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
Reports from the Field
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
Native Orchid Restoration Planting at Riveredge
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
Bug o’the Week – Luna Moth
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
Bug o’the Week – Water Boatmen and Backswimmers Rerun
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
Bug o’the Week – Stories, not Atoms
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
Bug O’the Week – Two-striped Grasshopper
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
Bug o’the Week – Sculptors of Leaves
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
Bug o’the Week – Three Spring Dragonflies Plus Two
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