncrag

Each time we have a neat picture of something we spotted on our outing we will post the picture under the heading 'What is This?' Here is your first challenge!

Do you know what lives in this? What is it called?

We spotted this when we started our hike at Thorncrag.