I’ve seen a dozen mountain lions in the wild but this was the first and only opportunity I ever had to get a photo. I was so excited to get that shot that the first twenty-five images were out of focus. Thankfully, I had the foresight to look at a shot and was able to refocus and shoot again before the cat disappeared.

Insects are definitely not the only “creepy-crawly” animals out there. Insects are animals that, as adults, have three main body parts (a head, thorax, and abdomen) and six legs.

Intelligence in other species can be hard to define and even harder to prove. And there is risk in anthropomorphism. Nevertheless abundant observations suggest special skill sets.