Insect Observations

The moth of many legends One night in late December, the Dominican Republic, a light on the veranda was doing its usual work, and it …

The guest who eats the cockroaches Late one December night in the Dominican Republic, something large and flat was sitting on the wall of the …

Three frogs, one loud night The same wet December night in the Dominican Republic that produced two tree frogs produced a third, this one clinging …

The lichen tricksters of the Caribbean Late in December in the Dominican Republic, I spent an afternoon doing a strange thing: staring at bark. Not …

A toad with a bad reputation On a December evening in the Dominican Republic, a flashlight beam caught a shape squatting in the middle of …

A chorus in the rain barrel The same December night in the Dominican Republic gave up a second tree frog, this one perched on the …

A lizard that argues with its throat On a December afternoon in the Dominican Republic, a stocky little lizard was holding court on a low …

A butterfly that borrows another’s warning In late December in the Dominican Republic, a large butterfly came gliding across the garden with the slow, confident …

A frog that skips the pond After an evening rain in the Dominican Republic, the leaf litter at the base of a hedge was full …

A twig of the Antilles In the Dominican Republic in late December, I was checking a hedge branch by branch when a part of the …

A mantis most people would walk straight past On Christmas Eve 2024 I was out in the Dominican Republic when a praying mantis caught my …

A patient hunter with spiny legs On Christmas Eve in the Dominican Republic, a small, angular insect was sitting on a plant stem near the …