Brandi Smeltzer

The New Bug in Town Brandi Smeltzer

Entertaining!




Suspenseful!




Life was comfortable in Larvadale...until the new bug moved to town.




The New Bug in Town illustrates the danger in judging others by their appearances and encourages children to welcome each other's differences while they learn something new about the insect world.




The velvet ant, also known by her scientific name Dasymutilla occidentalis, inhabits the United States as far west as Texas. She is most commonly seen in clover fields, meadows, and forest edges. She may even be in your own back yard!