Cottonwood Leaf Beetles

The video Cottonwood Leaf Beetles shows the larvae feeding on a cottonwood leaf. It also shows one extruding its toxic substances when touched. For information on these beetles look at...

Bugs that Bite Us

Since most of the bugs that bite us start out as aquatic insects you can find some interesting information about them by looking at Aquatic Insects in Alaska by John Hudson, Katherine Hocker, Robert H. Armstrong These bugs include mosquitoes, black flies, no-see-ums...

At a stream on Gentian Bench

This video mostly shows Dance Flies. The males are predatory and you can see them attacking other insects. For more information about Dance Flies look at Aquatic Insects in Alaska and go to page...

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...