Beth’s Bug Blog — bizarre bugs

The harvestman isn’t just a leggy weirdo. It’s a living fossil with a misleading name, hidden superpowers, and a flair for fall dramatics. Whether glowing in the dark or clumping in corners, it’s the Halloween house guest you didn’t invite… but secretly want to learn more about.

The zombie wasp turns innocent bugs into unwitting bodyguards, architects, and ultimately…corpses. They’re THE ULTIMATE final boss.

This Halloween, the weirdest monsters aren’t just in your imagination. They’re in the mulch, in the shadows, and possibly… on your porch light.

Bagworms are living burritos:  wrapped in bark, mysterious, & oddly cozy!

The feather-horned beetle is a rare, elegant insect with some of the most dramatic antennae in nature. With a hidden, parasitic larval stage and a short-lived adult life, this beetle remains one of the insect world’s most intriguing enigmas.