News Items tag as: Insects

Cooling weather sends spiders into Kamloops and Okanagan homes
October 24, 2024 - 6:00 AM
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Hairy spiders shaped like pieces of popcorn are crawling into homes and doorways in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and while they are startling looking with giant abdomens and horns on their backs, the spiders are harmless.
Strange looking insect with stranger behaviour spotted in Kamloops
October 14, 2024 - 12:30 PM

A fascinating looking insect spotted on the front steps of a residence in Kamloops recently appears to be a cross between a praying mantis and a paper wasp, but it is neither.
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan part two
August 26, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The Okanagan and Kamloops are home to numerous interesting looking insect species but it takes time and skill to capture clear photographs of them.
iN PHOTOS: Bizarre-looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan
August 20, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan have been busy this spring and summer snapping up-close photos of a wide variety of insects, and some of the tiny creatures are a bit more unusual looking than others.
'Perfect storm': Mosquito population explodes in Kamloops, Okanagan
August 09, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Some residents and outdoor enthusiasts in the Okanagan and Kamloops area are being bothered, and bitten, by higher numbers of pesky mosquitos these past two weeks, and it turns out there's a reason why.
iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan
July 18, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in the South Okanagan caught an interesting insect digging a hole in the sand on her property in Osoyoos a few days ago.
Gardeners in Kamloops spot unique, colour-changing spiders
June 15, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Warm weather brings out unique insects and spiders in the Thompson-Okanagan region, and some of them have extraordinary talents.
iN PHOTOS: Six freaky beetles that call Kamloops and Okanagan home
June 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM

As with all insects, beetles can give some people the heebie-jeebies but for others, beetles are fascinating and fun to find and photograph.
Kamloops hiker finds creepy looking beetle with powerful defence mechanism
May 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM

It's getting warmer in Kamloops and the Okanagan and that means more opportunities to see interesting, and sometimes creepy, insects.
iN PHOTOS: Warm weather brings blooms and busy bees in Kamloops, Okanagan
March 19, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A spell of warm spring weather has brought out flowery blooms in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and the bees are getting busy.
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News Items tag as: Insects

Cooling weather sends spiders into Kamloops and Okanagan homes

Strange looking insect with stranger behaviour spotted in Kamloops

iN PHOTOS: Bizarre looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan part two

iN PHOTOS: Bizarre-looking insects in Thompson-Okanagan

'Perfect storm': Mosquito population explodes in Kamloops, Okanagan

iN VIDEO: Watch an amazing sand wasp dig a burrow in South Okanagan

Gardeners in Kamloops spot unique, colour-changing spiders

iN PHOTOS: Six freaky beetles that call Kamloops and Okanagan home

Kamloops hiker finds creepy looking beetle with powerful defence mechanism

iN PHOTOS: Warm weather brings blooms and busy bees in Kamloops, Okanagan

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