Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / August 2006

I was recently reasing an article on the Zebra Swallowtail and it
mentioned that the species puddles where they use the nitrogen left by
urinating animals.
We have a couple of dogs and they have a set area in the back yard

I'm more interested in plants but noticed the camouflaged "leaf-bug"
recently.
See photo labeled "Bug1" at http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphanus97/
Got a better name for it for me?  :-)   Thanks.

I run transects at 2-3 sites here in central Ohio, and Ladies, either Painted or American, have been AWOL all Spring & Summer so far.  Red Admirals, however, have been in normal numbers, and Monarchs (as most have noted) were early & common.
Rob Thorn
robthorn@earthlink.net

Took a shots of this little fellow while on vacation in Florida this
summer. I have absolutely no idea what kind it is, and have never seen
anything like it.
Thanks in advance,

I'm hoping to get some help identifying a very large cricket that I
found in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada.  I've gone through the
limited field guides I have, but nothing measures up.
I found this cricket lying dead on the road.  The total length of the

the afternoon after my basement and yard were sprayed for termites my
kitchen was invaded by small black ants.  Size is less than 2 cm long-
very small.  These ants move faster than any I have seen previously.  I
put a cookie on the kitchen counter and within 5 minutes it was ...

Can anyone help me out and tell me what this is? Live in Massachusetts
and found this around noon time on the windows screen in the sun.
http://crsid.com/bug.htm

We just noticed quite a few small (approx. 1 mm long) dark (black?)
bugs in our living room, mostly on the curtain near the balcony door
(which is open during the day because of the high temperatures). The
walk around, but when annoyed they jump/fly away.

Help - we have an influx of an unusual insect into our lounge. Cannot see
how they are getting through uPVC windows. My wife is not happy about them.
I have taken a photo of one - a little blurred as its close and out of
focus - but is there anyone I could send it to who could ...

My son and I started a little bug collection, mainly drowning victims
from the pond. We put them in rubbing alcohol to make sure they are
dead, then just pin them on some styrofoam. Can someone give us some
tips on how to do it right so we can enjoy the bug collection for a

I`m interested in finding/purchasing ant documentaries and other
similar visual information.
Can anyone help me out?
I`ve already tried looking on google groups, and other misc websites

For the first time in my already too long life, here in my
garden in Normandy (France) I have just been able today to
admire a Hemaris thysbe -- known in the US as Hummingbird
moth (and/or _common clearwing_, _hummingbird clearwing_,

As of late I have been seeing "worms" throughout my apartment.  I have
seen them anywhere from the floor to cupboards.  I have been searching
all over for pictures of them to no avail.  I clean areas I find them
in with various cleaners and bug sprays but they always seems to come

three years ago, I took a picture of this strange butterfly in South
Africa but I am unable to find its name.
http://zigwen.free.fr/tof/afs/stlucia/papillon_grand.jpg
Any idea ?