The Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bees are Special Pollinators
The Carpenter-mimic Leafcutter Bees are Special Pollinators shows readers these large, solitary bees. It goes on to present several things that make these bees interesting and unique.
The Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp is an Important Fall Pollinator
The Fine-Backed Red Paper Wasp is an Important Fall Pollinator discusses the lifestyle of these nonaggressive social wasps and points out their importance for pollination, especially in the fall. It shows readers a couple of macro images of these wasps.
Yet Another Beautiful, Colorful Brushfooted Butterfly
Yet Another Beautiful, Colorful Brushfooted Butterfly introduces readers to the queen butterfly, a close relative of the monarch. It shows readers how similar this butterfly is to the monarch, and then gives some interesting facts about the species.
Thynnid Wasps Love Habitats with Colorful Wildflowers
Thynnid Wasps Love Habitats with Colorful Wildflowers shows readers an artistically rendered photo of a five banded thynnid wasp with parts of it’s body replaced by a photo of it’s habitat. It also explains why the author/artists chose this image.
Female Orb Weavers are Larger and More Colorful than Males
Female Orb Weavers are Larger and More Colorful than Males shows readers the vast sexual dimorphism of these spiders. It also reminds readers of the life cycles of orb weaver spiders and where the fall season fits in.
The Spiny Oakworm Moth has Beautiful Fall Colors
The Spiny Oakworm Moth has Beautiful Fall Colors shows readers what one of these gorgeous moths looks like. It then gives some facts about the moth and explains how it got it’s name.
The Stretch Spiders Have an Interesting Lifestyle
The Stretch Spiders Have an Interesting Lifestyle introduces readers to these interesting little spiders. It points out several reasons that they are unique, and provides photos that show those features.
The Beautiful Pearl Crescent is a Wonderful Fall Butterfly
The Beautiful Pearl Crescent is a Wonderful Fall Butterfly shows readers how gorgeous this multicolored butterfly is. It also explains what the butterfly feeds on, it’s range, and it’s preferred habitat.
A Grasshopper on the Windshield Led to Beautiful, Unusual Photos
A Grasshopper on the Windshield Led to Beautiful, Unusual Photos shows readers an American bird grasshopper that jumped onto the author’s windshield. It also gives some interesting facts about these grasshoppers, including range and diet.
The White Cheeked Jumping Spider is a Great Hunter
The White Cheeked Jumping Spider is a Great Hunter tells readers about the author’s adventure watching this tiny spider hunt. It then shows readers a few images taken immediately afterwards.
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