Howdy, BugFans,
June is waning, and pretty soon the BugLady will have to stop eating chocolates and watching soaps and get up off the couch and start writing. Actually, with a way warmer and wetter June than normal (more than 7鈥� of rain at the BugLady鈥檚 house for the month), the trail hasn鈥檛 been as much fun as usual, and the bugs are slow to reappear (not surprisingly, she has gotten some nice dragonfly shots).
So 鈥� your reading list for the week includes bumble bees, butterflies, leeches, and spiders.
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And are big-time travelers, which was determined by an analysis of their pollen.
Stay cool,
The BugLady