“Stepping into Ecology” was a joint production of the Environmental Biosciences Program of the Medical University of South Carolina and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory of The University of Georgia. Text: David E. Scott and Laura L. Janecek (SREL). Photos: David E. Scott (SREL). Drawings: Jacob Redmond (Savannah College of Art and Design). Layout and design: Laura L. Janecek (SREL). Funding was provided by the Centers for Disease Control to Catherine Musham of MUSC (award #413858) and by the SREL Environmental Outreach Program.