Grasshoppers have hind legs that are made for jumping. They eat plant life with their mouth parts that are designed to bite and chew. The Two-Striped Grasshopper has a pair of pale yellow stripes running along the top of its body from above its eyes to the hind tip of its wings. Here is one in… Read More TWO-STRIPED GRASSHOPPER
The Common Buckeye are found across the southern United States and in much of Mexico. They have unique fore-wings, each having two orange bars and two large black eye-spots. Learn more about butterflies here: THE DIVERSE LEPIDOPTERA INSECT
Green Bottle Flies are found in many parts of the world, mostly in the western hemisphere. They have distinct shiny green, blue, and black bodies. They make loud buzzing sounds. They do not bite or sting humans or animals and they are a common visitor to carrion, feces, and garbage. The adult Green Bottle Fly… Read More GREEN BOTTLE FLY
Flame Skimmers are dragonflies that have distinct red or dark orange color all over their whole body and wings. They are native to western North America, found around water in the warm summer months during the day light hours. Flame Skimmers feed on the midges, mosquitoes, and the nectar from flowers, they are also pollinators… Read More FLAME SKIMMER
