Bug Eric

One resource that has been missing from the recent explosion of spider-related material coming from various publishers has been a book aimed...

One of the things I look forward to each autumn is the annual Flickr event known as "Arachtober" . It is a Flickr group which slu...

While exploring Cheyenne Mountain State Park on June 3, I caught glimpse of a very colorful jumping spider prowling a dead thistle stalk amo...

It takes little to excite me when I am out in the field, but back on July 13 I happened upon a spider that was new to me. My wife and I wer...

Most people think of wolf spiders as big, hairy monsters just this side of a tarantula in size. A few species are, but the overwhelming majo...

When I lived in Ohio I had the great honor of being introduced to Dr. George Uetz at the University of Cincinnati. At the time he had a gra...

Colorado Springs is blessed with a number of concrete bike trails throughout the city, including parks like Garden of the Gods. At this tim...

Downtown Portland, Oregon features a promenade on both sides of the Willamette River, and it is a stroll, bike ride, or jog worth taking sim...

During my stay in Oregon during December and the first week of January, I was surprised to see how many spiders were still active in the rel...

Many spiders simply cannot be found easily during the day. One case in point are what I am calling "basket-web weavers" in the ge...