The Gulf Fritillary is One of Florida’s Most Spectacular Butterflies shows multiple images of the gorgeous adult butterfly and the caterpillar and tells readers about the butterfly’s unique lifestyle. It also discusses it’s range and habitat so that you will know where to find them yourself.
The Yellow Garden Spider is Great for Gardens and Yards discusses the lifestyle of this beautiful spider and how it is similar to and different from other orb weavers. It also explains why these spiders are great for gardens.
The Slender Meadow Katydid is a Well Hidden Wildlife Gem explains why this common insect is rarely seen by most people. It also gives information about the lifestyle and lifecycle of the katydid.
An Awesome New Neighbor is a Gopher Tortoise tells the story of the author’s encounter with her new neighbor, a Florida gopher tortoise. It then goes on to explain one of the laws protecting these threatened animals from their worst enemy, man.
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 Pine Woods Tree Frog is a Beautiful and Helpful Little Frog shows readers one of these frogs in it’s green coloring and gives some facts about their habitat, diet, and breeding behaviors.
The Beautiful Green Lynx Spider is Useful Against Crop Pests. give readers some interesting facts about green lynx spiders and tell of the author spotting one in some greenery. It also explains how this avid hunter can be used to kill some crop moths.
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