With a name like Rabid Wolf Spider, they sound like the stuff of nightmares and for anyone with arachnophobia these large, often defensive...

Recently at one of our pole lights this large black beetle was scurrying along the ground in frantic movements as if on mission to find so...

Leafy Cobweb Spider ( Theridion frondeum ) are beautiful spiders that are rarely seen because of their diminutive size. Females measure be...

This picture-wing fly ( Tritoxa incurva ) in the family Ulidiidae are Sometimes referred to as the "Gas Mask Fly" and from the l...

Snowberry Clearwing Moths ( Hemaris diffinis ) are sometimes referred to as Hummingbird Moths and Lobster Moths, which are both colorful l...

Peusdoscorpions, are a type of arachnid that superficially resemble true scorpions. They lack the stinger and are much, much smaller at on...

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...