While in the Smoky Mountains this summer I came across this mottled looking slug clinging to the side of a deciduous tree in the mosses gr...

This uniquely beautiful spider is the White-Banded Fishing Spider ( Dolomedes albineus ). In July of this year my husband and I took a tri...

The Short-Winged Meadow Katydid ( Conocephalus brevipennis ) belongs to the family Tettigoniidae and the subfamily Conocephalinae which a...

Sphinx moths go by many names, such as Hummingbird Moths, Hawk Moths and Hornworms. The one pictured here is called a White-Lined Sphinx...

Autumn seems to be the season for grasshoppers. Tiny grasshopper nymphs hatch from eggs under the soil sometime in the spring or early sum...

Orb Weavers, Orb Weavers, EVERYWHERE Orb Weavers! It seems every tree, bush, shrub, corn stalk and fence has some sort of orb weaver ensco...

This time of year tiny leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers and other "hopping" insects seem to be everywhere. Many of them bl...

Are you wondering why I am featuring a mammal on an insect blog? Just look at this face how could I possibly resist sharing? Plus, they ea...

Black & Yellow Garden Spiders ( Argiope aurantia ) are found throughout the United States and are one of the most commonly seen spider...

What these spiders lack in size they more than make up for in absolute beauty. The Orchard Orbweaver ( Leucauge venusta ) is without a dou...