More of our multi-legged neighbors

Northern Crab Spider (Misumenops asperatus) both photos

Beetles

A friend of mine gets creeped out by bugs. So what's a guy to do? I hope she closes her eyes when she looks at this post.

Beetles in the News

Concerning the effects of the mountain pine beetle in Colorado, Elevation Outdoors Magazine has a piece on the beetle and it's possible effects on recreation.

Tiger in the sand

With it being so cool and wet the past week, I didn't expect to see any tigers, but the sun made a brief appearance and one came out. Then the clouds came back and it didn't make it back to cover. Now, I'm not certain what species he is. I'm thinking it might be C. scutellaris. But ...

Dung Beetles on NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103775784