Whats this beautiful bug? Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 3:40 PM I have been loving your site for a few years now. So,let me make this short…what is this? Moth?Thanks for your help. Myra in Ft Polk, La Fort Polk,LA Dear Myra, How lucky are you??? You have witnessed a newly metamorphosed Great Purple Hairstreak, … Read more
Need help identifying this butterfly Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:08 PM I was out in the yard this evening here in Brackettville, Texas (southwest Texas) when this butterfly landed on the fence. I didn’t see it with its wings open. It seemed fairly small to me, not much bigger than an American Snout. I … Read more
Update: 25 March 2009, 11:30 PM We just got home from work after a very late night teaching, and we decided to test the aquarium water nitrites. Can it really be true? Have they really dropped to .25 ppm? Tomorrow morning we will do the battery of tests just to make sure. If the news … Read more
Tarantula Eating Man Killer Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:15 AM I am currently serving in a mission for my church in Kisumu, Kenya. One night during the time just before the rainy season (March) my companion and I were playing Rook when we heard a knocking at the door. We came out to inspect, … Read more
Scorpionfly from Australia – Accomplished Hunters Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 6:38 PM Hi again, I took these shots of our local scorpionfly. Unlike other versions ours is an accomplished hunter of live prey. Check out those talon like hind legs. The assassin and related bugs such as the pod sucking bug (Riptortus serripes) seem … Read more
Mating Cecropia Moths Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 9:06 AM Thought this photo would be great for your Bug Love section. Beginning of April last year (2008), I saw these 2 Cecropia Moths on a bush at the school I teach at in Buckholts, Texas (central Texas area). I was amazed first by the size … Read more