Carpenter bees are large, powerful pollinators recognized for excavating nest tunnels in dead wood, bamboo, and dry plant stems. Depending on the species, their bodies … Read More
Bumblebees are fuzzy, heavy-bodied pollinators found in gardens, forests, grasslands, farms, and mountain habitats. Although many species share similar black-and-yellow coloring, they differ in body … Read More
Praying mantises and grasshoppers are common insects that may share the same gardens, fields, and grasslands, but they live very different lives. A grasshopper is … Read More
Locusts and grasshoppers look so similar that identifying them by appearance alone can be difficult. There is a good reason: locusts are actually certain species … Read More
Crickets and grasshoppers can look surprisingly similar because both have powerful hind legs, wings, and strong chewing mouthparts. However, several features make them easy to … Read More
What do grasshoppers eat? Most grasshoppers are primarily herbivores that feed on grasses, leaves, crops, weeds, flowers, and other plant material. Their exact diet varies … Read More
Grasshoppers are familiar jumping insects found in grasslands, gardens, farms, forests, and many other habitats around the world. Known for their powerful hind legs and … Read More
Cone-headed katydids are distinctive insects recognized by the pointed or rounded cone projecting from the front of their heads. Most are green or brown, have … Read More
The common true katydid (Pterophylla camellifolia) is a large, leaf-like insect best known for its loud nighttime song that sounds like “katy-did, katy-didn’t.” It lives … Read More
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, commonly called the European mole cricket, is a large burrowing cricket with powerful shovel-like front legs and a cylindrical brown body. It spends … Read More
Do mole crickets bite? Generally, no. Mole crickets are considered harmless to humans and are not known for biting or stinging people. These unusual insects … Read More
Mole crickets in Florida are troublesome lawn pests that spend most of their lives tunneling beneath the soil. Their digging and feeding can damage turf … Read More