HumBug: A Sparse Week

by Anthony Westkamper on November 25, 2018 at 1:00PM

HumBug: Damsels in Fall

by Anthony Westkamper on November 18, 2018 at 3:08PM

So, I set my camera for a high speed-series of exposures, took up a position and waited. And waited.

HumBug: Lepidoptera

by Anthony Westkamper on November 11, 2018 at 11:00AM

As there are so many more types of moth than butterfly and they have been around so much longer, it stands to reason they might have an even more diverse set of lifestyles. Like butterflies, the majority of moths mainly eat higher plants as larvae and sip nectar as adults, but there are exceptions.

HumBug: Who's Your Daddy Longlegs?

by Anthony Westkamper on November 4, 2018 at 8:38PM

HumBug: Halloween Romance

by Anthony Westkamper on October 28, 2018 at 11:18AM

I returned several days later. The stink bug long gone but, like a horrific trophy, the webbed, tangled mass of male spider legs hung there.

HumBug: Spiders in the House

by Anthony Westkamper on October 21, 2018 at 11:33AM

HumBug: Creepy, Cute and Unusual

by Anthony Westkamper on October 14, 2018 at 3:00PM

HumBug: The Girls of Autumn

by Anthony Westkamper on October 7, 2018 at 5:28PM

Lurking on or near flowers you can find crab spiders (family Thomisidae). This family doesn't spin a snare either, but is an ambush predator.

HumBug: A Dead Crane Fly and a Strange Nursery

by Anthony Westkamper on September 30, 2018 at 3:30PM

HumBug: Locals Among the Invaders

by Anthony Westkamper on September 16, 2018 at 11:16AM

Although many folks decry introduced species of weeds, on that day, in that place, they supported an active population of both local and introduced species.