Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady originally wrote about the Common Buckeye in January of 2009, but she thinks she might have given it short shrift (due to insufficient scholarship), so here’s a rewritten version with new words and new pictures. The …
Howdy, BugFans, In her program about insect Natural History, the BugLady says to the audience “so – we’ve been studying insects for hundreds of years – we’ve got it all nailed down, right?” Sure. The BugLady has had some interesting …
Greetings, BugFans, When the BugLady was walking at Riveredge towards the end of September, she came to a fork in the trail and thought “if I go left, I’ll get back to the car faster, but if I go right, …
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady has been doing a little dance as she walks down the trail lately, trying to avoid stepping on wooly bear caterpillars (her mission statement, after all, is “Less stepping on bugs”). She has been less successful when …
Greetings, BugFans, Time to chip away at the BugLady’s giant collection of insect articles. Note that most of them are from various (free) on-line reports put out by the Smithsonian. Spiders – We have semi-aquatic spiders around here, too. Most, like …
Howdy, BugFans, When the BugLady was on the trail recently, a small, yellow butterfly flew by, just above the ground. It was noticeably smaller than the ubiquitous Orange and Clouded Sulphurs, but it zipped out of sight pretty fast. Mike Reese, …
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady has a thing for stink bugs. They’re like bumble bees and water lilies – she can’t walk past one without taking its picture. She especially likes stink bugs in the genus Brochymena, the Rough stink bugs, which look like …
Howdy, BugFans, We’ve arrived at the final act in this summer’s insect drama – a drama played out over the months by an ever-changing cast of characters. Some are regulars, with successive generations appearing in multiple acts throughout the season, while …
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady was moseying around her cottage, photographing doodlebug digs, when she spotted this very small (maybe ¼”) jumping spider with its prey. It was on a sunny, south-facing wall – right where it was supposed to be! Zebra …
Howdy, BugFans, A while back, BugFan Laurel shared this picture of a wasp that was photographed by her friend, Joel, who gave the BugLady permission to use it. Thanks, Joel. This is one large wasp. In an article about it on the …
