Greater Angle-wing Katydid – Animal or Vegetable?
I found this unusual looking insect just off the stoop of my house. So effective is its camouflage that I […]
Barn Spider – Under an Eave at Evening
I found this Barn Spider (possibly a Neoscona crucifera) under the eave of a small building. This spider is an […]
Common Wood Nymph – Ground Level
A Common Wood Nymph observed in a field near Lewisville Lake. Here is what Wikipedia has to say about these […]
Obscure Bird Grasshopper – Into Autumn
A large Obscure Bird Grasshopper photographed in The Colony, Texas. Observation Details County – Denton City – The Colony Date […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Calloway’s
A Black and Yellow Garden Spider discovered on a rose bush at Colloway’s Nursey in Richardson, Texas Observation Details County […]
Western Clouded Grasshopper – Camouflaged
This photograph of a Western Clouded Grasshopper comes to us courtesy of David Mimlitch. Note the insect’s remarkable and effective […]
Spotted Bird Grasshopper – Aposematic Form
This grasshopper caused quite a stir when we first tried to identify her. Clearly a bird grasshopper of some kind, […]
Funnel Weaver – Bullet Hole
Sometimes when I am in the woods I come across strange and unusual things. This observation is a good case […]
Common Green Darter – Unmistakable
A male Common Green Darter at the Bittern Marsh in the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA). Observation Details County […]
Black and Yellow Garden Spider – Saving Some for Later
A Black and Yellow Garden Spider lording over a recently cached insect. The hapless bug has been envenomated and wrapped […]
Eurasian Collared-dove – In Comparison
We have several varieties of doves here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Two of them are illustrated in this article. […]
Powdered Dancer – Baby Blue
This is a Powdered Dancer, a small, light blue damselfly. It was photographed on the Doe Branch Creek floodplain near […]