Back in 2005, when I was a field assistant with the Nantucket Conservation Foundation, I spent many days in the heathlands on my hands and knees recording vegetation—an integral part of our research. One early fall day, as I placed my hand on the ground, a severe pain generating from the palm of my hand pulsed up through my arm. Looking back at the spot where my hand had been I expected to see a shard of glass or a giant rose thorn. None of the above. I had just squished a puss moth caterpillar with my palm.
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Read The Paper Online
In this Issue
- Multiplying Joy
- The Art of Making Do
- The Mystery of Eels on Nantucket
- Never Just about Fishing
- Celebrating Artin a New Gallery
- Limerick Challenge
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- New Nantucket Tour Designed for Fans of Elin Hilderbrand & Her Novels
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
Articles by Department
- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket