Deer Tick again

Note: All links are to an external site. Howdy, BugFans, 2025: The BugLady was out in a wetland today, stalking the wily Pink Lady’s Slipper (aka the Moccasin flower), a large and lovely native orchid. After she got home, she …

A Tale of Two Mussels – Eight Years Out

Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady has been curious about the status of Zebra and Quagga mussels since she posted an episode about them in 2016 (“A Tale of Two Mussels – the One-Two Punch”). Here’s the original post (slightly tweaked and clarified), …

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 …

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 …

Comet Darner Dragonfly

Note: All links leads to an external site. Greetings, BugFans, The Holidays are hurtling toward us at an astonishing speed, so the BugLady figured that a Christmas green and red dragonfly would be fitting. It’s one that she’s seen, all too …

Blue Blow Fly

Howdy BugFans, It’s gotten cold here in God’s Country – abruptly – with overnight lows in the high teens/low twenties, and daytime highs below freezing. The water in the birdbath froze solid for a few nights in a row before the …

Little Yellow Butterfly

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, …

Zebra Jumping Spider

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 …

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