Last October my daughter phoned me at the office to report the presence of a “big, weird-looking bug” on our front porch—long-legged, slow moving, and unlike any she’d ever seen. She texted me a photo ...

When thinking about creepy crawlers, one might think of the 1998 movie called "A Bug's Life" that creates a positive image of little creatures that roam around nature. As fall season arrives, the ...

Last summer while trimming back a shrub, I got stung. It wasn’t a bee, wasp or hornet sting. I explored the shrub to see what caused the pain and found an insect that looked like it had a wheel on its ...

As we transition from summer to fall and the temperatures start cooling off, many of us will be spending time outdoors getting our landscapes ready for winter. While enjoying our time outdoors, we ...

A wheel bug is a bizarre-looking insect you'll see in landscapes and other areas late in the year. It may be a bit of a stretch, but I think it resembles a stegosaurus, the dinosaur with prominent ...

Wheel bugs are unassuming until they strike. They spend most of their time hiding, using leafy plants as cover. Their markings provide camouflage, which they use to great effect. That’s probably a ...

When I went out to get the mail the other day, I paused to admire, as I often do, the variety of insects and arachnids buzzing, flitting and crawling about the big lantana bush next to my mailbox in ...