[av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] At 6 to 7 ½ mm long, the Eastern Calligrapher is mid-sized for its genus. Like many syrphids – even the mosquito-sized species – it mimics […]
05.24.17
Howdy, BugFans, Someone asked the BugLady recently if she ever runs into a bug who she doesn’t know. Short answer – all the time, but mostly her guesses are in […]
05.22.17
Greetings, BugFans, Another celebration of insects that are not good enough nor bad enough nor beautiful enough nor bizarre enough to have fan clubs, or common names, or even much […]
05.10.17
Howdy, BugFans, Today’s episode celebrates the Carolina Saddlebags, the third saddlebags species to grace these pages; but first, a brief commercial message. Birders (and non-birders) are urged to tune in […]
05.03.17
Salutations, BugFans, Guest location: the Twin Cities Guest moth photographer: BugFan-in-Law Steve At the very beginning of April, the BugLady received an email with pictures from her sister, BugFan Molly […]
04.26.17
Salutations, BugFans, The BugLady has been hanging out at the ephemeral pond again; what follows is a revision of a BOTW from 2012 (different pictures, somewhat different cast of characters). […]
04.19.17
Greetings, BugFans, Most insects begin their lives inside an egg that’s been deposited near/onto/into the correct food source, in the correct habitat for the eventual young. The BugLady often photographs […]
04.12.17
Salutations, BugFans, A common green darner was reported near La Crosse (WI) on March 24 of this year, and a few others have been seen since then (and even though […]
04.06.17
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady took a walk on the first day of spring along a nearby dirt road. Automobile drivers are seldom happy with that road, but masses of millipedes, […]
03.29.17
Howdy, BugFans, This bug is so exquisite that it’s hard to remember that it’s an aphid. It’s the winged phase; non-winged individuals are, depending on the species, blob-shaped, sesame seed-shaped, […]
03.22.17