Proving the adage that habitat is where you find it, I found these very cool members of the wasp family…
In our region this wonderful, circumboreal member of the family Asteraceae is composed of both native and exotic strains. This…
I believe these beautiful snails in the family Helicidae are Cepaea nemoralis (also known as Brown-lipped Snails and Banded Grove…
I love weeds! Possibly I’d feel different if I was a gardener, but since I’m not, and I live in…
If one doesn’t like bugs in their home, the one bug they should love is Scutigera coleoptrata! Before I write…
This is a striking and colorful member of the family Tephritidae, the true fruit flies, as opposed to the tiny…
These beautiful and striking bugs are members of the family Cantharidae (soldier beetles). Since this is my first profile of…
This beautiful member of the rose family has many common names, including western hardhack, Douglas’ spiraea, steeplebush, and western, pink…
I am not positive that this Syrphid fly is Chrysotoxum flavifrons. The fact that the last segment of the antenna…
This member of the family Cornaceae (dogwoods) is an allotetraploid hybrid of Cornus canadensis and C. suecica. Being tetraploid it…