Category Archives: Bugs

The Monarch Butterfly

  The monarch butterfly is a very popular butterfly and you probably have them in your backyard you might not even know it!  A monarch is orange with black edging around it’s wings and white spots on top of that. Monarchs … Continue reading

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Bean Beetles

Bean beetles start out as like all bugs as eggs,. But something that is not normal about these beetles, is the way they look, as larvae.  See, unlike most beetles, the bean beetles as  larva have spike, like hairs that … Continue reading

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The Praying Mantis

      I found this pray mantis on the clothes line by the garden.  when mom took the picture he looked at it like he was ready for it.  when I went to  put it on the morning glory … Continue reading

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Humming Bird Clear wing Moth

When I found my first Humming bird clear wing moth   I was sitting in my back yard.  I saw what I thought to be a Carpenter bee buzzing around my butterfly bush.  Upon closer inspection I found this “bee” … Continue reading

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Black Swallowtail

I found a black swallowtail laying eggs on my dill but they will also lay on parsley, carrot, milkweed, and fennel.   The eggs are round,  and are about the size of the head of a pin and are a … Continue reading

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