Rice Root Lilies and Blow Flies

Look at Native Plants of Alaska by the Cooperative Extension Service and UAF   for a general overview of this plant. Also called chocolate lily. Blow Flies are the flies that lay their eggs in salmon carcasses...

Beetles on Skunk Cabbage

this video shows the many beetles that come to skunk cabbage to feed and mate. For information on how skunk cabbage attracts these rove beetles look at Brodie BS, Renyard A, Gries R, Zhai H, Ogilvie S, Avery J, Gries G (2018) Identification and field testing of floral...

A Really Big Bug

It is fun to come across a creature you have never seen before and take its photograph. Then with the help of the internet, books, or people who study these creatures you can usually find out what it is. Once it is identified then you can try to find information about...

Bugs on the Snow

During winter in Juneau I often notice a variety of insects on the snow. This seems to happen mostly when the temperature rises above 32 degrees for a short period. Why would an insect run about on the snow during winter? It could be for mating — easier to find...