BioScape

Between Worlds: The Truth About Dragonflies

As one of the earth’s most ancient species, dragonflies have been both villainized as creatures of the underworld and revered as messengers to the heavens. In truth, they serve an important purpose here on earth, working to balance the environment of natural water sources, even as they give flight to our imaginations and bring color to our dreams.

Out in the Open

Ralph Charlton Brings Bugs and People Together
As the new curator of invertebrates at the Botanic Garden, Ralph Charlton is busy designing an Insectarium like no other bug exhibit ever built. By creating “invisible” indoor barriers and natural outdoor habitats, he wants to bring the world of insects to people in such a way that fear is replaced with understanding about the tiny but significant ways that bugs help maintain the world in which we live.

Men of Steel

There are some people who see objects just as they are, while others see what they could become...and so it is with certain men of steel who can bend metal in their minds, form it with their hands, add color where there was only gray and turn a once industrial object into a delicate work of art.