The Northern Crab Spider is Another Beautiful Little Ambush Hunter
The Stealthy Stalker Just like yesterday’s little lynx spider, this northern crab spider (Mecaphesea asperata) is a very small ambush...
Fleabane Flowers are Great for Little Pollinators and Spiders, Too
Anticipation of Prey Whenever I’m outside and I see fleabane flowers I try to stop and check them for small...
Woolly Bears are Fuzzy, Beautiful, Fuzzy Caterpillars
Face of a Woolly Bear Some of the fuzziest caterpillars we see around north central Florida are the woolly bears...
Nature Can Really Turn Up in Some Very Strange Places
Out of the Forest You have probably read some place that if you are looking, you can find nature all...
Colorful Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars are Quite Striking with Many Spikes
Life on Passion Fruit I had been starting to wonder if I was going to get any passion fruit vines...
Bee Flies are Very Cool and Interesting Little Flies
Rainbows and Varigations Florida is well known for having more than its share of flies, many of which bite or...
Blue Dashers are Incredible Gems of the Dragonfly World
Blue Deluxe Along with numerous flowers, come numerous insects, and along with insects come predators. One type of highly successful...
Imperfection Doesn’t Keep this Ladybeetle from being Beautiful
Imperfection One afternoon, while I was photographing flowers, I discovered this little multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis), crawling among the...
Painted Ladies are One of the Most Colorful Brushfooted Butterflies
Ornamented American painted ladies (Vanessa virginiensis) are all over the place right now. Like the rest of our beautiful butterflies,...
Zebra Swallowtails are Large, Beautiful Butterflies
Sunlit Swallowtail Florida is home to several types of swallowtail butterflies, but one of the most easily identified is the...
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