
Category: Insects & Spiders

After setting up camp one evening I went wandering about to see what I might be able to find. Just as I was returning to camp, I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye. As I approached, I couldn’t see anything –…


A Cattail Toothpick Grasshopper (Leptysma marginicollis) found in Winding Waters Preserve in Palm County, Florida.

I figured I might as well finish out this week’s set of posts with another unexpected critter from Joshua Tree, and in keeping with the previous posts, this one is a hummingbird moth – a White-lined Sphinx Moth to be precise.





While I was in Colorado and Utah, I was often on the lookout for tarantulas because I think it would be cool to find one and get some photos. While I never found any tarantulas, while I was doing a short hike up to Twin…





I am honestly surprised how few insects and spiders I’d seen while in Florida, so I’ll just share some more of this Magnolia Green Jumping Spider (Lyssomanes viridis) from a few months ago…
