Banded coral shrimp are also known as barber pole and peppermint shrimp because of their red-and-white bands. Be gentle with this spunky shrimp, though. If it feels threatened, the creature can drop ...

If you’re not looking for vernal pools, you might never even know they’re here. These temporary wetlands appear in Michigan forests each spring, only to disappear a few weeks later. In that short span ...