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Howdy, BugFans,<\/p>\n

While we\u2019ve been quietly going about our business during this way-too-long pandemic (you know things are bad when you fantasize about going to a board meeting in person), the bugs have been perking along, too.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what they\u2019ve been up to:<\/p>\n

LIFE IN THE WATER IN THE WINTER<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For those BugFans who aren\u2019t from God\u2019s Country, the (incredibly beautiful), Driftless Area<\/a> is a region of deep valleys and high ridges on either side of the Mississippi River around the juncture of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. During the peak of the Wisconsin Glaciation, the Laurentide Ice Sheet extended well into Illinois, but it missed the Driftless Area.<\/p>\n

MURDER HORNETS 2021<\/h4>\n

Read the obligatory murder hornet story.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Spotted<\/a>HUNTING BEHAVIOR OF A FISHING SPIDER<\/h4>\n

On the face of it, here is a really nice picture story about the hunting behavior of a fishing spider<\/a>. But then there\u2019s the video\u2026.<\/p>\n

[Nota Bene: One of the BugLady\u2019s pet peeves is the subliminal indoctrination that is communicated by the narrator\u2019s tone or by the background music in videos showing predators. This one has it all, except for prey in the form of a cute, bright-eyed bunny or mouse (harder to sympathize with a minnow)]<\/p>\n

\"Mining<\/a>HONEYBEES ARE FOREIGN BEES<\/h4>\n

Remember that honeybees were imported in the 1600s to pollinate foreign crops. Turns out that there were already plenty of native pollinators, and both the native and the honeybees are really important. Turns out, both are also in trouble<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IN WHICH SPIDERS DO PHYSICS<\/h4>\n

Small Spiders With Big Appetites Use a Pulley System to Catch Large Prey<\/a><\/p>\n

HOW CAN YOU \u201cSEE\u201d WHEN YOU CAN\u2019T SEE?<\/h4>\n

Ask these caterpillars.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sulfur<\/a>HOW BUTTERFLIES FLY<\/h4>\n

Explained by a little more Physics.<\/a><\/p>\n

PEACOCK SPIDERS<\/h4>\n

Peacock Spiders are a genus (Maratus<\/em>) of jumping spiders, almost all of which live in Australia. \u201cPeacock\u201d because they are ridiculously colorful, and the male\u2019s courtship dance involves flashing his abdominal flaps at skeptical females. Here are some new species of peacock spider.<\/a> Read more here if you can\u2019t get enough of peacock spiders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Cicada\"<\/a>PERIODICAL CICADA BROOD X<\/h4>\n

Last seen in 2004, periodical cicada brood X is scheduled to emerge over parts of 15 states in 2021. (They barely make it over the Illinois border into Wisconsin \u2013 most of our cicadas are Dog day types<\/a>, which look pretty different than Periodical cicadas). Remember \u2013 the immature cicada (nymph) lives below-ground, biding its time, feeding on root juices, until the appointed hour, its internal calendar ticking off three or seven or more years, depending on species<\/a>. Cicada cooking contests<\/a> abound during big years. (Points subtracted for saying that they\u2019re related to shrimp, which they are, but not closely). Where can you view Brood X? Scroll down this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TREEHOPPERS ARE JUST SO COOL!!<\/h4>\n

And finally, Treehoppers\u2019 Bizarre, Wondrous Helmets Use Wing Genes to Grow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The BugLady<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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