Could we ask for better buggin’ weather? This past week has shown quite the turnout. Bugs are so abundant right now that you don’t have to look for them; as […]

While summer is not technically here yet, it’s certainly starting to feel like it. This week marks our first dragonfly sighting, which for us, feels like a quintessential summertime bug. Next week […]

It’s been a busy week for us at MBHI as we gear up for summer: our recently arrived honeybees are settling into their new home, and our leafcutter ants aren’t […]

You don’t need to go all the way to the East Coast to find cicadas; we’ve had several submissions of cicada sightings around Missoula and western Montana this week. The […]

We recently learned that a group of butterflies is called a “kaleidoscope,” and we sure have a kaleidoscopic showing this week. The bug activity has exploded with the nice weather over the […]

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 […]