Bees

Honeybees

While we don’t have a beehive and we are not yet beekeepers (maybe someday), we do attract some honeybees in the summer with all of the flower and vegetable blooms. Features:   Honeybees are about 1/2 inch long, are oval shaped, have antennas and stingers.  They are golden yellow with brownish black stripes or bands.  If […]

Butterflies

Red Admiral Butterflies

Well I think all butterflies are pretty.  The Red Admiral Butterfly does not disappoint!  Here is a fun fact – they are people friendly and may land on you! It hasn’t happen to me – at least not yet! Features:  Red Admirals have black and brown wings with orange-red bands and white spots.  Their wing […]

Insects

Two-Spotted Tree Cricket

Even though I hear crickets out in the yard, this is the first year that I actually saw a cricket.  It wasn’t just any cricket – it was the Two-Spotted Tree Cricket! Features:  This type of cricket has a reddish body and a tan wings and legs.  The female has two black spots on its wings.  […]