We just heard back from the spider expert (relayed through Weiping) at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, and he provided us with this information on the Camel Spider. “I just met our spider expert and had the name for your spider. It is from Galeodes sp, ca 3 inches long exclude legs. It … Read more
Valley Carpenter Bee and White Lined Sphinx Hornworm Thanks for your article identifying the “fuzzy blonde bees” that have been patrolling our hillside for the last week. I’m so glad my Yahoo search came up with your page. It was very hard to find any info on anything but black carpenter bees, even in our … Read more
We are jumping right on the opportunity to start a new page with this photo we just took in our garden of a common dragonfly known as the Big Red Skimmer, Libellula saturata. There are many myths associated with dragonflies as well as many colorful common names including Devil’s Darning Needle, Snake Doctors, Horse Stingeres … Read more
The black Female Valley Carpenter Bees have been having a field day on our sweet peas and honey suckle. Valley Carpenter Bee Male
We just photographed this yellow ladybird beetle which just emerged from the pupa. By the next day, it had turned orange with black spots. Are these Ladybugs?Your site is very cool. I have a question for you. We have had some lady bugs living inside our home during the winter months for several years and … Read more
Hi Bugman, In the Slocan Valley in British Columbia there are stink bugs everywhere. My son took these photos. I would like to identify this particular bug so that I can learn what attracts them and how to get rid of them. There are various theories; stink bugs are attracted to light colors, they come … Read more