Yesterday evening, while pruning the plum tree, I found the distinctive egg sacs of the theridid Paidiscura pallens : they are white with ...

Many flowers, closely protect their nectar in deep nectaries (e.g. the Mint family) or behind barriers made by modified petals, like pea f...

I found this female stretch spider, Tetragnatha , in the garden this evening. I remembered that they have lovely faces and I gave it a try...

 In a walk by a wooded area on my way to work yesterday, I came across a few small swarms of dancing long-horn moths. I watched and waited...

I found the first male Wool Carder Bee,  Anthidium manicatum  of the year in the garden today, patrolling and basking on the large sage pa...