The Ilia Underwing is a Beautiful Summer Moth
Ilia Underwing This little beauty was taking her afternoon siesta on the wall of my dog house one afternoon. I...
Gulf Fritillaries are Some Really Colorful Butterflies
Flitting Fritillary A short time ago I showed everyone the spiky orange caterpillar of the gulf fritillary butterfly (Agraulis vanillae),...
Florida’s Wonderful Spider Season is Here
Stabilimentum Now that summer weather has firmly entrenched itself in central Florida, the insects and spiders are everywhere. As most...
Most Honeybees Really Love Colorful Flowering Trees
Arrival Central Florida provides a good environment for growing quite a few types of flowering trees and our rural area...
Beautiful Female Blue Dashers Look Very Different from Males
A Dash of Gold As I have mentioned before, there seem to be a lot of blue dashers around this...
Can A Bright Green Grasshopper Make a Great Colorful Artwork?
Vivacious in Violet Well, of course, the answer to that question is yes. Originally, this was a nice, but rather...
Photographing Butterflies in the Woods Can Give You Amazing Light
Into the Light Like all photographers, especially when we are starting out, I know I’ve been guilty of over processing...
Colorful Palamedes Swallowtail Butterflies Can be Part of an Interesting Mating Dance
In Hot Persuit Another interesting aspect of having found a tree that the Palamedes swallowtails (Papilio palamedes) absolutely love is...
The Palamedes Butterfly Loves Beautiful Mimosa Flowers
Swallowtail in Mimosa Every year in central Florida we have two flights of these large, beautifully marked Palamedes swallowtailed butterflies...
Adorable Little Jumping Spiders Can Be Found in Odd Places
Eyes in the Dark It’s not necessarily unusual to find little jumping spiders in small hiding places since they’re another...
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