Ladybug: Species of the Week
They may be common and caricatured, but ladybugs (or as some scientists prefer, lady beetles) still give me a thrill. Because I’m a kitchen gardener, I’m especially excited to see ladybug sex. I found these two Coccinella septempunctata going at it in my herb bed last weekend. I tore off my gloves and ran inside for the camera, thinking they’d finish and fly away soon….
Desert Tarantula: Species of the Week
Out of some 850 species of tarantulas worldwide, the genus Aphonopelma includes the four dozen or so species native to the United States. Aphonopelma chalcodes – the Desert Tarantula – is the one I’ll be most likely to meet in Arizona…
