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The Weird-O Bug thread
- Thread starter *salAMANDA88*
- Start date
VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
Oh man, those things are so neat!
Sweetseraph
New member
You're touching them??? Ewww! LOL
I have little to contribute, but here goes.
I guess this one is a daddy long legs of some sort:
Do butterflies count?
Red Admiral Butterflies on Lilac:
I have little to contribute, but here goes.
I guess this one is a daddy long legs of some sort:
Do butterflies count?
Red Admiral Butterflies on Lilac:
*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
I don't know what this guy is either..But he was very small...and really pretty..
His colors remind me of the "Birds of paradise" plants.....and he was very busy...so I'm sorry the photos are not that great. he wouldnt hold still..haha
His colors remind me of the "Birds of paradise" plants.....and he was very busy...so I'm sorry the photos are not that great. he wouldnt hold still..haha
The_Thunderer
New member
What great pics of BUGS!!! Just lovely. The Assassin bug is simply too kewl.
I always thought that the green bug that Amanda last posted was a "chigger". Turns out I'm wrong! Gee... how to go about finding out what it is... LOL. How do you google "What is THIS?" LOL.
I always thought that the green bug that Amanda last posted was a "chigger". Turns out I'm wrong! Gee... how to go about finding out what it is... LOL. How do you google "What is THIS?" LOL.
Sweetseraph
New member
It's a Scarlet-and-Green Leafhopper. 
*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
Yeah I had no clue what he was. I bought a plant for my chameleon...I set it down for a second and when I turned around..he was just kinda chillin' on one of the leaves....
I love the Assassin bug!..but I don't know what "kind" of assassin bug he is..there are so many different ones...:shrugs:
It's a Scarlet-and-Green Leafhopper.
Thanks a ton!! I had no idea what it was..(I also forgot about trying to figure it out)...haha...for small simple bugs..They have some impressive colors!
:crazy02:
~~'Manda
*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
SORRY IF THIS ONE GROSSES SOME OF YOU OUT...
This dude was eating a dead mouse in my back yard.....
I waited about 15 mins and he never came up for air so I don't have a better shot w/his head in it..
But check out his little cling-on buddies around his legs......Babies or a parasite??..or just another hungry bug??...what do you think?
:crazy02:
~~'Manda
This dude was eating a dead mouse in my back yard.....
I waited about 15 mins and he never came up for air so I don't have a better shot w/his head in it..
But check out his little cling-on buddies around his legs......Babies or a parasite??..or just another hungry bug??...what do you think?
:crazy02:
~~'Manda
VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
Those do look like mites... could be beneficial mites, I know Hissing cockroaches have them.
But wow, he's beautiful whatever it is! And certainly carnivorous.
But wow, he's beautiful whatever it is! And certainly carnivorous.
The_Thunderer
New member
Ewwww! How close did you have to be to get that shot, Amanda? I wouldn't be able to get where I could even get a whiff of "dead mouse" smell or I'd be gagging the whole time.
oneirogenesis
become passers-by
I love bugs!
Jumping spider:
Fly:
Jumping spider:
Fly:
oneirogenesis
become passers-by
More flies:
bella
mmm zombies....
awesome thread! i haven't gone out and actively sought out bugs to photograph but through the past couple years i have snapped a few pics here and there and thought i would post them.
1.this pic i got when i heard some bugs fighting in the trees and managed to catch the decapitation of the fly.
2-3. a mantis eating another and a pic of a molt i guess
4. not sure what it is- but when it gets on you, it likes to stick on you
5. a furry cat
1.this pic i got when i heard some bugs fighting in the trees and managed to catch the decapitation of the fly.
2-3. a mantis eating another and a pic of a molt i guess
4. not sure what it is- but when it gets on you, it likes to stick on you
5. a furry cat
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*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
I had my camera right up there....but it didn't smell as bad as I thought it would..I guess it had been baking in the sun for a little bit......
O-believe-you-me....I was holding my breath at first! hahaha :grin01:
Awesome Bugs guys!!
Those are some great photos of flies!.....And I think Jumping Spiders are so cute!..
~~'Manda
*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
I just found this little guy....He's pretty neat...
Wonder what he is....
:shrugs:
I found him on a tent-caterpillar nest..
~~'Manda
Wonder what he is....
:shrugs:
I found him on a tent-caterpillar nest..
~~'Manda
*salAMANDA88*
MoxieMakes MainersMighty
A dragonfly on a bareback ride....
Hahahaha..Oh my god thats funny!!..
Thanks for posting!!
:crazy02:
~~'Manda
Sweetseraph
New member
Going back to the very first bug posted, it looks to be a Beelike Tachinid Fly.
And the mouse-eating dude is a Tomentose Burying Beetle.
And the mouse-eating dude is a Tomentose Burying Beetle.
Michael823
New member
Cool shots! I'm really not a fan of the creepy crawlies, but there have been quite a few strange ones that I've seen this year, and I wish I had been able to get some photos.