Bug Squad

They're called "wonder flies." And for a good reason. Folks wonder what they are.

Up close, the katydid looks as ferocious as a scary Halloween trick-or-treater. Its stance is firm. Its eyes glow menacingly. Its attitude: "Don't mess with me." We spotted this katydid on a rose in a UC Davis rose garden.

A gigantic bee sculpture and bee hive columns are major attractions at the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of the California, Davis. The grand opening of the half-acre bee friendly garden took place Sept.

There's a magnificent purple aster blooming in the bee yard at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis. The aster, a late-bloomer, makes for a picture-perfect apiary scene...white bee boxes in the background...purple aster in the foreground...

Do bees stop and smell the roses? Maybe. Honey bees gather nectar and pollen from a variety of flowers, including their favorites, the salvias, mints and lavenders. They also forage on wild roses, but usually not on commercially grown roses.