"Stevie's Bug"

I recently got this photo in my email with a humors "Oh buggy one.... what is this in my garden?" and thought you'd all enjoy the photo. It appears to be a "Hummingbird Moth" in the family Sphingidae and they apparently love Stevie's Lilac Tree! (Photo taken in Northern Virginia)

Cool Bugs in the News

-A really cool article on the lifecycle of the ladybug (Harmonia axridis) with AMAZING photos. Link

- Did you know spiders come back to life after being "drowned"? Link