Walking Sticks
By: Kristel Usener Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners An insect that you probably have walked by and not even noticed–the bug of the month is the Walking Stick. Walking Sticks are in the Animal Kingdom, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta and the Order Phasmida. The ordinal name, Phasmida, is derived from the Greek phasma, […]
Dragonflies
By: Kristel Usener Member of the Big Country Master Gardeners This month’s bug is the Dragonfly. Dragonflies are in the Animal Kingdom, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta and the Order Odonata. I wanted to learn more about these amazing insects because there recently has been an increased population in my garden. There are about 3,000 known […]
