rolling over into may

It’s the middle of spring now, and it certainly looks and feels like it. The palo verde trees are yellow…

tiny bugs, tiny battles

While pulling weeds from the front yard, I found a very tiny mantis: The total body length was probably about…

Here we are, halfway through April, in the midst of what is being called a “superbloom” — an enormous abundance…

The cacti have started to bloom! From the vibrant magenta of the hedgehog cacti to the bright pink of the…

The land is awash in yellow! Desert Marigolds (Baileya multiradiata) are in bloom, and will be for much of the…

The egg — larva — pupa — adult lifecycle, or complete metamorphosis, is famous in the world of insects. Some…

The desert is in bloom! The bugs are making a big comeback, both insects and spiders (and everything in between),…

On March 11, I returned to the Mount Lemmon Highway. It was another sunny, warm day — warmer than the…

The past week has been warm and sunny, as the first day of spring draws near. Already, tiny leaves are…

There are many kinds of spiders that build funnel-shaped webs, but there is only one kind of wolf spider (Lycosidae)…