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Insect Insights, A Bi-weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

By Office on March 9, 2021   /   Uncategorized  
Insect Insights, A Bi-weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

The moth is often portrayed as the butterfly’s homely, drably-dressed cousin. In truth, they can be quite colorful in hue and in life history.

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Insect Insights, a Bi-weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

By Office on February 8, 2021   /   Uncategorized  
Insect Insights, a Bi-weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

Warmer and more insect-filled days are coming soon, but for now I’m still scratching in the leaf litter. This week, I uncovered a bug-eyed predator in the Notiophilus genus.

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Insect Insights, A Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

By Office on January 25, 2021   /   Uncategorized  
Insect Insights, A Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

The boxelder bug is a familiar fellow to many. Sadly, the first word that comes to mind about them probably has a negative connotation: something like “nuisance.” I’d like to re-set that impression of this colorful true bug by highlighting some lesser-known facts.

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Insect Insights, a Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

By Office on December 22, 2020   /   Uncategorized  
Insect Insights, a Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

I’ve found myself turning over rocks and logs lately, and beneath a downed branch under a white oak I was rewarded with this purple-shimmering, rather large and handsome beetle. A few of the things I’ve since learned about it made me wish I’d spent more time with it.

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Insect Insights, a Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

By Office on December 8, 2020   /   Uncategorized  
Insect Insights, a Bi-Weekly Buford Blog by Karen Richards

Lately, I’ve been spotting a few types of dance flies in woodsy areas on sunny days. These flies in the Empididae family are small and seemingly unremarkable, but like nearly every insect I’ve looked into, they have some peculiar and provocative features.

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Karen Richards, Author of Insect Insights, a Bi-Weekly Blog

Bryan Ribelin, Author of Nature Notes

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