Look Out!! Yellow Jacket Season
I am not surprised to learn…Yellow Jackets are at their population peak in the late summer and early fall. This is when nests can have populations of 2,000 to 4,000 worker yellow jackets (all female),…
Arthropoda (insects, spiders, crustaceans, centipedes)
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Motion
Nature, a dynamic force… She strategically uses energy. Changes in position within changes in time- Her creatures have purpose. Caught in translatory motion- insects and birds move along straight and curved lines. In flight, one…
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Words to Flutter By
Explore… Beware… Discover… Rest when needed… Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus Lucas, 1852 Identification: Upperside of hindwing with upper-most marginal spot yellow or lacking. Underside of forewing with separate yellow spots forming marginal band. Hindwing has narrow marginal…
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I’m Not the Big, Bad Wolf Spider 🕷
See that little white egg? It caught my attention while gardening, and led to a new appreciation for… SPIDERS🕷 Specifically, for a species known as- Wolf Spider Hogna aspersa. Although this spider looks scary… I’ve…
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Eight-Spot Skimmer
Libellula forensis In the Pacific Northwest, this species is active from April to October and can be found in and around ponds, lakes, marshes or slow moving streams in low elevations. It prefers water with…
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Take a Pause
This was my first butterfly sighting of the year. I was fortunate to have taken a pause at just the right moment to observe this Green Comma Butterfly stretch and feel comfortable in its newly…