Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Squaw Creek NWR) is located outside Mound City, MO on approximately 7300 acres. Habitat ...

While insects and spiders are often the subject of fear or loathing for many individuals, they can be tolerated for the most part by most ...

One of the more common grasshoppers in Missouri is the Carolina Grasshopper ( Dissosteira carolina ). They are one of the largest grasshop...

This calico-colored spider is the labyrinth orbweaver ( Metepeira labyrinthea )in the family Araneidae . There are 13 species within this ...

The Japanese Burrowing Cricket ( Velarifictorus micado ) is native to Asia and was first found in the United States in 1959 in the Distric...

Velvet Ants in the family Mutillidae are commonly found in August and September as they erratically crawl around on bare spaces in pastur...

Colorado Potato Beetles ( Leptinotarsa decemlineata ) are endemic to Colorado as well as a few neighboring states where they feed on nativ...