Bug o’the Week – Magical Moths
Greetings, BugFans, There are about 11,000 species of moths in North America, and many of them fit the birders’ all-purpose acronym for sparrows and other small, songbirds – “LBJ” – […]
10.18.17
Reports from the Field
10.18.17
Bug o’the Week – A Bundle of Beetles
Salutations, BugFans, Here’s a selection of beetles that the BugLady found this summer. A blushing beetle! Who knew? The COREOPSIS BEETLE (Calligrapha californica) is a species that has several subspecies and lots […]
10.11.17
Bug o’the week – Galls V
Greetings, BugFans, As the leaves color and fall, some interesting galls are being revealed. Quick review – a gall is an abnormal and localized tissue growth on a plant (or […]
09.27.17
Bug o’the Week – Melanoplus Grasshoppers redux
Howdy, BugFans, These days the BugLady’s walks are punctuated by the small “pop” of grasshoppers taking off and landing, and by the whir of their wings. Grasshoppers and bumblebees seem […]
09.20.17
Bug o’the Week – Once Upon an Ash Tree
Greetings, BugFans, Today’s saga could also be called “The Hemiptera Mystery,” though one of the Hemipterans appears only in a supporting role. The main character is a decent-sized true bug […]
09.13.17
Bug o’the Week – Goldenrod Watch Act II
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady keeps hearing that the summer movie season produced no blockbusters, so she’s running a second blockbuster BOTW in a row. The goldenrods in the BugLady’s field […]
09.06.17
Bug o’the Week – Way Out on the Lonesome Prairie
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady has always been in love with wetlands – the pterodactyl lift-off of Great-blue Herons, a glint of dragonflies, the quiet splash of sun-warmed turtles sliding off […]
08.30.17
Bug o’the Week – Biting Gnats
Howdy, BugFans, This one has “bugged” the BugLady for a while – a nemesis-bug. It photobombed shots of other insects and is so small (less than 1/8”) that the BugLady […]
08.24.17
Bug o’the Week – Slug Moths – a Tale in Two Parts
Howdy, BugFans, Towards the end of June, the BugLady photographed this lovely little moth on her front porch. She took a quick peek in the moth book – nada – and relegated […]
08.16.17
Bug o’the Week – Common Silverfish redux
Salutations, BugFans, Summer reruns. Here’s an enhanced version (more fun silverfish facts) of an episode that first aired in the spring of 2009. Silverfish, in the Order Zygentoma (formerly in […]
08.10.17