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Weevils: The Most Diverse Group in the Animal Kingdom

Weevils: The Most Diverse Group in the Animal Kingdom

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Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by Tami Carlow When I decided to go to grad school for entomology in...

Living With the Spotted Lanternfly

Living With the Spotted Lanternfly

Jul 28, 2025

Volume 30 Issue 3, Summer 2025 by BJ Lecrone, Wildlife Sanctuary Ambassador A spider makes a meal of an early-stage...

Finding Odonata in the Heat at Morven and Claude Moore

Finding Odonata in the Heat at Morven and Claude Moore

Jun 23, 2025

Familiar Bluet. Photo by Bryan Henson What better to do on a hot day than to look for dragonflies?  Dragonflies...

Learning About Fireflies

Learning About Fireflies

Jul 15, 2024

Who doesn’t love fireflies? This interactive and engaging family-friendly presentation was given by Ariel Firebaugh (aka Dr. Firefly), Director of...

Tick Talk

Tick Talk

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Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve manager Ron Circe will deliver his famous Tick Talk, with updates you won’t want to miss...

Who Doesn’t Love Fireflies?

Who Doesn’t Love Fireflies?

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Many of us have fond memories of catching fireflies on a summer evening. But why do fireflies flash? What do...

An Overview of Butterflies in Virginia

An Overview of Butterflies in Virginia

Mar 29, 2024

Butterflies are beautiful insects with many different species; for example, in Virginia alone, there are over 100 species. In this...

The Importance (and Joys) of Surveying Insects at Black Oak

The Importance (and Joys) of Surveying Insects at Black Oak

Nov 7, 2023

Volume 28 Issue 4, Fall 2023 by Tami Carlow A beautiful, quickly moving, metallic insect catches my eye. I throw...

Finding Butterflies at Banshee Reeks

Finding Butterflies at Banshee Reeks

Aug 4, 2023

White M Hairstreak butterfly,Photo by Larry Meade In preparation for the Annual Butterfly Count, Anne Ellis and Larry Meade led...

A Glorious Day for Butterflies at Willowsford

A Glorious Day for Butterflies at Willowsford

Jul 31, 2023

Sleepy Orange.Photo by Michael Myers Saturday, July 29 was a classic summer day in Virginia. It was sunny, humid and...

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