Spider magic: silk, spinnerets, webs and spiderlings
It’s one thing when an “itsy bitsy spider climb(s) up the water spout” and quite another if it crawls up an arm! Yet, most spiders are harmless.
Browsing: Insects
If you see this, it must be fall: Black and yellow Garden Spiders
Big, bold and beautiful, you can’t help but notice these striking spiders and their fancy webs.
In your yard: fireflies
Flash, flash, flash! A delight to kids and adults, alike. Ever wondered how they do it? Learn about that, and much more.
All about ants
Jump down to: • Physical description • Social insects, communication • Reproduction • Foods, nests • Defenses • Life cycle Are ants…
Insects: 101
Explore these links to learn all you’d like to know about insects and how they benefit a backyard wildlife habitat — and the world!
Build an insect house
The insects in our yards perform important work all summer long. Pamper them with extra places for them to hide, lay eggs and overwinter.
Think all moths are drab? These will change your mind!
Most moths fly at night when it’s too dark to see them. But some are REALLY worth seeing! So look for them in the daytime while they’re resting.
Insects rule! Yes, they really do!
Our world would be very different without insects. They are pollinators, they decompose waste, aerate and fertilize soil, make materials, and more.
All about honeybees
It took the nectar from five million flowers to make the pint of honey setting on a kitchen shelf. Honeybees worked from sunup to sundown.
Insects: an introduction
To know insects is to respect them. They’re vital to our planet. Very few are nuisances, most are beneficial or, at least, benign.
