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.
Black Stink Bugs are Beautiful and Harmless Little Beetles introduces readers to one of the two types of black stink bugs we have in Florida. This one is a plant eater, but isn’t social, so rarely causes significant damage.Even though it has a wide range not much is known about it’s biology.
Honey Bees Have an Incredibly Complex Social Structure discusses some basic information about the social structure of a honey bee hive. Some of the information is quite surprising!
The Organ Pipe Mud Dauber is Really Great for Gardens explains how this unusual, black wasp helps gardens by pollinating flowers and helps gardeners by killing spiders.
The Beautiful Grey Hairstreak is a Flexible Generalist explains why this incredible butterfly has such a tremendous range, which includes most of North America and Central America, as well as northern South America.
The Blue-Ringed Dancer is Beautiful to See and Eats Pests describes the lifestyle of this pretty damsel fly. It also explains the difference between the damsel fly and the dragonfly. There are also several photos of these pretty creatures.
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