Here are dorsal and lateral views of the only specimen I've ever collected of Neoclytus approximatus —one of North America's most uncommonly encountered longhorned beetles. I collected it on dead Pinus...

Beetles are often pretty good botanists, and when it comes beetle botanists there are none finer than species in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this family are commonly called “leaf beetles”...

This month's destination for the WGNSS Natural History Photography Group was Orchid Valley Natural Area in Hawn State Park. This natural area is south of the main park and not normally open to the public,...

This month's destination for the WGNSS Natural History Photography Group was Orchid Valley Natural Area in Hawn State Park. This natural area is south of the main park and not normally open to the public,...

This past Tuesday was my birthday, and as I have done for my entire adult life I took the day off and went on my traditional “Season-Opener-Bug-Collecting-Trip”. In the past I've usually just had one...

Last Saturday, the Webster Groves Nature Study Society (WGNSS) Nature Photography Group was joined by several members of the WGNSS Botany Group and Missouri Native Plant Society to look for one of Missouri's...

Last Saturday, the Webster Groves Nature Study Society (WGNSS) Nature Photography Group was joined by several members of the WGNSS Botany Group and Missouri Native Plant Society to look for one of Missouri's...

Last night the Webster Groves Nature Study Society (WGNSS) held their 2019 Nature Photo Contest , and I was fortunate to have a 1st place winner in the ‘Plants and Fungi' category! This photograph of...