Category Archives: Insects

May Natural History Museum

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Roger

When you drive south on Route 115 out of Colorado Springs, you pass a huge bug that stands on a hill next to the road. This is Herkimer, a giant West Indian Hercules Beetle built in the 1950’s to mark … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #48 — Falcate Orangetip

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Roger

anthocharis midea Friday, March 25, 2016 — 3:07 p.m. Devil’s Den State Park, Arkansas Two or three of them were flitting low at the edge of a clearing near Lee Creek, occasionally stopping on flowers. I only had my cell … Continue reading →

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Red Milkweed Beetle on Milkweed

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Roger
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Baby Steps

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Roger

I finally bought a decent camera, and tonight I took it for a walk. I only used the full-auto mode, just to get a feel for what it could do — and because I don’t know how to do anything … Continue reading →

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Butterfly #47 — Zerene Fritillary

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Roger

speyeria zerene Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — 11:32 am Phantom Canyon Road — Fremont County, Colorado It was flitting about and landing on the dirt of the road just north of the second tunnel.

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