Louisiana Naturalist

I have a beautyberry bush (Callicarpa americana) in my yard. I think it is comprised of more than one individual. I think I remember planti...

I thought I understood well how warning colors function in nature. It makes perfect sense to me that a blue jay – new to the world – would s...

I found this caterpillar on the Ouachita Trail at Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park. I was inspecting Paw Paw (Asimina triloba) leaves f...