It’s mid-January, which means that bugs have been pretty low-key. They’re still out there, of course: on warm, sunny afternoons,…
new year’s eve / new year’s day
I wrapped up 2019 with an off-trail hike near the Bug Spring Trailhead along the Mount Lemmon Highway. I was…
my favorite bugs of 2019
2019 was an incredible year for arthropod observations! As December quickly draws to an end with a new decade on…
after the fire
Toward the end of October, a brushfire scorched a 400-acre swath of land in the Catalinas. I could see it…
happy international jumping spider day!
I recently learned that October 10 marks International Jumping Spider Day, and that day is today! Salticids are easily my…
mantis mania!
Before moving to Tucson, mantids were a rare sight for me. In the ten years I lived in Michigan’s Upper…
desert jewels: beautiful buprestids
Buprestidae, also known as jewel beetles and metallic wood-boring beetles, are some of the most stunning insects to be seen.…
some august bugs for your consideration
The monsoons this season have been rather lacking. On the east side of Tucson, we’ve gotten maybe four or five…
iecc 2019: conclusion!
The Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference wrapped up on Saturday, August 3. A final round of paper presentations was…
iecc 2019: part three
Friday began with more paper presentations, this round featuring talks centered around invertebrate conservation and observations from the field. One…
Bug Talk 