Bug o’the Week – Majestic Long-horned Beetle
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady is always excited when she finds an insect she’s never seen before – even more so when it’s a giant, orange and gray “Holy S@#&!” beetle. […]
07.10.19
Reports from the Field
07.10.19
Bug o’the Week – And Now for Something a Little Different – Slime Molds
Hi, BugFans, The BugLady wrote this article for a recent newsletter of the Friends of the Cedarburg Bog (an organization that would love your support). Slime molds are strange and […]
07.05.19
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
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