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Calosoma wilcoxi (right) is about one third the size of its cousin, the fiery searcher Calosoma scrutator (left).
In last week’s episode, we met c...
Fall cankerworm caterpillars come in two color morphs, light green and dark brown.
Last week while driving eastbound on Route 70 from western Maryland, I was amazed to see a broad swath of leafless trees stretching for miles on the western face of South Mountain. A quick hike up the side of t...
Look who is recycling a dead tree of heaven branch - a family of bess beetles.
A week or so ago, a friend sent me a short video of a beautiful bess beetle (aka, horned passalus beetle, betsy beetle, bess bug) and I marveled at the wonderful sound it made. A quick dive into the literature reve...
A lonely periodical cicada awaits a mate on a flowerpot in a garden near Charlottesville, VA. Image credit: Julie Byrd Herbert
A mere five years ago, in the spring of 2021, cicada lovers exulted in the arrival of billions of periodical cicadas in the eastern United States. By mid-June as the ...