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Imperial moths are drawn to artificial lights, where they often remain past dawn and into the day.  This makes them especially vulnerable to predators like birds, hence the species is becoming more rare in areas with lots of human lighting. I found this big fella inside our house on the living room floor, and he [...]

Here’s a neat shot of what appears to be an American Hover Fly on a thistle flower.  This fly gets its name from how it hovers above flowers.  It’s considered a beneficial species because its larvae helps eliminate species that attack commercial crops and ornamental plants. Thistle are very pretty but also invasive.  They are [...]

This bee just hung out for a while, inspecting this concrete in great detail.  He eventually flew away.  What in the world would interest a bee on concrete for so long?  Just catching some rays?

Our garden is full of fritillaries, a family of butterflies with over 100 varieties.  Fritillaries are medium to large-sized butterflies with brownish-orange wings that have wavy black lines and spots.  Unlike most butterflies that have larger front legs with claws, fritillaries have tiny front legs that lack claws.  Fritillaries love our orange butterfly weed, which [...]

Here’s a cool photo of black ants swarming over a dead wasp: Or check out this short video to see the ants in action:

The bees sure love this flowering bush! Notice the glob of orange pollen on this bee’s hind leg.

Every day I walk down to the mailbox to fetch the mail.  It’s about a half-mile round trip, including the equivalent of a 14-story climb on the way back.  It’s a nice way to help stay in shape. The past few days I’ve noticed a really foul smell of death near the mailbox.  So yesterday [...]

It used to be that we wouldn’t see ticks on our dogs until May.  Now they are starting to appear in early March.  Global warming! Here is a gross fat tick we pulled off our dog Darby: