Reports from the Field

Bug of the Week – River Damsels revisited

Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady is still on hiatus but plans to get back in the saddle soon.  She spent a magic day at the river recently, where the bushes were sparkling […]

06.20.18

Bug o’the Week – Crayfish Revisited

Greetings, BugFans, Still in the process of moving, and it’s May, so another re-run.  The BugLady dusted off another decade-old episode (yes, BugFan Laurel – 10 years!!!) and added new pictures and information.  And […]

05.23.18

Bug o’the Week – Bumble Bee redux

Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady has been out enjoying the spring warbler migration, and as she searches the branches for birds, she’s also loving the soundtrack – the echo of Wood […]

05.21.18

Bug o’the Week – Common House Spider

Howdy, BugFans, “House spider” is, of course, a name that’s applied to lots of different species in lots of different countries.  Because they hang around human habitation, Common/American house spiders (Parasteatoda […]

04.18.18

Bug o’the Week – Leaf Miners

Greetings, BugFans, “There’s never a leaf nor a blade too mean to be some happy creature’s palace.”  J. R. Lowell First of all, with apologies to botanists everywhere, here’s a quick […]

04.11.18

Bug o’the Week – Bugs without Bios XII

Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady is feeling a little cranky.  It’s snowing as she’s writing this – 3” to 5” are expected, and the temperatures predicted for the next week mean that […]

04.04.18

Bug o’the Week – Sedge Sprite Redux

Howdy, BugFans, Dragonfly season can’t come soon enough.  This BOTW is a renovation of a BOTW from five years ago – some new thoughts, all new pictures. Apologies – life is busy. […]

03.28.18

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