Just a fraction of the insects flying and crawling around in Chubbuck, Idaho.

This big Ten-Lined June Beetle flew into my Chubbuck, Idaho, kitchen while I was frying my homegrown potatoes, 29JUL2023.  They are common in the U.S. & Canada. This one has underdeveloped ‘paddle’ antennae. They are known for being bad at flying, often flying into obstacles. The larvae take as long as four years to develop:

This bee seemed to love this giant Chubbuck onion, 29JUN2023:

Some butterflies/moths seen in Chubbuck, Idaho, last Summer 2022, video by me:

I found a couple of Praying Mantis crawling on the ground, I thought they might want to be higher up, but they wouldn’t have anything to do with it, August 2022:

Cat Faced Spider (Araneus gemmoides, aka Jewel Spider), I haven’t seen any for the past few years (the Pland-emic?).  They should also be called ‘human eye’ spider because they have designs on their backs that look like eyeballs.

Locust Plague(?), 2021:

FAT HOPPER, AND THE GHOST OF ITS FORMER SELF

A praying mantis paid a visit to my computer keyboard, in Chubbuck, Idaho. I tried to put it outside, but it seemed to like the attention and didn’t want to leave. Video by me, September 2020:

July 2013, Mosquitoes: LARVAE SWARM AFTER IDAHO RAIN STORM! STANDING WATER CLAIM A MYTH?

More bug stuff: “…A PERFECT TERRIBLE STORM.”; CRAWLING MORMON CRICKETS & FLYING GRASSHOPPERS JOIN FORCES?

WHY BUYING FLOWERS FROM OVERSEAS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT!

PHILIP J. FRY SHOULD’VE KEPT THOSE SPACE-WORMS! EXERCISE IS ALSO GOOD FOR YOUR…PARASITES?