In your yard: fireflies (lightning bugs)
Flash, flash, flash! A delight to kids and adults, alike. Ever wondered how they do it? Learn about that, and much more.
Browsing: Insects
All about ants – brainy ‘Superwomen’ of the insect world
Ants are smart, adaptive, and mostly females.
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!
Think 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
They’re amazingly intelligent, organized, and beneficial. And, honeybee dances are the bomb!
In your yard: mayflies
Do you live near water? If so, mayflies might be visiting your yard. Learn about them and their unusual life.
In your yard: bees, wasps, ants, sawflies
Your yard is filled with bees, wasps, ants and sawflies. All in the order Hymenoptera, here’s a brief overview of their common characteristics and lifestyle.
Attract butterflies to your yard
When you plant with butterflies in mind, nothing screams “success” like the sight of them dancing from flower to flower.
10 interesting facts about spiders
Read about some interesting spiders. And, btw, spiders aren’t insects!
All about termites–and they’re mostly beneficial (yes, really!)
All about termites, among the most destructive pests on earth, but, also, one of the most beneficial. In fact, we probably can’t survive without them.
