Bug Eric

Whenever I discover a species new to me, I am compelled to illuminate the known biology of the organism for anyone who will listen, or read....

NOTE:Today's post is an update of a previous post on November 11, 2012, prompted by a surprising recent find in our own back yard, on Ju...

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

Heidi and I had the pleasure of going on a hunt for tarantulas on Labor Day, September 7, with Megan Miller, Jordan Spalding, and Bell Mead....

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...

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...

One of the spiders I vividly recall from my childhood in Oregon is a species of large hammockweb spider in the family Pimoidae, genus Pimoa ...

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...