Or perhaps by then I was able to take cicadas in stride. My first husband and I had spent the initial year of our marriage in a house skittering with roaches fed on the rich black Midwestern loam. There were rats inside the walls; at night we heard them squealing, and when I called ...
This caterpillar is strange, making it easy to identify. It is mostly brownish-black but has yellow/red tufts on the top. These furry tufts can sting, which is one reason they’re brightly colored. The brown, jagged appearance also makes the caterpillar blend in easier with its surroundings....
Moving to Scottsdale, Arizona in her early years, her initial comedy stage work in the 1970s was formulated around her "fish out of water" existence growing up as a "Jewess" amongst a sea of "blonde WASPs". A conventional beauty she was not. Her angular build was hardly complemented by...
When Sam caught this beetle in July of 2010, I just took the pictures for the sake of the practice, because I though that it wasone that had already been photographed and posted on this site. But, on further examination, I see that aside from both being black beetles with yellow marking...
Michigan: Just discovered and rescued 8 caterpillars eating away my curly leaf parsley plant. I did some research and they appear to be swallowtails. Is there anywhere to send a picture for confirmation? Jul 19, 2018 byMaureen Miller