Red-Cross Shield Bug
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady found this beautiful, rosy Red-cross shield bug while she was wandering around at the north end of the Bog on a fine day in May. Once upon a time, she would have been correct if she …
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Bugs in the News IX
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady’s file of insect-related media stories runneth over, and it’s time to share. Here’s a potpourri of items on invasive insect species, insect behavior, spectacular insects, and on people discovering new things about insects. Enjoy (fingers crossed …
Square-Headed Wasp
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady is living proof that there’s a big difference between looking and seeing. For years, she’s been photographing these little black and yellow wasps and filing them under “Potter wasps,” but she had an “Oh Duh” moment …
Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly—the Backstory
Greetings, BugFans, One of the dragonflies that the BugLady encountered this summer was a Federally Endangered Hine’s Emerald. Unlike her usual subjects, there are lots of internet hits about the dragonfly, and many are state and federal informational and management …
Phantom Crane Fly Rerun
Salutations, BugFans, Here’s a rerun from August of 2014. What a magical little fly! Most BugFans are familiar with crane flies, those giant, non-biting “mosquitoes” in the family Tipulidae (some of the fall-flying crane flies in the family Pediciidae (the …
Wooly Bear Caterpillar Re-Do
Howdy, BugFans, Last week’s episode was the 600th original (not rerun or tweaked) episode, and the BugLady is going to take a two-week victory lap (but she will fill the space with tasteful reruns). The BugLady has been hanging out on …
Bugs without Bios XV
Howdy, BugFans, Bugs without Bios are bugs who have no fan clubs or t-shirts or Wanted posters and who go about their daily lives without attracting too much attention, yet are still worthy of our admiration.. Actually, there probably is …
Morning Glory Prominent Moth
Howdy, BugFans, As she cruises through her moth books trying to identify what she’s photographed, the BugLady sees pictures of AMAZING caterpillars – not drab brown or grass-green caterpillars, but caterpillars that eschew camouflage in favor of some pretty gaudy …
Wildflower Watch—Wild Bergamot
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady loves wild bergamot—first, because it has classy flowers, and second, because she loves the clearwing moths that dance around their edges, leading her on an annual, merry chase. She decided to see who else uses bergamot. …
Selected Syrphid Flies
Howdy BugFans, It’s no secret that the BugLady is enthralled by syrphid/hover/flower flies (family Syrphidae), those often-exquisitely-decorated little flies that mimic a variety of wasps and bees and are featured in so many of her “Summer Survey” episodes. This summer …