Without coloration or a body shape that helps them blend into their environment, these caterpillars have developed an ingenious way to try and disappear. They decorate themselves with carefully cut pieces of the plant (typically the flowers) they are living on.

Each year, StoryCorps visits cities and towns across the country to record the conversations between people who live there. This year, the StoryCorps Mobile Tour will be in Kalispell May 30 - June 27, 2025. You'll have the option to record a conversation in-person or remotely. Reservations open May 10.

This week, ‘The Write Question’ host Lauren Korn joins ‘A New Angle’ host Justin Angle in MTPR’s Studio B for a conversation with Cassidy Randall, author of ‘Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All Women’s Ascent of Denali’ (Abrams Books).

This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Oregon-based writer Joe Wilkins, author of ‘The Entire Sky’ (Little, Brown & Company). This episode originally aired December 12, 2024.

Host Lauren Korn speaks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about the paperback release of her memoir, ‘It Goes So Fast: The Year of No Do-Overs’ (Henry Holt & Company).

This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with journalist Amy Gamerman, author of ‘The Crazies: The Cattleman, the Wind Prospector, and a War Out West’ (Simon & Schuster). This is the second part of a two-part conversation.