The Hollow Journal

Wood engraving of an enormous crested pigeon beside a tiny plain dove, both standing on one ground line at true relative scale.
Dove vs Pigeon: Why There Is No Scientific Difference
Dove and pigeon are not separate scientific categories. Learn why the names overlap, how everyday usage differs, and why wedding doves are usually pigeons. Read more...
Jumping spider on a weathered garden rail near a person’s hand, illustrated in a black-and-ivory natural-history engraving style.
Do Jumping Spiders Bite? A Calm Field Note
Jumping spiders can bite, but they are shy visual hunters that usually retreat from people. Documented bites are uncommon and generally cause short-lived local symptoms. The spider would prefer to... Read more...
Black-and-ivory linocut illustration of an opossum peering through a gap between weathered fence rails.
Do Not Perceive Me: A Field Guide to Creatures That Would Rather You Didn't
What "do not perceive me" actually means, where the phrase came from, and why its official mascot is always an opossum. Read more...