The Bugs of Bernheim: Diptera, The True Flies
Diptera, the true flies, are named because unlike many insects, they fly using two true wings. There are more than ...
The Bugs of Bernheim: Protective Resemblance
While crouching in a thicket during a game of hide-and-seek when I was about ten years old, I spied what ...
The Bugs of Bernheim: Grasshoppers
Photo credit: Kansas State University The Orthoptera order of insects derives from the Greek words “ortho” meaning straight and “ptera” ...
The Bugs of Bernheim: Crickets (Orthoptera)
Photo credit: Herbert A. “Joe” Pase III, Texas Forest Service Orthoptera are named because their primary wings are straight. There ...