Believe it or not, this is a Bee’s eye view of Liriope stalks…the long purple stems that spurt up this … More
Category: Insects
Help, I can’t shake him!
“It’s so embarrassing,” cries young Ajay the Blue Jay… “Here I am completing my first adult molt and looking dapper … More
The Secret World of Queen Anne’s Lace
Walking through waist-high Queen Ann’s Lace, I couldn’t help wondering why plant people haven’t hybridized these wondrous white, intricate flowers… … More
How I identified Clarissa in seconds (fantastic butterfly secret!)
Clarissa is a gorgeous blue-green Clipper Butterfly, scientifically named Parthenos sylvia… I didn’t know her from Eve when I photographed her—and … More
Can you guess whom Minnie will become?
This beautiful Caterpillar is named Minnie, because… She’ll soon transform into a glorious Monarch Butterfly! Once you see a Monarch … More
Can a caterpillar be more beautiful than…
…the moth it will become? YES, if the caterpillar happens to be Cécile the Cecropia! Here we see Cécile in … More
Flame Loves Fiery Flowers
Meet Dryas iulia of the Heliconinae subfamily! Her common name is sometimes Orange Julia or simply Julia, or less commonly … More
Meet Mona the Magnificent Monarch
I must confess that in all my years of butterfly-watching*, I have always preferred Tiger Swallowtails to Monarchs… Until I … More
Keep the Flame Alive II
“Why must it always be just a dream?” —Michael Franks So many viewers told me how much the previous post, … More
Globe Trotter II
Here’s the second of Honeybee-on-Globe-Amaranth photos… I kind of like the angled wings on this one. A bit less of … More