Jade Clubtail Dragonfly

Note: All links are to an external site. Greetings, BugFans, Last year, BugFan Nancy told the BugLady that she was making a quilt with a dragonfly motif, and asked what colors dragonflies came in. All of them. The BugLady sent her …

Bugs in the News XV

Note: All links are to an external site. Howdy BugFans, Here are four articles about bugs from the excellent Smithsonian newsletter, which also covers archaeology, birds, current science news, creatures of the deep ocean, etc. Enjoy. Many queen BUMBLE BEES overwinter …

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper – a Snowbird Special rerun

Note: All links are to an external site. Greetings, BugFans, Here’s another episode from the BugLady’s favorites file (yeah, yeah – Mom shouldn’t have favorites). When BugFan Mary sent “what-is-it?” pictures from Florida of this wildly handsome grasshopper nymph, the …

Two-spotted Long-horned Bee

Note: All links are to an external site. Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady keeps getting solicitations from a large, national conservation/environmental organization whose message is “Save the Bees.” Alas, the only bees they picture or mention are honey bees. Heaven knows that honey …

Ground Crab Spiders

Note: All links are to external sites. Howdy, BugFans, Crab spiders need no introduction to these pages – several genera of delicate, flower crab spiders https://bugguide.net/node/view/621778/bgpage, https://bugguide.net/node/view/3928/bgpage, https://bugguide.net/node/view/2201967/bgimage have appeared in previous episodes.   Well, maybe a quick review:  They are …

The Ants of CESA Rerun

Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady confesses that she has a list of favorites among the 766 BOTWs to date. This is one of them. Lots of fun to research and write, it was originally posted after the 2014 Treasures of Oz …

Peachtree Borer Moth

Note: All links are to an external site. Greetings, BugFans, This striking little moth was mentioned briefly a few years ago among an array of visitors to water hemlock flowers. Here’s the rest of the story.  It belongs in the …

Oops!

Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady had a computer crisis over the weekend — largely self-inflicted. Story available following the administration of adult beverages. Just got the machine back. See you next week. Tha BugLady

Stream Bluets and Rivers

Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady likes to “bug” (if birders “bird,” can “bug” be a verb for folks who are looking for insects?) along the Milwaukee River at Waubedonia Park because (surprise) it’s great for dragonflies and damselflies – she’s photographed …

Wildflower Watch – Cup-Plant Cosmos II

Note: All links are to an external site. Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady usually times the Wildflower Watch episodes so that BugFans can rush out and see the flower in bloom with its attendant bugs, but it’s the middle of January, …