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Elisa Huerta

Elisa Huerta is a freelance nature journalist in Scranton, Pennsylvania, reporting on insect life for Biology Insights. She graduated from Hendrix College with a bachelor’s in English literature and worked as an educational copy editor in natural history. Huerta tracks periodical cicada broods and seasonal insect emergences.

What Are the Cocoon Looking Things in Trees?Gardening
Are Praying Mantis Found in Wisconsin? What to Know Bugs
What Bugs Make a Clicking Sound and Why?Bugs
Are Cicadas Dangerous to Humans or Pets?Bugs
How to Find Roly Polys: Where to Look and When Bugs
Are Cicadas in Texas? Types, Sounds, and Locations Bugs
What Happened to the Lightning Bugs? Their Decline Explained Bugs
When Do Cicadas Come Out in Texas?Bugs
What Insect Makes a Sound Like a Rattlesnake?Bugs
What Do Cave Crickets Eat in the Wild and Indoors?Bugs
What Do Mayflies Eat? From Nymphs to Adults Bugs
How Deep Do Cicadas Burrow? Their Life Underground Bugs
What Happened to June Bugs? Explaining Their Absence Bugs
What Are Cicadas Good For? Their Role in the Ecosystem Bugs
Do Crickets Actually Chirp During the Day?Bugs
What Do Cicada Emergence Holes Look Like?Bugs
Are Praying Mantis Native to North America?Bugs
Are Cicadas in Georgia? Types, Timing, and Locations Bugs
Are Earthworms Native to North America?Bugs
Rhaphidophoridae: Morphology, Habitat, and Life Cycle Bugs
What States Have Cicadas? And Why They Live There Bugs
What Does the Color of Wooly Worms Mean for Winter?Bugs
What Eats a Cicada? The Predators That Hunt Them Bugs
Can Cicadas Hurt You? The Truth About Bites and Risks Bugs
Where Do Lovebugs Come From and Why Are They Everywhere?Bugs
Do Crickets Always Make Noise? When and Why They Chirp Bugs
Are There Cicadas in Utah? Identifying Local Species Bugs
Where Do Rolly Pollies Come From?Bugs
When Are the Cicadas Coming Back?Bugs
What Do Cicada Nymphs Eat Underground?Bugs