Category: Cool Bugs
Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillar
Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars have yellow faces. They are wider at the head and neck than at the rear. They have small eyespots behind…
Be careful when cleaning out storage areas of Black Widow spiders.
During a routine termite inspection in Sedona last week I came across a few spiders. The majority of them being black widows. So I thought…
Elegant Bush Katydid
The Elegant Bush Katydid lives in the Sonoran desert among the desert scrub. They feed on various desert plants but do take a likeing…
Bees in a attic
You really never know what you will find doing this job. The other day Mark was doing a routine termite inspection and found a large…
Blister Beetle
Blister beetles get their name because of they have a defensive secretion made up of cantharidin. There are over 7000 species.
Banded Alder Borer Beetle
Living in the high desert of Arizona you come across some strange insects. This fun looking insect is called the Banded Alder Borer Beetle.
Ladybug Larva
Farmers named the beetles “the Beetles of our lady” and they later became known as ladybugs.
Tarantula Hawk Photos
I saw a Tarantula Hawk (a big black wasp) hunting for tarantulas in some rocks in a customers’ garden. Here are some photos.
Owlet Moth
The moth shown here is referred to as the Black Witch. It’s in the family of moths known as owlets.
Yellow Garden Spider
The thing that really makes this spider interesting is the zig zag pattern it makes in its web (please see picture).
