Subject: sleeping bees Location: Pinellas County Florida (Tampa Bay) August 31, 2012 5:36 pm Up to 20 bees sleeping on bare stems of St. Johns Wort. Might be combination of digger and long horned bees. Any help with identification is appreciated. Signature: Ellen Hi Ellen, You have been observing a Bachelor Party of male Longhorned … Read more
Subject: a tattered Tiger Location: near Lurray, VA August 31, 2012 8:48 am Here is a shot from up on Skyline Drive in VA Signature: mj Good evening mj, We just realized two things. We currently love posting photos of Tiger Swallowtails and you create really great subject lines because we believe this is the … Read more
Subject: what is ’he’ or ’she’ called? Location: staunton, va August 31, 2012 7:03 am I see these somewhat frequently late in the summer…they have amazing webs!! What are these guys called? I have heard them called a hay spider. (btw…I AM one of those folks that are ’terrified’ of spiders~but I do appreciate what … Read more
Subject: Peanut /Lantern bug babies Location: Drake Bay, Costa rica August 30, 2012 4:15 pm Hi Bugman, My daughter and I found this egg pod while in Drake Bay, Costa Rica last week. We set it on a ledge because we had no idea what it was and in the morning there were babies all … Read more
Subject: Two headed butterfly Location: Cozumel island, Mexico August 29, 2012 10:37 pm Hi guys, I photographied this butterfly on Cozumel island, Mexico on january 17th, 5 years ago. I found it on low tropical forest. Can you help me to identify it? Thank you very much, in advanced. Best wishes. Signature: Cristopher Gonzalez Hi … Read more
Subject: Leaf-eating mutant? Location: Knox County, near Oak Ridge, TN August 28, 2012 9:53 pm A colleague and friend has watched this creature destroy a small tree for the last few days. Her home is in north Knox County in East Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). I’ve exhausted my attempts to identify … Read more