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At the Rabbitbrush

I was down in Osoyoos for a hike on a beautiful fall day in September. The morning started off a bit cold, so we left Kelowna later than planned, but it warmed up quickly by the time we arrived. We heard unusual bird calls when we got there and a quick recorded sound check on … Continue reading At the Rabbitbrush

Posted on December 24, 2025 by Susanna AcheampongPosted in ambush bugs, bees, beetles, birds, blossoms, butterflies, flies, grasshoppers, insects, moths, rabbitbrush, wasps, wildflowersTagged Alectoris chukar, alfalfa looper, alfalfa looper moth, ambush bugs, Apodemia mormo, Archytas sp., Autographa californica, bee flies, bee fly, bees, beetle, beetles, beewolf wasps, bird watching, Bombus huntii, British Columbia, Bugs, butterflies, caddisfly, Canada, Cawston, cellophane bee, cellophane bees, Chukar, chukars, clouded sulphur butterfly, Coelioxys, Colias, Colias philodice, Colletes, common drone flies, common drone fly, conopidae, covey, covey of chukars, coveys, cuckoo bee, cuckoo bees, cutworm, cutworm moth, Cycloneda polita, darker spotted straw moth, Diptera, drone flies, entomology, Epeolus, Ericameria nauseosa, Eristalis tenax, Fall, Fall flowers, fall nectar sources, flies, gardening, grasshoppers, grassland, grey hairstreak butterfly, Heliothis phloxiphaga, Hoary comma butterfly, honey bees, Hunt's bumble bee, Hymenoptera, insects, insects on rabbitbrush, jagged ambush bug, Kalamoir regional park, Kelowna, Lepidoptera, Leptoglossus occidentalis, longhorn bees, Megachile perihirta, Melissodes, Migratory grasshopper, Mill Creek, Mill Creek Rail Trail, Mormon metalmark butterfly, moth, moths, native bees, nature, nature observations, Ochlodes sylvanoides, Okanagan, Okanagan valley, Osoyoos, Philanthus ventilabris, Phymata americana, Physocephala sp, Poecilanthrax sp., pollinator habitat, pollinators, Polygonia gracilis, predators, Prionyx sp., Pseudanarta crocea, rabbitbrush, rabbitbrush insects, rabbitbrushes, scarab beetle, sharptail bee, sharptailed bees, Strymon melinus, sulphur butterfly, tachinid flies, tachinid fly, thick-headed flies, thick-headed fly, thread-waisted wasp, thread-waisted wasps, Trichoptera, Villa lateralis, wasp pollinators, wasps, West Kelowna, western blood-red lady beetle, Western conifer seed bug, Western leafcutter bee, Western polished ladybug, wild flowers, woodland skipper. 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

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