Blue Jay Barrens

I have completed collecting Teasel seed heads for the 2015 season and am happy about the progress being made in reducing the number of Te...

In the back corner of the barn, I found this wonderful Funnel-web Weaver spider.   It’s a species of the genus Agelenopsis , but I’m no...

Someday, I should make a list of all of the natural events that I consider to be tied to particular seasons. It would probably be a pretty l...

This little jumping spider sat on a milkweed leaf outside my front door and patiently watched as I carried loads of miscellaneous items from...

I’m beginning to see the appearance of large spider webs being constructed in the woods. I try not to disturb the webs as I’m walking, but i...

Late summer is a great time to find big spiders. This specimen was found in a large web built in one of the prairie openings. This is a spec...

It would be interesting to know how many people with cameras could see a dew covered spider web shining in the morning sun and not take a pi...