Beautiful Banana Spider Pairs are Mismatched
The Odd Couple Ever since we moved to Florida when I was in high school, I’ve really liked banana spiders...
Everyone Needs a Little Help
Spiral Sometimes every little creature can use a helping hand. I was at one of my bird watching areas sipping...
Honey Bees are One of Many Pollinators That Love Chaste Flowers
Chaste Tree Bee The lovely, little purple flowers of the chaste tree are perfect for small pollinators. There are lots...
The Dragonflies Love Our Recent Wet Weather
Wings We are well into the summer thunderstorm season right now in central Florida. Most of our waterways, ponds, lakes,...
Blue Dashers Love to Hunt From Any Perch
Grounded Some of the dragonflies that I see, especially those that live right at the water’s edge, rarely go down...
Puddling is Really Good for the Beautiful Butterflies
Attracted Have you ever noticed several butterflies surrounding a muddy puddle or a single butterfly returning over and over to...
A Most Interesting and Unusual Insect is the Water Strider
Water Boatman If you have lived in the eastern or mid western United States and spent very much time outside...
Banana Spiders are Beautiful and Great at Catching Insects
Web World The Cedar Lake Botanical Garden was not only a great place for seeing loads of beautiful flowers, but...
Metallic Green Sweat Bees Really Love Blackjack Flowers
Touch of Metallic Green With the start of summer (which was a while ago in Florida!) come plenty of summer...
Spiny Orb Weavers are Beautiful in Their Webs
Web Sight I realized the other day when I found this beautiful spiny orb weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis) in my yard,...
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