Author Topic: Insects (Read 941 times)

tonyajo · « **on:** July 06, 2008, 01:01:23 am »

Since I\'ve been living in the northeast for the past three years, I\'ve came across some creatures I wasn\'t used to seeing in the midwest. The Bark bug, Mayflies, bats, etc!!! Man, the first time I had a bat fly over my head!!.. Anywho, I was sitting out on the deck a while ago and this big bug comes and lands by my feet. I think it\'s some sort of beetle. It was about the size of a silver dollar, beige in color with black spots on its back. A crunchy critter that flys. I\'ve looked and looked at photos online, but no luck spotting him. Anyone have any ideas to what this is? Thanks.

sallyalli · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2008, 03:24:15 am »

any Bio nerds in the house?

ahemm...alexi...ahem

ds673488 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2008, 07:47:20 pm »

wait till you get some of the japanese beetles...youll want to move back to kansas.

they come out every like 10 or 12 years, and when they do, LOOK OUT

jocelyn · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2008, 07:54:34 pm »

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they come out every like 10 or 12 years

Really? I didn\'t know that!

They are truly horrid, and they really wreak havoc on one\'s garden.

freddiewaht · « **Reply #4 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:32:45 pm »

one of my favorite sequoia-era breakfast tunes..

Lexington · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2008, 09:43:44 pm »

the grapevine beetle, Pelidnota punctata

yea they\'re big ones. here in WY there are some large coprophagous beetles that b-line it to brown almost instantly. no time to read out here!

tonyajo · « **Reply #6 on:** July 07, 2008, 02:57:48 pm »

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the grapevine beetle, Pelidnota punctata

Thanks Lexi! That\'s him alright!

jocelyn · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:29:11 pm »

Good work! I\'m impressed.

sallyalli · « **Reply #8 on:** July 07, 2008, 04:32:48 pm »

good job babe.
that thing is so cute.

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Author Topic: Insects (Read 941 times)