Do the spots on this ladybug tell us about the age or sex of this bug? Photo via Flickr.
We have all heard a lot of these bug myths. Some of them may be true, but then again they many not be. Continue reading
Some beetles enter a state of diapause during winter. Photo via Flickr.
Do you feel like going into diapause this winter? That may not be possible for humans, but what animals use that winter survival strategy and what do you know about it? Continue reading
Stick insects are so cool! Photo via flickr.
Here are 10 amazing bug facts that will keep you awake at night. Do you know the biggest or longest bug on earth? Continue reading
Daddy longlegs are a very common bug of the Rocky Mountains and the world. Do you know how many of the things you hear about them are in fact true? Continue reading
If it is an earthworm, most likely the answers is no. Contrary to what you may think, earthworms do not have the ability to regenerate. Continue reading
Are you ready to dissect a grasshopper?
A great, free learning activity for kids is to dissect a dead bug that you find around the house. By, dissecting a bug you can learn about the complexity of life as you learn how it’s body is made and works. Continue reading
It is always fun to be the first one up in the morning to be hiking along a trail in the Rockies. You are the first one there to wander along the trail and discover what happened to the area during the night.
Well, at least it is mostly fun. As a short dog I am able to run around and under things pretty easily. But, sometimes when I am the first one on the trail and I run or jump along I do have the misfortune of running into a spider web. It is always a weird feeling to be running along happily one minute and then the next minute to have a sticky web draped across my face.
I just don’t understand how that web gets there? How can there be a spider web across the middle of a hiking trail? That got me wondering how long does it take a spider to spin a web? Continue reading
If a bee stings you it will die.
If you are at all like me, then you have heard someone say this before. But, that is not actually true for most bees. There are about 25,000 different kinds of bees in the world with about 4,000 in the USA and even fewer in the Rocky Mountains. Of all those different kinds of bees, there is only one kind that dies after it stings you – the honey bee. Continue reading
I love running around the Rocky Mountains, jumping over logs, chasing squirrels, and drinking out of a mountain stream or just sitting in one to cool off on a hot day. In a lot of ways it feels like paradise since it is so much fun.
Unfortunately, there are a few things that can make a day in the Rocky Mountains a little bit less than perfect. The weather could suddenly turn bad with rain, thunder, or even snow. Or there could be biting flies around or even tons of mosquitoes. Anytime in the summer that you go up to the mountains you are risking running into these problems. But, in the winter, you don’t have to worry about the bugs and mosquitoes. Continue reading
I always wondered what exactly happens to ants in the Rocky Mountains during winter? I see them all over in the summer, then I don’t see them during the cold, snowy winter, yet they are back the next spring and summer. It makes me wonder what they are doing all winter. Continue reading