Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bees Have Beautiful Colors shows readers a female brown-winged striped sweat bee. It discusses a few facts about these pretty little bees and explains how to tell males from females.
Sometimes Good Things Come in Small, Colorful Packages shows readers a beautiful little grey hairstreak butterfly. It was looking for nectar among the blackberry flowers.
Grasshopper Bee Flies are One Cute and Speedy Bug shows readers several images of these adorable and harmless little flies. It discusses how the author/artist came across these and touches on their feeding habits.
Phaon Crescent Butterflies Absolutely Love the Spring Sun shows one of these gorgeous spring butterflies warming itself in the afternoon sun.
Leaf-Footed Bugs Produce Colorful Nymphs that Look Different shows readers some very small first instar leaf-footed bug nymphs on the seed head of a dandelion. It discusses the lifecycle of these insects, and focuses on the stages of the nymphs.
Colorful Short-winged Green Grasshoppers have Come Back with Spring shows readers several color variations of this interesting grasshopper. It discusses their feeding habits, longevity, and other details about them.
Beautiful Ammophila pectipennis is an Uncommon Florida Wasp shows readers several photos of this uncommon, solitary wasp. It also gives a few facts about them and other thread-waisted wasps, and explains the author/artist’s encounter with this wasp.
The First Dragonfly of the Year was this Handsome Blue Dasher shows readers the author/artist’s first dragonfly photograph for the year.
The Woods are Full of Amazing Butterflies Right Now features a beautiful zebra swallowtail butterfly, but it discusses the fact that there are lots and lots of butterflies out right now. It also explains that this first generation is very active trying to find mates and feeding on the many flowers.
It’s Spring and Love is in the Air shows readers two pairs of Eastern leaf-footed bugs in the process of breeding.
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