Spider Web
Humid summer days create a lot of dew in the mornings. That dew covers the grass, which soaks my pants on walks. Sometimes on spider webs the dew arranges itself … Continued
Monarch Butterfly
A Monarch Butterfly drinking nectar from Tall Prairie Blazing Star (also known as Rough Blazingstar).
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
A good place to find butterflies now is on Cardinal Flower. The best place to find this showy wildflower at the PGT now is along the edges of the ponds … Continued
Halloween Pennant
I saw this dragonfly perched on top of a stalk as I was walking along the mowed paths in the prairie yesterday. The orange colored wings and banding makes it … Continued
Snowberry Clearwing
At first I thought it was hummingbird feeding on a milkweed flower yesterday. When I looked closer I saw it was a “Clearwing”, a fascinating moth that has a transparent … Continued
Eastern Pondhawk
Dragonflies are unusual in many ways, but I find their eyes to be especially amazing. Their huge bulging eyes give them extraordinarily good eyesight, supposedly the best of any insect. … Continued
Checkered Skipper
This butterfly is known as a Checkered Skipper and it’s feeding on a New England Aster. Asters are an important fall nectar source for many kinds of insects. At the … Continued
Monarch Butterfly
The asters are at peak bloom now. This is a Monarch Butterfly drinking nectar from New England Aster. At the PGT you can find New England Asters anywhere there is … Continued
Walking Stick
This is an amazing insect! It’s perfectly camouflaged to look like a twig. I never would have noticed it on a plant, but this one was walking upside down on … Continued
Blue Dasher
Dragonflies are unusual in many ways, but I find their eyes to be especially amazing. Their huge bulging eyes give them extraordinarily good eyesight, probably better than any other insect. … Continued