Insects

Insects
Posted by tonyajo on 06 Jul, 2008 01:01
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.

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Posted by ds673488 on 06 Jul, 2008 19:47
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

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Posted by Lexington on 06 Jul, 2008 21:43
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!

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Posted by tonyajo on 07 Jul, 2008 14:57
Quote from: Lexington;195187
the grapevine beetle, Pelidnota punctata

Thanks Lexi! That\'s him alright!