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Mating Shenanigans of Jagged Ambush Bugs

I was in White lake a week ago, chasing some grasshoppers. With the smokey skies in the Interior B.C. that week, we left early in the morning and had a wonderful time searching for a particular species. We did not find what we were looking for but saw some crickets and a lot of European … Continue reading Mating Shenanigans of Jagged Ambush Bugs

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Susanna AcheampongPosted in ambush bugs, blossoms, Courtship and Mating, plantsTagged Ambush bug, ambush bugs, BC insects, beneficial insects, black and yellow bugs, British Columbia, Bug courtship, Bug romance, Bugs, bugs in copula, Canada, Cawston, Centaurea sp., entomology, Hemiptera, insect, insect behaviour, Insect mating, insect photography, insect pictures, insect predators, insects, insects around the home, Jagged ambush bugs, mating bugs, Melilotus sp., nature, Nature observation, Okanagan, Okanagan valley, Okanagan-Similkameen, Phymata americana, Phymatidae, Predator behavior, predators, Solidago sp., sweet clover, thistle, White Lake, White Lake basin, white sweet clover, wildlife, yellow bugs. Leave a comment

The Spectacular Dance of the Wrangler Grasshopper

I heard loud noises from the hillsides during a walk in September and just thought someone was mowing their lawn. I figured that could not possibly be bugs making such a racket but was I wrong. I kept hearing the same loud sounds on subsequent walks until I saw a Wrangler grasshopper happily clicking away. … Continue reading The Spectacular Dance of the Wrangler Grasshopper

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Susanna AcheampongPosted in Courtship and Mating, grasshoppersTagged Acrididae, Band-winged Grasshoppers, British Columbia, Bug dance, Bugs, camouflage, Canada, Circotettix rabula, courship, courtship, crackling, crepitation, entomology, grasshopper, grasshopper dance, grasshopper flight, grasshopper singing, grasshopper sound, grasshopper video, grasshoppers, Happy Valentine's day, insect courtship, insect dance, insect flight, insect love, insect songs, insect sounds, insects, Kelowna, mating sounds, nature, Okanagan, Okanagan valley, Orthoptera, Short-horned Grasshoppers, travel, Valentine's day, wrangler grasshopper, Wrangler grasshoppers. Leave a comment

Bugs Go A-Courtin’

We have a lot of bugs around us and one is bound to come across some mating pairs. We saw a few mating pairs of bugs last summer and since it is Valentine’s day, I deem it appropriate to share the pictures and have a chat about some of the courtship behaviours in bugs. Date … Continue reading Bugs Go A-Courtin’

Posted on February 14, 2020March 22, 2020 by Susanna AcheampongPosted in beetles, butterflies, Courtship and MatingTagged alfalfa butterflies, alfalfa butterfly, Armstrong, Asian lady bug, Bugs, copulation, copulo, crane flies, crane fly, Enderby, grasshoppers, insect courtship behaviour, insect mating pairs, insects, Kelowna, lady beetle, lady bugs, mating, mating pairs, Rose curculio weevil, Salmon Arm. Leave a comment

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