短线鳖蝽 (Rolstoniellus malacanicus)
A shield bug in the monsoon forests of the eastern Himalaya In early August, the forests of Medog in Tibet were deep in monsoon season, …
Anaxarcha acuta
A small mantis from the family of flower hunters Not every mantis is a giant. This one, found in Medog, Tibet, on 6 August 2024, …
短颚深山锹甲 (Lucanus imitator)
The imitator stag beetle of Medog Medog in early August is stag beetle season, and this one, found on 6 August 2024, earned a long …
Brown Prionid (Orthosoma brunneum)
A lumberjack of the night On a July night in Pittsburgh, a large brown beetle was clinging to the wall beside a porch light, looking …
Arrow-shaped Orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata)
An arrowhead-shaped spider at the center of her web Mid-July in Pittsburgh, and the woods were full of orb webs. Most of their owners scurried …
Roesel’s Bush-cricket (Roeseliana roeselii)
A meadow singer that carries an artist’s name On a mid-June day in Pittsburgh, I was walking a grassy trail when the air filled with …
Euderces picipes
A beetle that has spent generations pretending to be an ant On a June morning in Pittsburgh, this little beetle was walking across the surface …
Carolina Mantis (Stagmomantis carolina)
A native mantis in a Florida summer Florida, 11 June 2024. A green mantis was doing what mantises do best: absolutely nothing, with total focus. …
Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)
A soldier beetle on a June afternoon Pittsburgh, 9 June 2024. I found this one on a warm early-summer afternoon, and it was in no …