Insects & Arachnids

A Turkey Feather and a Bottle of Wasp Ink

A Turkey Feather and a Bottle of Wasp Ink

Nov 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Photo © Dana Atkinson. Tiny wasps help tell a story of George Washington and Samuel Pannebecker “for those who come after….”The little fellow came tearing...

The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

The Hunter Becomes the Hunted

Oct 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Watch this! I thought to myself. I think that spider-hunting wasp is about to become a spider’s prey.I had just noticed the mud wasp, in this case a blue...

Favorite Focus, October 2024

Favorite Focus, October 2024

Oct 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive A few days ago I saw a clearwing hummingbird moth on our butterfly bush. I took a bunch of photos. This is my favorite one. Photo © Joshua Lloyd. As I...

You Can Draw a Luna Moth

You Can Draw a Luna Moth

Jul 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Outside on a warm summer night in eastern United States, a large light green moth flutters softly past you in the moonlight. You have just encountered the...

Bog Slog, Part 1

Bog Slog, Part 1

Jun 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “Let’s go on a bog slog! We’ll get to see carnivorous plants and bee-tricking bog orchids!” Friends and family often hear me say that during early June....

My Blue and Black Tale

My Blue and Black Tale

May 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive My schoolteacher had explained to us that swallowtail butterfly caterpillars like carrot plants. Since I had a row of carrots in my garden, I thought I’d...