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El Perkele posted:Some of the icheneumonids sting, many don't. Dunno about how many species there are in NA, but I'd guess at least several thousand. Oh poo poo, the futureweapons dude in his undies. In a pond. "One of these badboys so much as lands on you.....and it's game over."
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I'm glad this thread just keeps going and going, I love it. I was going to call out some people I really like, but frankly I lost count, there's too many of you.TigerMoJo posted:On a good SLR, autofocus should work fine honestly.   Got this one on Saturday; in Richmond every year there's a great flocking of purple martins that come to town to roost about four blocks from where I live. 10-15,000 of them. I showed up early and tried my damnedest, but it was so dark I really had a hard time of it. Anyway, the most interesting point came when, while 5,000 birds were circling over our heads, a hawk showed up for his dinner. I didn't see it happen, but I heard it around the corner as a bunch of people simultaneously yelled "Ohhh!" - I ran over just in time to see some bird feathers floating down. Like I said it was dark and I was 40 feet below him, but this turned out ok. (I know those dark spots look like dust on my sensor, but they're really birds in the background, I swear) 
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Took these pictures last night. I also found a rattlesnake, but decided not to get quite this close. Tarantula! Sorry I don't have anything for scale, but you'll have to trust me that from his left foot to right foot in this picture is about 4".  Click here for the full 1639x1229 image.  Click here for the full 1639x1229 image. edit: Here's another picture for scale.  Click here for the full 1639x1229 image. Scorpion! I took about 5 of these, and unfortunately this is the least-blurry. This guy was tiny, only about 1.5 inches long.  Click here for the full 1639x1229 image. I'll definitely have to get a little black light to carry around. Supposedly these scorpions glow all crazy under a black light. Watommi fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Jul 31, 2008 |
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Jul 31, 2008 19:11
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Caught this little guy hanging around my apartment...of course he lives in an aquarium in my office, so that's no big surprise.  
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jackpot posted:I'm glad this thread just keeps going and going, I love it. I was going to call out some people I really like, but frankly I lost count, there's too many of you. Agreed here as well, I've enjoyed all the contributions thus far. This thread is fantastic! My "favorite" (read: patient and doesn't care about the camera getting up close and personal) salticidae was out on my deck this morning before it got too hot so I managed to get a few pictures of'em catching some rays on my Satellite Dish.  I missed the focus on this one ever so slightly, but I still like it: 
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diarrhea for girls posted:I missed the focus on this one ever so slightly, but I still like it: If there's ever a Jumping Spider Party in the government, and they have an ad for their presidential candidate, this should be the picture they use. It almost works even without the "Jumping Spiders: 8 Eyes To The Future" caption.
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SoundMonkey posted:If there's ever a Jumping Spider Party in the government, and they have an ad for their presidential candidate, this should be the picture they use. It almost works even without the "Jumping Spiders: 8 Eyes To The Future" caption. Hahaha, shortly after that was taken it jumped on the lens, I took that as a 'no pictures' comment so I guess the candidate needs some practice with public appearances but I would definitely consider voting for it!
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Well, it's not in my backyard right now, but after four years of looking for Dynastes tityus, I finally found one. Well hello there, Ms. Hercules beetle! You're just a wee little thing, aren't you?  Click here for the full 1740x1347 image. She's not doing too well right now, she's dehydrated and hungry after being stuck in my basement for who knows how long. Hopefully she'll pull through after she gets some maple syrup and honey in her belly.
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Ack. Bad news. I don't think the little girl made it. The weird thing is that I honestly can't tell for sure. I was convinced she was dead this morning, but then as I examined her, she slowly moved her legs, and it didn't seem like a reflex motion. I'm pretty sure that even if she is still alive, she's a goner. Right now I am using her in an experiment. I have her tank set up by a window with a fan blowing out, and I am hoping that the observations I have read about males following females' pheromones might work out, and I may collect a male. However, this is probably not going to work, since other observations seem to suggest that the males are the ones that put out the bulk of the pheromones to attract crowds of hercules beetles to one location for mating. Still, it's worth a shot. In any case, once I am 100% sure she's passed away, I'll preserve her. I'm not quite sure if I want to mount her, keep her in alcohol, or shellac her yet. Oh well. Hopefully I'll find more hercules beetles as time goes on. 
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Aug 3, 2008 05:53
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I got to spend last Wednesday afternoon with this handsome young man:  
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s'Ilancy posted:I got to spend last Wednesday afternoon with this handsome young man: Is that a fawn or is that one of those South American dwarf deer?
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Aug 3, 2008 06:31
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Fawn. I named him Smalls
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Ramen Pride! posted:Ack. Bad news. I don't think the little girl made it. Aww, what a shame. I like your experiment idea though, haha. Pretty creative thinking, hopefully it'll work! I have yet to see either a male or female in the wild, I don't really know if they venture up far enough into Middle TN. Have you come across any of their relatives, like the Ox Beetle? s'Ilancy posted:I got to spend last Wednesday afternoon with this handsome young man: Awesome! There's a few small clusters of deer around here but they're pretty skittish so I don't get too many chances to see them up close.
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Finally have some more pictures to show: A butterfly sucking nourishment from a flower:  Another butterfly with his suck-straw in the open:  An unknown near invisible mosquito bug thing:  A grasshopper out in the open: 
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Took a bunch this weekend, there were grasshoppers and toads and spiders all over the place.  
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Ok ok ok! I just got some this morning!  I went fly fishing at a nice area called Kaufman's Landing. Nice bass run, bass just came into season too. A couple of old guys in a canoe seemed very surprised to see a girl fly fishing and almost bashed into a rock while staring at me.  I wish I could have gotten some more interesting compositions, but I unfortunately don't have a digital SLR. I just have a point-and-shoot Fuji that takes nice photos, but when sun shines on the viewfinder, it creates a glare that renders it incapable to see what you're shooting. Despite this, I managed to get some nice photos. Here we go: A poor dead crayfish. Goodnight, sweet pincher. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Deadcrayfish.jpg A garden spider. He was a little leery of me as I got close and scrunched up. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Gardenspider2.jpg Whoops! My flash went off on this one and lit the spider up. I like it for a couple reasons though: It shows off the web and the hairs on the spider. Trivia: Those thicker strands are called stablimentum, a special, tough and non-sticky silk the spider uses to help keep the web from twisting in the wind. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Gardenspider.jpg I don't know what this guy is, but he sure liked these flowers. Very good model to photograph too. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Orangebug.jpg Some sort of green beetle hanging out on some Queen Anne's Lace. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Greenbug2.jpg A wee grasshopper. He wavered back and forth suspiciously as I neared. ARE YOU GON EAT ME? He seemed to ask. No, little fellow, I just want your picture. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Grasshopper.jpg A white butterfly. These sort are pretty skittish, so I was lucky to get in this close for a photo. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Whitebutterfly.jpg I caught a delicious bass! One of 3 I caught today. Really though, no idea if he was delicious, as he was only about 6" long and went right back. The fly is an Anderson (dry fly). The bass were going nuts for that one. There are black crappie and Northern pike in that water as well, but didn't pull in any of those. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/MachTurtle/Shiner2.jpg Part of Everything fucked around with this message at 18:12 on Aug 4, 2008 |
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Koboje posted:Finally have some more pictures to show: First one is Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni, female, and the other one is Peacock Nymphalis [Inachis] io.
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I got home today to see a  edit: vvv oh yeah Buzzards are HUGE the fart question fucked around with this message at 22:03 on Aug 4, 2008 |
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Lots of legs, lots of eyes, venom, dissolves and sucks out your innards... We need more spiders in this thread! These reasonably big spiders live all around my house here in WI. They're outdoor spiders (never seen one in the house) and they look to be wolf spider/ambush spider styled critters. Large forward facing eyes, athletic build and fast-rear end movements over long distances, and big pointy looking mouthparts. If I were an exoskeleton wearing critter, I'd be worried that these things were in the yard.  So here I am, bringing in the ground cover that I had planned to use for the trip to the beach, and I find this thing (same critter).  Awww.. I can't move the blanket! She's just being a good mom! 
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NosmoKing posted:If I were an exoskeleton wearing critter, I'd be worried that these things were in the yard. I'd be pretty worried myself, honestly. Nice pictures, though.
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gender illusionist posted:I got home today to see a Buzzard having a rather messy dinner of (I think) collared dove That ain't no buzzard. I think it's a falcon. e: Actually, you may have a Sharp-Shinned Hawk there. Part of Everything fucked around with this message at 21:24 on Aug 4, 2008 |
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Part of Everything posted:A poor dead crayfish. Goodnight, sweet pincher.
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Part of Everything posted:That ain't no buzzard. I think it's a falcon. Yeah, Buzzards are quite a bit bigger than the guy in the picture, maybe 2 or 3 times the wingspan. It's a Sparrowhawk I think; we don't get Sharp-Shinned Hawk's in my part of the world (SE England)
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Johnny Walker posted:Don't crayfish molt? Couldn't that just be his cast-off shell? They do, but their shells are hollow and brittle. This guy's back end was pretty much pulpy crayfish meat. He was definitely a whole dead one.
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gender illusionist posted:Yeah, Buzzards are quite a bit bigger than the guy in the picture, maybe 2 or 3 times the wingspan. It's a Sparrowhawk I think; we don't get Sharp-Shinned Hawk's in my part of the world (SE England) Right you are, here's a photo of a sparrowhawk. Even looks close to yours! https://wi.somethingawful.com/73/732fd0a63d84bf10a183389d79dc14553f84166a.jpg The two birds are very similar in plumage and face. Sharp-shins sometimes have more definition in the pattern of their feathers, but that can vary between juveniles and adults.
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Johnny Walker posted:Don't crayfish molt? Couldn't that just be his cast-off shell? 
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Ramen Pride! posted:In any case, once I am 100% sure she's passed away, I'll preserve her. I'm not quite sure if I want to mount her, keep her in alcohol, or shellac her yet. If you put it in alcohol, the pretty green color will fade very very fast. I would mount it on a piece of acid-free board or pin it. Please tell me that you put real labels on your specimens! I'm an entomologist and used to work in a museum, and that's where your beetle may end up some day.
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I keep running into these Canadians who go really slow and honk at me when I try to pass. We use miles, not kilometres per hour here you commie! Click here for the full 1024x558 image. This fuzzy little guy has been creeping around my deck for a while. He's a picky eater and, so far, does not like Tomato, Mint or Basil.  Click here for the full 1313x875 image. Sup?  Click here for the full 1176x785 image.
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SuiteXVI posted:I keep running into these Canadians who go really slow and honk at me when I try to pass. We use miles, not kilometres per hour here you commie! All your photos are really good, but I like this one the best.
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jovial_cynic posted:June beetle on my front porch.
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A few months ago a friend wanted to return a favor, so I requested a butterfly pavilion that I found on amazon. I finally got the caterpillars a week ago, and boy do they grow up fast. Here are my ten future fliers hanging around trying to grow up. I am transfering them to the 'pavilion' today when the last two straglers get all cozy in their cocoons. I am sorry about the poor focus, but until I can move them, the plastic jars need to stay sealed. The crew:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. This guy is just getting started on his cocoon:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. one of the fresh cocoons:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. So while we wait for those slowpokes to get on with it, here is a tiny little toad. He was no bigger than my thumbnail:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. I love the specks of red:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. Eventually he had enough of me and took off:  Click here for the full 1200x800 image. I will definitely update once the butterflies come out. prenatalflunky fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Aug 5, 2008 |
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SuiteXVI posted:This fuzzy little guy has been creeping around my deck for a while. He's a picky eater and, so far, does not like Tomato, Mint or Basil. He might be a Sycamore Tussock Moth caterpillar, and as such, might like sycamore. However usually when you see a caterpillar not on a leaf, it is done eating and looking for a place to pupate.
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Captain Backslap posted:Did you make it hiss? Of course. Many many times, until it got so annoyed that it flew away.
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SuiteXVI posted:This fuzzy little guy has been creeping around my neck for a while.  First readings are the best. jovial_cynic posted:HSSS HSSS HSSS HSSS HSSS! Those 10 lined June beetles are huge, and when they stridulate, it's so loud my hair stands up. D:  Can you spot the Stagmomantis californica on these Sarracenia? I raised her up from a wee thing, then turned her loose in my garden. She hung out on the pitcherplants for almost two weeks, then I never saw her again.  Borer Porn. Found them on a cabin windowscreen at night in the mountains near Big Bear. Later they surprised me by mating in the jar I brought them home in. Thanks for the thread, ursa_minor. (Hello there, Slo "Tardigrade" Tek and Ramen "Hercules" Pride.  )
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