For many years Collembola (springtails) were grouped with Protura (coneheads) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails) in the class Entognatha, since they…
According to a paper (Duran/Gough;2020) that came out last year and cited molecular data, tiger beetles are no longer a…
These beautiful moths in the family Erebidae are not native to our continent. Instead they were imported as biocontrol for…
First off, I apologize to anyone who wondered what happened to me for the past 2 weeks. I have been…
Getting dressed for work one morning last week I spied my TG 5 camera on the edge of my dresser,…
I am somewhat embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know we even had multiple genera of freshwater mussels in our…
This distinctive and handsome Noctuid moth is a Eurasian import that was first found in North America in the Portland,…
Proving the adage that habitat is where you find it, I found these very cool members of the wasp family…
I believe these beautiful snails in the family Helicidae are Cepaea nemoralis (also known as Brown-lipped Snails and Banded Grove…
If one doesn’t like bugs in their home, the one bug they should love is Scutigera coleoptrata! Before I write…