The Pipevine Swallowtail is a Beautiful Spring Butterfly features one of Florida’s prettiest butterflies. It also shares some basic facts about them including range, preferred foods, and behavior.
Hanging Upside Down Allows the Wasp to Drain the Flowers features a fine-backed red paper wasp hanging upside down in order to feed on nectar from a row of flowers. These guys are actually fall pollinators and just beginning to nest right now.
The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth is an Extremely Interesting Insect shows readers photos of a hummingbird clearwing actively pollinating and feeding from azalea flowers. It discusses this unusual moth’s habits, feeding methods, range, and habitats among other things.
The Incredible Fable of the Spider and the Fly has Come to Life shows a canopy jumping spider with the house fly that it recently captured. It tells the story of how the author/artist encountered this spider with prey in a most unusual situation.
The Beauty of Spring is a Wonderful Thing to See shows readers several signs that spring has come to central Florida. These signs includes several types of flowers, American robins, and carpenter ants pollinating some of the flowers.
Orb Weavers Can be Considered the Ultimate Acrobats discusses the acrobatic skills shown by spiders, especially large ones, when they spin or move around in their webs. It features a female black and yellow garden spider spinning her web.
The Colorful Rainbow Scarab Beetle is Great for the Environment shows this common, but infrequently seen beetle and explains how it helps clean up its environment. It also provides information about habitat, range, and lifestyle.
A Summary of the Year 2022 shows readers a number of photos from 2022. It also gives a short summary of the author/artist’s year.
Walking Sticks Have a Great Disparity in Size Between Sexes shows a mated pair of Southern two-striped walking sticks with the smaller male riding in the back of the female. It goes on to explain the circumstances of the sighting and other interesting information.
The Clouded Skipper is a Pretty Cool Little Butterfly shows several images of these interesting pollinators. It also explains their habits, range, food sources, and habitat among other things.
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