Here are a couple of more photos from my venture into the small world last weekend. First is a tiny white spider on a Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) flower. Mexican Hat is a kind of coneflower, part of the daisy family, … Continue reading →
I noticed pretty, tiny balls on the underside of most of our Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) leaves. Not all the leaves had them, but many did and many had a lot of them. I thought they were galls, but wasn’t sure, … Continue reading →
We raise hens for their eggs. This week I came across two pests near their coop. A pest is defined as an organism that is detrimental to humans or human concerns. It’s actually very much an “eye of the beholder” … Continue reading →
I think we’re all familiar with the image of the lowly dung beetle, rolling its ball of dung along. Apparently, competition in the wild for the dung is fierce, so the male dung beetles roll it away from the fresh … Continue reading →
Following on the steps of the red katydid outbreak is a walking stick invasion. They belong to the Phasmatodea order of insects. There are four families in North America and many species in Texas. They are also known as stick … Continue reading →