by Rich Leighton | Nov 3, 2022 | Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Montana, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography
The last time I passed through Montana, I stopped by some duck ponds in Anaconda at a place called Warm Springs State Wildlife Management Area and there were dragonflies and damselflies everywhere! I was familiar with some of the species, but this one olive-golden...
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 28, 2021 | Crustaceans, Interesting Nature Facts, Marine Invertebrates, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Pacific Northwest
Did you know that barnacles are a type of stationary crustacean? Barnacles are in the same family as shrimp, crabs and lobsters and like most crustaceans, they are omnivorous predators that eat whatever they can catch with their modified “feeler” feet (called cirri)...
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...
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