Contrary to what may be erroneously inferred from all the entomologically incorrect Halloween displays being more and more commonly seen these days, spiders do not possess internal calcified skeletons.
Common Spiders of North America
Entomology
Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America
The first time I saw a flower fly, I natural thought it was a bee.
The second time I saw one, I also thought it was a bee.
Third time – “OK, that has to be a bee.”
Fourth time – “Definitely a bee.”
After about twenty or so, I finally got one right on the first try.
Dragonflies & Damselflies
It’s that time of year again in the northern hemisphere – the time when the air begins to come alive with sudden unexpected bursts of dry, rasping, rapid wingbeats. The dragonflies are once again among us. Borne upon the air as if gravity was a purely fictional concept to them, these master hunters of the insect world are some of the most beloved – as well as, to those unfamiliar with them, some of the most misunderstood – of all the commonly known species.
Dance of the Dung Beetles
“An inordinate fondness for beetles.” So J.B.S. Haldane famously quipped when asked what he thought could be deduced about God through the study of natural history. He had a point. There are 380,000 (give or take) species presently known to science – with untold thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, still undiscovered and not yet described.