Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady is literally surrounded by Cross orbweavers (Araneus diadematus). Egg cases were attached to the house and porch last fall, and masses of spiderlings emerged in early summer; she […]
09.19.18
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady was walking along the trail at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve recently when she saw a flashy, orange, inch-long wasp actively hunting for something in some white […]
09.14.18
Greetings, BugFans, OK – it’s September, but the bug season isn’t over yet. Outside of wetlands, if there’s anything better than a walk on the prairie, surrounded by Big Bluestem […]
09.10.18
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady had a wonderful Beetle Experience the other day. She was at Riveredge Nature Center, attempting to photograph some butterflies (a Common Wood Nymph and a few Viceroys) […]
08.29.18
Greetings, BugFans, Sometimes, the origins of insects’ names are pretty inscrutable, but not that of the Seven-spotted Ladybug. Its name does need a little unpacking, though – like the firefly/lightning bug, the ladybug/ladybird […]
08.22.18
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady has trouble wrapping her head around the idea of a non-native butterfly, especially one that’s considered a pest. What could be more benign than a butterfly? But, […]
08.15.18
Greetings, BugFans, The BugLady is spending as much time as she can in the field (and the rest of it editing pictures) because, you know, the Summer Solstice has passed, […]
08.09.18
Howdy, BugFans, Meet another of the BugLady’s new neighbors, a handsome black beetle with red epaulets called the Red-shouldered Pine Borer. It came to her front door – well, actually, it […]
08.02.18
Salutations, BugFans, This is National Moth Week – find a celebration near you. July is turning out to be Beetle Month, and here’s a beauty. It’s a Rove beetle, family Staphylinidae, […]
07.25.18
Greetings, BugFans, Another week, another alien beetle eating an alien thistle. The BugLady found this pair of weevils while she was chasing Thistle tortoise beetles (clearly, it’s a weevil that gets […]
07.18.18