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As the Web Turns – Exploring the Complicated World of Black Widow Spiders

November 3, 2025–Noah Cole

The Toronto Entomologists’ Association invites everyone to join Dr. Maydianne Andrade, foremost expert on Black Widow Spiders, for a captivating, image-rich talk exploring the surprising behaviours and ecological importance of these remarkable ...

7 Stunning Macro Insect Photographs by Nature Photographer Herman Giethoorn

August 29, 2025–Hayley Raymond

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Sydenham River Nature Reserve © Gabby Zagorski

If you’re fascinated by macro insect photography, you’re in for a treat. Retired nature photographer Herman Giethoorn has captured thousands of vivid images of insects and arachnids found in Ontario ...

Fireflies of Ontario – What We Know and What is Yet to be Discovered

August 27, 2024–Zachary Pothier

Conservation News

Fireflies and star trails © Mike Lewinski CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

I remember the first time I saw a firefly, on a lonely Ohio road one summer night. I was about eight years old, and I’d read about them, but I ...

Pollinator Roadsides – Creating Habitat in the Waterloo Region

July 17, 2024–Jennifer Leat

Gardening•Habitat•How To•Nature Network•Pollinators

Imagine the roadsides of expressways being a meadow of native flowering plants instead of mown turf grass. Imagine the beauty and habitat for pollinators that this would create. The dream ...

Monarch Butterflies in Ontario and How You Can Help

April 4, 2024–Alex Bauman

Conservation News

As spring unfolds and summer draws nearer, many migratory species are making their way back to Ontario. One such species is the iconic monarch butterfly. Their long journey is a ...

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