The Beautiful Eastern Lubber Grasshoppers are Growing Up! features photos of a more mature instar of the Eastern lubber grasshopper than shown earlier. It also tells of the author’s encounters with the beautiful insects.
Banded Garden Spiders are Great to Have in Your Garden explains how the author found one of these spiders as it captured a grasshopper. It then give some details about the spiders and explains why they’re good to have around.
Horace’s Duskywing is a Very Helpful Pollinator tells readers about the author’s experiences with these butterflies and relays some facts about them and their lifestyle. It also explains why these butterflies are great pollinators.
Metric Paper Wasps are Nonaggressive and Great for Your Garden! tells readers a bit about paper wasps in general and the metric paper wasp specifically. It also explains why they are good for gardens.
The Eastern Pondhawk is Beautiful and an Amazing Insect Hunter discusses one of the thirty species of dragonfly that lives in Florida. This particular dragonfly is a highly impressive hunter that lives near water, hence the name pondhawk.
The Brown Phase of the Beautiful Green Anole explains several reasons why green anoles change from green to brown. It also shares several photos of a green anole in the brown color phase.
The Spiny Orb Weaver is Yet Another Beautiful Florida Spider discusses the lifestyle and regional differences in these beautiful and highly recognizable spiders. It also explains why these are very good spiders to keep around in your garden.
The Taunting Sparrow is a video of a young male house sparrow interacting with the flock’s dominant male. The younger male taunts the older one until he finally evokes a response at which time he decides it might be time to retreat.
Fir Tussock Moth Caterpillars: Beautiful to Watch, But Don’t Touch! tells the story of how, while searching for caterpillars, the author happened across these beauties. It also give a few facts about them and explains why they shouldn’t be messed with.
These Beautiful Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Nymphs Were a Great Surprise discusses how the author found but did not recognize the nymph form of a grasshopper she knew as an adult. It also gives some details about grasshopper and it’s habits.
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