Is it a big fly, a flying beetle, a bee with style, or a bee with a bruise? These may be the questions that come to mind if you see a large and shiny blue-and-black insect in your garden in France ...

Black flies are very tiny, blood-sucking flies in the insect family Simuliidae. Contrary to their name, black flies may be ...

So Niedermayer’s decision to order a batch of 200 ladybird eggs to her home, which she proceeded to store in the fridge until ...

The butterfly population in the U.S. has dropped more than 20% over the past two decades. Some species living in Connecticut ...

Members of the Reading Chronicle Camera Club have been turning their lenses toward the tiny creatures that play a big role in our local ecosystems ...

A common backyard bird you will see this summer are blue jays. Although they are known for their aggressive bullying behavior ...

Approximately 40% of all birds migrate, whether it’s a quick trip to a warmer location or a long, grueling journey. Birds migrate, like other migratory species, in search of habitats with greater ...

Wondering if those eggs or caterpillars on your herb plants are pests or beneficial wildlife? Identify a parsley caterpillar ...

The solitary female wasp, known as a blue mud dauber, can be identified by her shiny black body and wings. In the spring, she will be seen gathering mud for her nest. This mud is mixed with her ...

Hummingbirds are attracted to flowers that are red, red and yellow, red-orange, orange, and pink, whereas flowers that are ...

The Small Tortoiseshell is one of our most common and widespread butterflies. The pattern of creamy-yellows, foxy-oranges, ...