The Odorous House Ant is yet another insect which invades our homes in autumn. Their common name comes from an…
There is something particularly fascinating to me about the members of the family Syrphidae (flower flies or hover flies). Part…
Though Elasmostethus cruciatus looks like a stink bug (Pentatomidae) and emits pungent gas as a defense mechanism like a stink…
Yet another true bug (Hemiptera) which attempts to invade our homes in the fall is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.…
Another common true bug (Hemiptera) that is very common in the fall on, around, and in our homes, is the…
It’s that time again, when outdoor bugs start looking for winter quarters indoors. We had 3 of these Western Conifer…
Floating Marsh Pennywort is a native, wetlands obligate plant, in the family Araliaceae. It forms dense mats on the waters…
Shadow Darners are fairly large (TL 64-73mm) dragonflies which can be found region wide in a variety of habitats. As…
This is a small (4.5-6mm) stink bug (Pentatomidae) of open areas. It is brown with yellowish speckling and black pits, …
This member of the family Araneidae (orbweavers) is native to Europe but now has a holarctic distribution. Anecdotally I would…