We have been seeing fleas in Prescott and Prescott Valley. Fleas are a parasite that are attracted to body heat and carbon dioxide much like the bed bug.

The Walkingstick is a slow-moving, plant-eating insect that spends most of its days hiding in the very plant that it eats.

The cicadas buzzing in the trees started life underground. When conditions are right, they crawl out of the ground and shed their exoskeleton.

Count the number of chirps you hear from this cricket at night in thirteen seconds, then add forty to get a pretty close estimate of the temperature.

Most people confuse the Rhinoceros Beetle with the Hercules Beetle, so I took a picture of them together so everyone could see the difference.

There are many variations of the orb weaver spider and their physical appearances may vary but they all construct that telltale familiar Orb web.

The Giant Centipede is the largest centipede in North America and can be distinguished by the dark coloring at both ends of his body.

The Desert Blonde Tarantula is probably one of the most misunderstood spiders out there. They get a bad rap just because of their sheer size.

The Katydid is a true master of camouflage – they mimic the appearance of a leaf.

The Plains Lubber Grasshopper is a colorful, flightless grasshopper that feeds mainly on plants but will eat a smaller insect if they can catch it.