Between the raindrops Despite the dreary weather, life must go on. Eager to get along with their lives, our local insects show up even for the brief patches of sunshine that occasionally grace my backyard. Mostly disdained by the local honeybees, oxalis, dandelions and English daisies draw a crowd. Aside from the digger bees mentioned […]
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HumBug: Glowworms and Fireflies
This time of year, if you’re out and about in the late afternoon and a small black beetle trimmed in orange, sporting an ostentatious set of ferny antennae lands on your arm, don’t be alarmed. It’s only a male Douglas fir glowworm (Pterotus obscuripinnes) looking for love. They land and fan the air with that […]