Lovebugs: A Pain for Motorists, but Great for the Environment tells readers what lovebugs are and how they are both annoying to drivers when they swarm and how they are also helpful to the environment. It also explains the lifecycle of this unusual insect.
The Cute Woolly Bear Caterpillar Becomes a Beautiful Moth shows images of both the caterpillar and the moth and describes the lifestyle of the caterpillar. It also talks about the minimal damage that these caterpillars do, even to crops, in an effort to convince people to leave them be.
The Beautiful Five Banded Thynnid Wasp is Great for Gardens! gives readers some basic information about these interesting insects and explains why they are so helpful in gardens. It also discusses the author’s first encounter with them on a nature walk.
The Long Tailed Skipper: Crop Pest or Beautiful Pollinator? discusses this unusual and surprising butterfly both as the crop pest that it’s caterpillars can be, and as the beautiful pollinators that they grow up to be. It also shows readers it’s remarkable colors that are only visible from above.
The Cuban Cockroach is a Good and Attractive Insect tells readers several ways that this roach tends to differ from other types of cockroaches. It also shows readers some photographs of this insect that people don’t often see.
Pavement Ants are a Common but Interesting Species tells readers about this small ant which lives nearly everywhere in the US and Europe. It discusses habitat preferences and favorite foods among other things.
Long Legged Flies are Great Flies to Have Around explains to readers why having these small, beautiful flies in your garden is a good thing. It also gives a little information about them, their habits, and their lifestyle.
The Leaf Footed Bug Has a Beautiful Nymph introduces readers to the leaf footed bug, and specifically to it’s nymph stage. It gives a few facts about the bugs and tells of the authors encounter with one.
A Beautiful Two Spotted Bumble Bee Searches for a Meal is a short video of a bumble bee probing several small flowers on a button bush ball while looking for nectar.
Caterpillars Have Weird, Cool Little Gripping Feet explains explains what motivated the author to take this interesting photograph.
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