Tropical House Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
A house cricket on a rough concrete floor On a rough concrete surface against a dark wall in Lombok, a small cricket sat motionless, its …
Tropical House Cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus)
A tropical house cricket on grey ground On grey ground against a rough cement wall in Lombok, a cricket sat with its long antennae held …
Gray Wall Jumping Spider (Menemerus bivittatus)
A grey wall jumper on a white pipe On a white pipe streaked with green moss in Lombok, a small grey spider sat with its …
Asian Weaver Ant (Oecophylla smaragdina)
Weaver ants on the march up a tree trunk In Lombok, a column of ants was moving up a tree trunk, threading between patches of …
Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
A pale ghost rising from the forest floor On a humid morning in late July I was walking a shaded trail in Rhode Island when …
Acanthocephala terminalis
A leaf-footed bug with a red-tipped antenna Late July in Rhode Island, and this true bug came into view during a summer walk. It was …
Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)
The spined orb weaver of summer woods Late July in Rhode Island, and a walk in the woods produced one of the season’s classic sights: …
Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)
A pale green ambusher with sticky legs Late July in Rhode Island, and this assassin bug was out in the summer greenery, the colour of …
American Carrion Beetle (Necrophila americana)
A flat beetle with the forest’s dirtiest job Late July in Rhode Island, and the woods are deep in their summer recycling program. On a …