Monthly Archives: March 2021

Hitchhiking mites, yikes (maybe he should have brought a towel)

Posted on March 23, 2021 by JoanieTheEntomologist

One of the emails we got this month led to an interesting answer. A nonprofit director asked some questions about an earwig for their kids they teach. They found an earwig one day and thought it was a mother carrying her … Continue reading →

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Are there insects which are toxic as adults, but not as larvae?

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Polistes fuscatus

Written by Joe Ballenger I wanted to know if it is possible for the adult butterfly to be poisonous while the caterpillar of the same species is not poisonous? I think this is a really insightful question, and I’ve got … Continue reading →

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