Pittsburgh

A green hitchhiker on the last warm days On October 21 in Pittsburgh, a bright green katydid was clinging to a black plastic fitting on …

A cone-headed singer near the end of the season On October 21 in Pittsburgh, a green katydid landed on a hand and stayed there long …

A red-headed cricket on a plastic bag It was a crisp October afternoon in Pittsburgh when I found this little cricket perched on a plastic …

A soft-bodied hunter in a velvet coat, now with a name On October 10 in Pittsburgh, a small dark creature was crawling across the concrete, …

A coil in the grass that kept its stripes On September 22 in Pittsburgh, a dark shape in the dry grass at the edge of …

A Bug with a Cog on Its Back: Meeting the Wheel Bug in Pittsburgh It was a warm afternoon in September 2025, on the campus …

The assassin bug with a cog on its back On June 18 in Pittsburgh, a large, grey insect was climbing a sunflower stem, and I …

A fly dipped in gold On a late-May morning in Pittsburgh, a tiny fly landed on a leaf in front of me and sat still, …

A tiny mantis that turned out to be a lacewing in disguise On a September afternoon in Pittsburgh, this small insect sat on the surface …

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 …

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 …

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 …