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Stories about Bugs

Platypezidae, macro, fly, wing, zoom

Nature in L.A.

Fungus Feeding, "Flat-Footed" Flies

Examining a staple of the L.A. backyard.

Oak Gall

Let me introduce you to a tiny parasitic wasp that makes a unique nursery for its offspring.

kid with phone at a unrc event

Birds Bugs Community Science Insects Los Angeles Nature

Be a SuperProject Hero

In Los Angeles, you can find nature in some unexpected places. NHM's SuperProject keeps track with help from the community.

Green-eyed insect with black and white striped abdomen on a baccharis flower.

Nature in L.A.

Not Another Boring Bush

Maiz Connolly shares her macro photos of wild behavior on the coyote bush

Stink, bug

Stink Beetle Hits the Trails

A sneak peek at NHM's Wild L.A. - A nature guide for Angelenos. The following is one of 100 species accounts in the book.

Roots, larva, standing water

Phytotelmata: Miniature Breeding Grounds for Mosquitoes and Rat-tailed Maggots

What can thrive in those standing water puddles?

Spikes, rock, urban, community science

Finding Nature in an Urban Playground

Critters among the concrete

Emily Hartop studying flies on a mossy rock

How Do You Say Fly in Swedish?

An interview with fly researcher Emily Hartop.

As you well know, we are fly obsessed here at BioSCAN.

Laboulbeniales fungus on ladybug

The Birds and the Bees of Ladybug STDs

Mulitcolored Asian ladybug, Harmonia axyridis, collected from the roof of Angel City Brewery in Downtown LA. Ladybug date night?