Riveredge volunteers and staff, along with employees of Stantec, gathered to plant seedlings that will become the basis of our native orchid restoration project. Stantec, Smithsonian – North American Orchid […]
05.30.19
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady’s favorite insect is the Tiger Swallowtail (Mom likes me best), but in the crowded field for second place, the Luna Moth is pretty close to the […]
05.29.19
Salutations, BugFans, Life is busy, and besides, May is National Wetland Month, so here’s a rerun from ten years ago. A few new words and pictures. The BugLady will visit […]
05.22.19
Greetings, BugFans, The poet Muriel Rukeyser once wrote, “The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” The BugLady sees lots of tableaux unfolding as she ambles across the landscape […]
05.15.19
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady always enjoys photographing these large, handsome grasshoppers as they ricochet off the prairie plants in late summer. She has danced around them in several episodes – […]
05.08.19
Salutations, BugFans, Leaves are coming. Promise! And soon after they emerge, we’ll see leaves that are folded, rolled, or otherwise harnessed by a variety of insects, for a variety of […]
05.02.19
Salutations, BugFans, They’re big, they’re beautiful, and they’re back! The BugLady has been out on the trail and has been enjoying the first butterflies and dragonflies of the season. She […]
04.26.19
Howdy, BugFans, There are a number of wildflowers that the BugLady stores in her mental “Texas Wildflowers” file because even though they occur elsewhere, she first saw/photographed them in Texas. […]
04.17.19
Salutations, BugFans, The DARK FISHING SPIDER is one BugLady’s favorite spiders (even though it isn’t even a crab spider). First of all, it’s beautiful. Second, it’s big, one of the […]
04.03.19
Salutations, BugFans, Sometimes, the secret of getting a good picture is “Right time, right place, right toys.” The BugLady has been longing to do an episode on dung beetles – […]
03.28.19