Bee Moth
Greetings, BugFans, BugFan Danielle sent these shots and wondered if the moth might be a Bee moth (Aphomia sociella) (the Bee moth is not to be mistaken for the amazing little Moth fly, of previous BOTW fame -? – Clogmia albipunctata …
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Giant Leopard Moth
Howdy, BugFans, Honorary BugFan Lisa sent the BugLady a picture of her glove posed next to a big, fat caterpillar and asked if it might be a wooly bear. There are a number of species of caterpillars that are called wooly …
Eastern Parson Spider
Howdy, BugFans, One of the BugLady’s inquilines is an Eastern parson spider. An inquiline (from the Latin inquilinus meaning “lodger” or “tenant”) is an animal that lives in the dwelling of another animal. Like the Tree frog that overwintered with the BugLady last …
Tri-colored Harp Ground Beetle
Howdy, BugFans, What an awesome beetle – thanks to BugFan Dave for sharing it! There’s not a whole lot of information out there about this species, and there’s some misinformation (more about that in a sec), so let’s sneak up …
Carrot Wasp Rerun
Greetings, BugFans, It’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s, and the TV stations that aren’t showing sports and reruns are airing Hallmark Holiday movies. Here’s a rerun from 2012—old words, new pictures. Here’s the “take-home”—when you meet a critter with …
The Twelve Bugs of Christmas
Howdy, BugFans, It’s that time of year again—time to put our feet up, sip adult beverages by the light of the tree, hum “The Twelve Bugs Days of Christmas,” and dream of spring. (The days are getting longer, you know.) Here are …
Redspotted Antmimic Spider
Howdy, BugFans, In mid-summer, BugFan Dave shared these dynamite pictures of a pretty spiffy little spider that the BugLady has never seen—the (unhyphenated) Redspotted antmimic spider (Castianeira descripta). Thanks, Dave! Antmimic spiders used to be in the “catchall” Sac spider family Clubionidae, …
Gotta Love That Internet
Howdy, BugFans, For the past two weeks, the BugLady has been having some off and on – mostly on – internet issues (not self-inflicted this time), which resulted in four intensive Spectrum phone calls, during which they tinkered with her system …
Goldenrod Watch redux
Howdy, BugFans, It’s the start of December – and of meteorological winter – and it’s cold out, and the BugLady is still wondering what, exactly, happened to August. Here’s a little slice of August, from 15 years ago. The BugLady’s advice …
The Pennants Redux
Howdy, BugFans, Here’s a rerun from 2010, with a few new words and pictures. The BugLady would like to state up front that this episode is about “pennants” (as in “small flags”), not about “penance,” which is between BugFans and …