Today, my family and I discovered these baby, great black and red devil’s horse grasshoppers (Romalea guttata) outside of church. They are very slow walking creatures that eat clovers. Kids used to play with these by putting a home-made harnesses on them and attaching it to a matchbox to pull. It’s adult size allowed it…
Beetles, Damselfly, and Butterflies
I received some lovely belated Christmas presents from my family. This is an African red heart butterfly: A lot of these leaf beetles are used to control invasive weeds: This beautiful, iridescent, blue butterfly lives in the South American rainforests. There is a beautiful, purple sheen on this damselfly’s wings. This is a spectacular and…
Adorable Bugs
I appreciate insects even though some of them have bites that feel like gunshots and others can cause disease. Without them we could not survive. They pollinate our trees and flowers and are one of the main food sources in many food chains. Plus, some of them are just adorable!
Some Cool Insects Found Where I Live!
The Luna Moth (Actias Luna): One of these beautiful silk moths landed on my pants leg and stayed there while I was walking early in the morning. It’s wingspan was about 10 cm. or 4 in. across and it was a male. I am not sure why it was there because they are attracted to…
Bugs
I just love to learn about insects. I know that a lot of people think that they are gross, but I find them to be interesting and some of them, like the tortoise beetle are really cute! This is list that I created of some interesting insects that I found in the wild in Louisiana,…
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