While many areas have been experiencing unusual cold snaps, we in Phoenix remain warm and sunny.
I think this katydid that we saw at the Desert Botanical Garden on Tuesday appreciates the warmth.
What do you think?
Category: insects (Page 84 of 88)
Here are a few from the archives. Hope you enjoy them.
For more about dragonflies, see the children’s book about dragonflies I reviewed at Wrapped in Foil this week.
These true bugs hang out in our native desert willow and mesquite trees, where they are hard to spot on the tree bark.
They are called shield or stink bugs. The “stink” name comes from the fact they have scent glands that release an odor when they are disturbed.
This one is probably Brochymena sulcata. It has an almost pleasant cinnamon odor when you pick it up.
The shield name comes from the shield shape in the middle of its back. We’d like to learn more about them, but they tend to keep quite well hidden.
For more information, see Roberta Gibson Writes.