Named for its eyespots, the io (eye-oh) moth inhabits woodlands across our eastern and northern counties.
Tag: Insects
Square-Meter Photography Project
Chris Helzer photographs about 321 different species of plants, animals and fungi between May 5, 2024, and May 4, 2025.
The Care and Keeping of Isopods
The hobby of keeping isopods gained traction in the 1990s, taking off in the 2010s. Learn how to keep your own colony.
Assassin Bugs
Assassin bugs are masters of camouflage armed with a dagger-like beak and have the patience of a trained sniper.
Night Singers of Summer – Katydids
While crickets often get the credit for nighttime concerts, some of the loudest performers hidden in our trees, shrubs and prairie edges are katydids.
Thistles – The Good, the Bad and the Pretty
Nebraska has 10 thistle species, half of which are native. Members of the sunflower family, some are perennials and some biennials with a two-year life cycle.