It sounds like it would make a great horror movie – “Red Katydid Outbreak!”. Maybe “Attack of the 50 foot Red Katydid!” would be better. You may have seen these guys in your yard. The Hill Country is currently experiencing … Continue reading →
The katydids (Tettigonidae) are out right now although not nearly in the numbers of recent years. They start calling in the evening and will go all night. Their calls are a chirping sound, similar to crickets. They seem to go … Continue reading →
Not a ladybug, but the Bug Lady. I got to meet her. The speaker at last month’s Hays County Master Naturalist chapter meeting was Valerie Bugh. She is a local naturalist, specializing in the arthropods of the Austin area, with … Continue reading →