Tag Archives: bugs

SITY: Early Tachinid Fly

Posted on 04/18/2021 by chick

Check out this bug that I spotted in my yard today. After consulting my field guide, I believe that this bug is an early tachinid fly (Epalpus signifer). Tachinid flies are parasitoids that are sometimes used as a form of … Continue reading →

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Day 174: Should I Wear Shoes?

Posted on 09/03/2020 by chick

I always page through old magazines before I recycle them. I look for interesting articles that I may have missed, as well as themes and quotes to use for work. As I was looking though the May/June issue of Rhode … Continue reading →

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Day 147: Can’t Help Myself

Posted on 08/07/2020 by chick

This bug was hanging on the side of a flowerpot on my front walk. I’d never seen anything like it before. I checked my insect identification book, but I didn’t find a match. After spending waayyyyyyyy too much time looking … Continue reading →

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Day 108: Blood Suckers

Posted on 06/29/2020 by chick

You know how vampires can’t come into your house unless you invite them? Can we get that same rule for mosquitoes?

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SITY: Daffodils & Friends

Posted on 04/28/2018 by chick
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SITY: The Bugs Are Watching

Posted on 10/05/2017 by chick
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My Vacation: Part I

Posted on 08/27/2017 by chick

Our vacation destination was a cottage on a lake located about six hours from our home. It’s a long drive and, as is usually the case, we left late. We also hit traffic. As a result, we arrived after dark. … Continue reading →

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Bloodthirsty

Posted on 12/01/2015 by chick

It pains me to remember how I thought of winter moths when I first moved to Rhode Island. I’d see them fluttering around leafy areas on the chilly nights of late fall, and I’d think, “How unusual to see moths … Continue reading →

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One, Two, Spiders Coming for You

Posted on 06/05/2013 by chick

My version of a classic nursery rhyme: One, two, Spiders coming for you! Three, four, Weevils at the door! Five, six, Gonna pick up ticks! Seven, eight, You’re mosquito bait! Nine, ten, Swarming ants again!

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Fall = Love

Posted on 11/05/2012 by chick

Having seen no ticks this year (just tiny tick-like things we now believe to have been mites), I finally decided to brave the woods behind the house. I have been up there many times in the last few weeks. Fall … Continue reading →

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