Bug o’the Week – End of Summer Scenes
Howdy, BugFans, Wow! The first day of fall! Much as she loves a nice fall day, the BugLady clings to summer (maybe that’s why she keeps buying peaches even though […]
09.24.20
Reports from the Field
09.24.20
Bug o’the Week – Common Green Darners– a Love Affair
Howdy, BugFans, We’ve had a major emergence of migratory Common Green Darners in the past 10 days. They’ve been feeding along Lake Michigan’s western shoreline, zigzagging over the roadway and […]
09.09.20
Bug o’the Week – Shore Rove Beetle rerun
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady is getting close to 600 of these episodes (probably would have done a few things differently if she’d known). Some are memorable to her because the writing […]
09.08.20
The Uncommon Beauty of the Oak Opening
I must admit, when I first encountered an Oak Opening, I had a hard time initially wrapping my brain around what was unique about the habitat. I looked up and […]
08.24.20
Bug o’the Week – Floodwater Mosquito –an homage
Howdy, BugFans, Homage: “something that someone does or says in order to show respect or admiration.” (Macmillan). In this case, it’s a grudging tip of the hat – we may not appreciate […]
08.24.20
Bug o’the Week – Summer Scenes
Howdy, BugFans, It’s High Summer, and a lot has been going on out there. Many species have already peaked and disappeared from the scene, assuming, until next year, whatever form […]
08.12.20
Bug o’the Week – Dragonhunter
Greetings, BugFans, Dragonfly July is drawing to an end. The BugLady’s younger daughter and her friends have been taking to our northern woods and lakes this summer (where the cool […]
07.29.20
Bug o’the Week – Powdered Dancer
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady is a frequent visitor to the Milwaukee River at Waubedonia Park in July, because that’s where the magic is. Arrow Clubtails make their maiden flights up […]
07.27.20
Bug o’the Week – Spatterdock Darner
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady had a great June, hitting the trails and photographing insects. Not surprisingly, many of the insects that wandered past her lens were dragons and damsels, so […]
07.08.20
Bug o’the Week – Gypsy moth
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady heard from BugFan Joanne recently, from out of state. Her State Department of Agriculture was doing aerial spraying for gypsy moths, and Joanne was having a […]
07.06.20