Hide beetles in the family Trogidae are unusual looking beetles with warty bodies covered in dried mud. They are brown, black or grayish-...

Eleven years ago, as a volunteer for the Conservation Department, I suggested to the Naturalist we should create an event that celebrates ...

Grote's Underwing Moths ( Catocala grotiana ) belong to the moth family Erebidae . Native to Arizona, Utah, Colorado and other parts o...

On a recent trip to Colorado we experienced gorgeous scenery, beautiful temperatures and very little bug life. We rented a cabin in the ...

Wasp mimics come in all shapes, sizes and colors and this beetle is a fine example of one. This is the longhorn beetle Bellamira scalaris ...

Very little information is available on the beetle pictured here. The Mosaic Round Sand Beetle ( Omophron tessellatum ) is considered comm...

Pustulated Carrion Beetles ( Nicrophorus pustulatus ) in the family Silphidae are frequent visitors to our farm. I encounter them at the w...

The Hairy Rove Beetle ( Creophilus maxillosus ) is one of the most common rove beetles in the Eastern United States. Although common, they...

Eastern bumblebees ( Bombus impatiens ) are one of the most common of all the approximately 50 species of bumblebees that live in North Am...