Salutations, BugFans, Recently, the BugLady sent a series of not-so-good pictures to her go-to spider guy, BugFan Mike, and his explanation inspired this episode. Thanks, Mike, as always. The BugLady’s […]
10.12.16
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady confesses that she and her camera walk past lots of small flies without stopping because there are already too many flies in her “X-files” (she labels […]
10.05.16
Hey, BugFans, Isn’t this an awesome insect? It’s got an inch-and-a-half long body, a three inch wingspread, and a four inch “leg-spread!” The BugLady looks forward to finding them in […]
09.28.16
Howdy, BugFans, This Dogwood twig borer (Oberea tripunctata) missed the recent “Dining on Dogwood” episode simply because it wasn’t foraging among the dogwood’s white flowers; the BugLady found it in […]
09.21.16
Howdy, BugFans, Every fall, the BugLady gets emails from people who are excited about finding their first Praying mantis, and who can blame them? The large and charismatic Praying mantis […]
09.14.16
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady has been seeing Viceroy butterflies recently – what a treat! So, here’s an enhanced version of a BOTW that first appeared seven years ago. Viceroy butterflies […]
09.07.16
Howdy, BugFans, Back in June, the BugLady stalked the inhabitants of a dogwood that sits by the edge of a wetland. Some nice long-horned beetles – Strangaleptra abbreviate, Brachyleptura rubrica, […]
08.31.16
Howdy, BugFans, Wooly – one “l” or two, take your pick. The BugLady keeps running into herself on-line as she does research, which is scary – makes her think that […]
08.24.16
Greetings, BugFans, It has been a hot and sticky summer (and spring), but hot and sticky seems to agree with bugs. Everywhere you look, you see adult insects, young insects, […]
08.17.16
Greetings, BugFans, This BOTW started out to be about one thing – preconceived notions, wherein the BugLady thinks she knows what insect she’s approaching, only it isn’t – and it […]
08.10.16