One of my favorite things to do on my rambles is to look under logs, boards, rocks, and even leaves,…
For many decades the Alaska Yellowjacket was considered to be the same species as the European Vespula vulgaris, although there…
Despite all of the bad press they garner with foraging forays into backyard barbecues, Vespula pensylvanica is a very useful…
There is much taxonomic confusion and discussion about this species of aquatic snail, and the closely related Bellamya japonica, with…
If you spend much time actively looking for bugs in open brushy areas you will probably find these Consperse Stink…
Striped Meadowhawks are very common, small (32-36mm) members of the skimmer family (Libellulidae). In shallow, weedy, stagnant ponds with low…
The Sierra Dome Spider is a sheet weaver in the family Linyphiidae. They build horizontal webs with a dome shaped…
The use of the common name Mouse Spider for these members of the ground spider family Gnaphosidae is not ‘accepted’…
I love deer! Until I developed my fascination with birds, bugs, and botany, seeing deer while afoot in their element…
This was a fun moth to find today, about 14 months after finding my first Copper Underwing Moth, since I…