by Rich Leighton | Jun 2, 2021 | Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
While tachinid flies at first might look like large housefly, they have a very different lifestyle. These large spiky flies enjoy a plant-based diet, feeding on nectar from flowers and other botanical treats. But when it comes to laying eggs, it gets much darker and...
by Rich Leighton | May 8, 2021 | Butterflies, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History
Skippers are a group of butterflies in the Hesperiidae family that are often mistaken for moths, as most of them are drab brown to orange. They have short wings and stubby bodies, but you can always tell it’s a skipper because they have their thin antennae clubs...
by Rich Leighton | May 3, 2021 | Butterflies, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History
Pierid butterflies (also known as the sulphurs and whites) are very common light-colored yellow or white butterflies that belong to the Pieridae family, which are often found feeding energetically on the nectar of wildflowers. It is believed that the English word...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 22, 2020 | Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
These ferocious little relatives of dragonflies have been gorging on mosquitoes and other small flying insects for at least 300 million years. While they are often seen clinging to rocks, reeds and other structures near water, they cannot walk at all. Their legs are...
by Rich Leighton | Nov 12, 2020 | Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
While bees are the current darlings of the invertebrate world, drone flies deserve a lot of credit as well. Not only do these cousins to mosquitoes, houseflies and horseflies live in almost complete obscurity in the public eye, these bee-mimicking insects play an...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 20, 2020 | Dragonflies, Florida Nature Photography, Insects, Interesting Nature Facts, Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife
Roughly 300 million years ago, dragonflies were the among first insects to take to the air. While modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, fossilized dragonflies show that they once had wingspans of nearly two feet! VISIT THE DRAGONFLIES GALLERY...
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