Anyone who has ever spent time around living water has seen water striders (also known as water skippers and Jesus…
For anyone who wonders about my hiatus from writing profiles, I discuss it in the blog ‘Refocusing in Retirement’. This…
Howdy folks! I’m baaack! I’d guess that some of you may have wondered why I wasn’t posting for quite a…
Today lets talk about the weird and wonderful world of the Gooseneck Barnacles. I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that…
This handsome Noctuid moth is coming soon to a light source near you. Orthosia transparens is a very early flier and will…
One hot day last August I was walking through the local cemetery looking for bugs and I saw several good…
This member of the family Noctuidae is a common and beautiful moth of springtime forests and woodlands in the Pacific…
It turns out that I had photos of about 225 different species that I hadn’t profiled, although for many of…
Here is another ‘blast from the past’, rediscovered during my organization of old photos, a handsome species of scarab beetle…
So, let’s just get this out of the way first: Golden Snowfleas are not fleas (class Insecta, order Siphonaptera). They…