(Photos and story by Anita Fernandez) The word “fly” probably elicits feelings of annoyance in most of us and the word “hornet” may bring up trepidation and fear. After all,
(Photo and story by Anita Fernandez) Imagine this, you walk the loop around the Silk Farm Sanctuary pollinator meadow, seeing dozens of buzzing honeybees, carpenter bees, and bumblebees from small
(Photo and story by Anita Fernandez) Milkweed plants seem synonymous with Monarch Butterflies, but they also support other, often similarly colored, insect species like this one pictured – the Milkweed
(Photo and story by Anita Fernandez) If you’ve seen something flying around the gardens that looks like a queen bumble bee in size but flies like a hummingbird, it’s neither!
(Photo and story by Anita Fernandez) It’s a Four-toothed Mason Wasp… Yeesh! This wasp doesn’t actually have four teeth; it was named after the white mark on its abdomen, which
(Photo and story by Anita Fernandez) When you think of the word katydid, you probably think of large wings that resemble leaves, but this creature found perched on the edge
2024 Red Barn Series, Newfound Audubon No registration necessary – just come and join us! Speaker: Dr. Pam Hunt, NH Audubon This talk is a celebration of everything with six
This talk is a celebration of everything with six legs. Insects are by far the most abundant and diverse group of organisms on earth, with by some estimates well over
