Adorable yet deadly, jumping spiders are tiny, hairy predators with excellent vision. With silk and venom, they capture prey, making them intriguing creatures to observe.
Silkworms, domesticated in China, produce raw silk. The all-white moth, unable to fly, has a hairy body. Legends surround the discovery of silk.
Hairy milkweed tussock moth caterpillars resemble fluffy dachshunds. As moths, they have gray wings and yellow bodies with black dots.
Damselflies: smaller, slimmer bodies than dragonflies, folding wings, and adorable blue faces with compound eyes.
Adorable saddleback caterpillar: fuzzy brown bug with a vibrant green saddle. Don't touch, as its prickly spines can deliver a painful sting.
Spicebush swallowtail caterpillar: cartoon-like markings mimic eyes. Changes color from brown to greenish-yellow before becoming a regal butterfly with hints of greenish-blue.
Harvestman arachnid: Opiliones order, not spiders. Bunny harvestman, cute and harmless, resembles hopping bunnies but doesn't bite humans.
Happy face spider: Theridion grallator, found in Hawaiian islands. Distinctive markings scare off birds. Tiny size, one-fifth of an inch.
Comically large-winged planthopper: Fulgoromorpha. Resembles plants, hops like a grasshopper. Slow walkers with oversized wings.