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Jack-o'-lantern mushrooms have many fine qualities, but edibility isn't one of them. While not deadly, the symptoms it induces are described as 'making one wish they were dead.' Photo credit: Louis Vannatta.

Good Natured: Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom

With Halloween just around the corner, it seems fitting that we turn ...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Midnight

“Animals like crows and black cats are not ominous at all; it is the ...

Polyphemus caterpillars- as well as the caterpillars of many other moth and butterfly species- spend the winter among downed leaves- a great reason to "leave the leaves" until warm temperatures return.

Good Natured: Caterpillar Discoveries

On the surface, it might seem as though a polyphemus caterpillar's da...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week: Kimchi

“I love (cats), they are so nice and selfish...

Icarus the red-tailed hawk, rendered flightless and nearly featherless by a landfill flame, today is fully recovered and flying free. Photo credit: Cheryl Smith

Good Natured: Icarus the Red-Tailed Hawk Recovers

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade...

This Monday, Columbus Day, marks 45 years that Arthur the ornate box turtle has lived as a pet. His longevity, as well as improved conservation laws prohibiting the capture of other wild turtles, are worth celebrating.

Good Natured: Ornate Box Turtles

Okay Good Natured readers, pop quiz...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

“No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and compani...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

“When bored, find a little cat and watch it; when very bored, find tw...

The green darner, Anax junius, is the largest dragonfly in our area. Adults migrate to the warm South in winter; a new generation arrives back here in spring. Photo credit: iStock/mirceax

Good Natured: Migratory Dragonflies

Did you see them...

Preparing Older Adults for Emergencies and Disasters

September 2023 National Preparedness Month

As an older adult, you may specific needs after a disaster...

Kane County Rabies Registration Fees Increasing in 2024

For the first time in three years, the Kane County Board has approved...

Briefly detained in the name of science, this female wolf spider displays a distinctive Lycosidae behavior: carrying her brood upon her back.

Good Natured: Wolf Spiders

We're probably all familiar with the saga of the Itsy Bitsy Spider--h...

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