Lady beetles introduced form Asia are slowly replacing our native species. But this beautiful native, the American eyespot lady beetle ( A...

Tiny, iridescent blue and green Alder Flea Beetles on the bark of my alder tree Living this far into the great white north, we've n...

The aptly-named Hairy Pine Borer ( Tragosoma harrisii ) Most of our native beetles are stunningly handsome, which makes this homely one...

Adult Western Sculptured Pine Borer If you live in the sticks, literally, then you have probably met this large, native beetle. The West...

Male Blister Oil Beetle (top) romancing a female ( Romantic Valentine's Day issue - not! )  Gentle readers, rest assured that I a...

( Fair warning! Creepy-crawly Halloween issue! ) It was a warm summer afternoon when my brilliant friend, Bob, accidentally buried himself...

A male White-spotted Sawyer beetle Our local papers report almost daily on the numbers of young males flocking to eastern Montana's ...

I'm not outstanding in my field, but I do stand out in my neighborhood. All of our he-man neighbors retired from regular jobs, and none ...

A Lady Beetle (family Coccinellidae ) maneuvers on the terminal spine of a thistle leaf - upside down and without opposable thumbs.