I hope you’ve got your bug lenses ready because, after a slow start this spring, we’re looking at perfect buggin’ weather for the foreseeable future. We’re seeing more and more […]

 The spate of freezing temps recently has thinned our bug sightings this week, but regardless, we received some stunning submissions! Our header photo features a Brown Elfin, a small species […]

The first submission of our state butterfly, the morning cloak, has arrived! This distinct tortoiseshell is often the first and last butterfly we see every year. They overwinter as adults […]

Remember last week when I said that spring was in full swing? Even after living in Montana for over a decade, second winter always sneaks up on me. Call me […]

We’re BACK! Our winter jackets are packed away for the year, our layers are getting lighter, and the bugs are out in full force already. Spring seems to take its […]

This late in the season, every week is a bit of a surprise with every new submission. But with temps still hovering above freezing in the valley, we may be […]

As our days shorten, so too do our What’s Buzzin’ dispatches. But the bugs make the most of our short autumn, just like us humans, and they will continue to prepare themselves […]

Fall is officially upon us, and as temps cool down, submissions tend to slow. We’re seeing a lot of insects ramping up for the colder weather; many are bulking up […]

Welcome back! After a busy week of moving into our new building, What’s Buzzin’ returns with an impressive showing of late-summer, early-fall-flying (and crawling) bugs. As the days cool off, we may […]

Despite the colder temperatures, the winged creatures are still out in abundance, as evidenced by this week’s submissions. Our pollinators are taking advantage of the last few blooming flowers while […]