Reports from the Field

Bug o’the Week – A Species on the March

Greetings, BugFans, In mid-July, the BugLady ran into BugFan Freda at an Ozaukee Washington Land Trust property at the west end of Lake Twelve.  Lake Twelve is famous because of […]

08.21.19

Bug o’the Week – Stilt-legged fly

Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady had a “Stop the Presses” moment as she was writing this week’s BOTW.  When she hiked down to the mailbox, she saw a fly that she […]

08.14.19

Bug o’the Week – Once Upon a Fungus

Greetings, BugFans, When the BugLady was walking in the woods at Riveredge the other day, she found some plate-sized, stocky, very aromatic, gilled mushrooms growing out of the ground – […]

08.07.19

Bug o’the Week – Summer Survey 2019

Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady hopes that you’ve been getting out on the trail and drinking in the lushness of the summer.  If this heat and humidity are the “new normal,” […]

07.31.19

Bug o’the Week – Tree Crab Spider

Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady was checking around the edge of a gravel parking lot near the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust’s Lake Twelve property (because there are bugs there, too) when […]

07.24.19

Bug o’the Week – The Dance Fly

Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady loves these fancy little flies (and their habitat preferences, for the damp and the dappled, are similar to hers).  Dance flies are abroad in June, and […]

06.27.19

Bug o’the Week – Iris Weevils at Play

Greetings, BugFans, As long-time BugFans know, the BugLady gets a kick out of weevils.  She found these cute little Iris weevils (Mononychus vulpeculus) recently, scampering around on flowers at the […]

06.12.19

Blooming Spring Flowers at Riveredge

Spring flowers are flourishing right now at Riveredge! These are known as ephemerals, meaning they won’t last long – so get here to experience these beauties soon! Great White Trillium […]

05.30.19

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