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Dick Trauma posted:Very fancy, but the sponge crab is not impressed. That's a god drat Goomba. 
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Andrias Scheuchzeri posted:Boxelder bug, maybe? They look like it, but how picky are those guys about their host plants? Can't tell you about host plant specificity, but they're not very picky about oviposition sites. I've seen boxelder bugs in urban areas lay their eggs directly on wooden house siding, bricks, cement, and glass windows.
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Koboje posted:
I've seen ants do this a couple times, what causes this?
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vxskud posted:I've seen ants do this a couple times, what causes this? Ants do a lot of goofy poo poo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prjhQcqiGQc
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Ants operate on a very basic set of rules, almost like a computer program. Those rules work 90% of the time, but when they don't, chaos ensues.
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Cymbal Monkey posted:Ants operate on a very basic set of rules, almost like a computer program. Those rules work 90% of the time, but when they don't, chaos ensues. Sometimes the computer can get a virus though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
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Just a few things from today (island of Oahu, Hawaii, if it helps): I spotted a snail shell and picked it up to see if a friend was inside. Usually, they're empty, but this one had a surprise:   Looks like small shells forming. Babies? Does anyone know what exactly I stumbled on? And a lizard on the wall by my mailbox! It's tiny.  
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mick ohio posted:And a lizard on the wall by my mailbox! It's tiny. Looks like a juvenile Brown Anole. They're native to the Bahamas and, needless to say, invasive in Hawaii (like almost everything else). 
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Koboje posted:
It looks like a Caddisfly to me and I've got one too! He hitchhiked in with my tadpoles when I brought them home. I scooped him up just now to take a video. Apologies for the quality etc, it's a phone video. I haven't narrowed him down to a species yet. You can see his gills when he pops out of his house, they are the white hairy looking things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31TGcqGgqvM Speaking of tadpoles, I did try to get some macro shots of one, but they're really fast and my depth of field with a macro ring is minuscule. I think I will try again on a cloudy day. I think these are pacific chorus frogs, and there are six of them in my tub. 
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Koboje posted:
Dude, those are wild grapes. You should totally try eating those.
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Goddamn I love the cinnamon jellybeans!
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Strongylocentrotus posted:Looks like a juvenile Brown Anole. They're native to the Bahamas and, needless to say, invasive in Hawaii (like almost everything else). At least they eat the cockroaches... 
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Koboje posted:
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Strongylocentrotus posted:Can't tell you about host plant specificity, but they're not very picky about oviposition sites. I've seen boxelder bugs in urban areas lay their eggs directly on wooden house siding, bricks, cement, and glass windows. Ah, okay! There were also some boxelder bug nymphs right nearby eating a maple seed on the ground. Seeing as maples and maple seeds are all over the place, and the nymphs looked pretty mobile, I guess there's really no need to be plant-specific about laying the eggs.
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Well. Usually none of these pictures are of the quality I would submit to this thread. But I'm still going to how you these out-of-focus pictures. Maybe you know why, if you dont, let me tell you why. I have a phobia of bees and wasps and hornets. Anything black and yellow that can fly and sting and is small scares the poo poo out of me. These pictures were all that I could take before I ran off terrified. I couldn't even accomplish what I set myself to do, check out the redcurrant bushes for any signs of gooseberry sawfly larva. I could have also resorted to the excuse that the battery was dying, but that's kind of cheating. The first photo I took, I wonder if you can spot the bee. Hint: It's closer than you think.  Click for big The best picture I took, thus it is timged rather than using the "large" size imgur provides.  Bee butt out of focus  Click for big Photography so bad I don't know which end is facing me  Click for big Now with a bit more look at the back. It's also kind of good, so timg'd  Check out the white fuzz  Click for big I know these pictures are horrendous for any identification, but if anyone likes to take a guess, I can narrow things down. Since I'm in Iceland, this bee is most likely B. Jonellus, B.hortorum or B. lucorum. However, if it happens to be B. terrestris or B. hypnorum, I'll have to go notify The Icelandic Institute of Natural History. If it is none of the above, I'll really have to notify IINH and the press. We do also have Eristalis intricaria, but I doubt this was it.
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I'd say that's a Bombus lucorum. Don't be afraid to get close to it, it's a really unaggressive bumblebee. It won't sting unless it's squashed.
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It was raining out this morning, so I went to the park for a walk.  IMG_3704-2 by cerebruminc, on Flickr Insects mating?  IMG_3810 by cerebruminc, on Flickr  IMG_3872 by cerebruminc, on Flickr Painted turtle?  IMG_3757 by cerebruminc, on Flickr There were bunches of eggs lying around.  IMG_3768 by cerebruminc, on Flickr Snapping, obviously. I was so happy to see her.  IMG_3860 by cerebruminc, on Flickr  IMG_3850 by cerebruminc, on Flickr
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smallmouth posted:
Golden Backed Snipe Flies.
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Slo-Tek posted:Golden Backed Snipe Flies. Pardon my ignorance. Is that how they mate? I've notices butterflies doing the same thing, when I've been photographing them and I've always wondered.
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VendaGoat posted:Pardon my ignorance. Is that how they mate? Naw, they're just big fans of Requiem for a Dream.
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Iced Cocoa posted:The best picture I took, thus it is timged rather than using the "large" size imgur provides. Bombus lucorum is a complex of several individual, yet visually identical, species. All I can tell you about this bee is that it's a member of that complex. The biggest difference between these species is their localities (B. moderatus is only found in western North America while B. terrestris is only found in north-western Europe, for example), but you're not going to tell the difference between them in side-by-side photographs. I don't know what species will be found in Iceland. Iced Cocoa posted:We do also have Eristalis intricaria, but I doubt this was it. Haha yeah, this is not a fly of any kind. 
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Went out to a place called Blagdon Lake today. It's a small lake but has a nice range of woodland, grassy meadow and boggy bits, plus This book arrived for me today  so I had to see what I could find..Here's a habitat shot and a rare glimpse of some fishermen..  And then come the critters. Apologies for the dodgy focussing on some of these, particularly the spider. Herewith follows all that was usable.  10 spot (I think) Ladybirds going AT IT. I've done a bit of work on the brightness and the sharpness because I spent ages pestering these two and this was the only useable shot.  Some sort of Click Beetle?  Another type of Click Beetle?  Here he is again, but who's his buddy?  Bonus tiny Weevil! There were actually two weevils, both the same kind I think.  This spider really didn't like me being all up in her business. It's a terrible photo, but is there enough for an ident?  Cardinal Beetle And again..   This is a Common Blue Damselfly, and thus only worth 5 Rupees.  Then I came across a Scorpion Fly. I got two shots of each end and then when I went for the all in one, he buggered off.   So I stuck em together.  MIXALOT'S IN TROUBLE, BEGGING FOR A PIECE OF THAT BUBBLE  And that was about it. There were some other interesting things which completely eluded me, including a massive fly pretending to be a bee, who didn't stick around.
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Fun fact: the only dragonfly found in Iceland is the Vagrant Emperor, Hemianax ephippiger, native to Northern Africa. This species migrates long distances, and strays are sometimes found in the UK and Scandinavia.
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Mak0rz posted:Bombus lucorum is a complex of several individual, yet visually identical, species. All I can tell you about this bee is that it's a member of that complex. The biggest difference between these species is their localities (B. moderatus is only found in western North America while B. terrestris is only found in north-western Europe, for example), but you're not going to tell the difference between them in side-by-side photographs. I don't know what species will be found in Iceland. I was parroting the Icelandic wiki about bumblebees in regard of the possible species that can be. The Náttúrfræðistofnun Íslands (Icelandic Institute of Natural History) website is also pretty vague about the lucorum and talks about it as if just one species. I'll try to get some better pictures later, well, stick around and not running away would be an improvement anyways. axolotl farmer posted:Fun fact: the only dragonfly found in Iceland is the Vagrant Emperor, Hemianax ephippiger, native to Northern Africa. This species migrates long distances, and strays are sometimes found in the UK and Scandinavia. I've never seen a dragonfly over here. From what I can read from the NÍ website, it was a visitor once, and mentioned in a book published in Iceland as a visitor in 1975. Pretty interesting though, never thought that they could come all the way over. And wow, they go pretty long distances indeed. The Zygoptera branch of the family has arrived here with produce, such as fish food. Anyway, a friend of mine linked me this: http://www.jayhosler.com/clanapis.html Has anyone read this comic? Apparently its pretty well detailed in regards of honeybees behaviour and that. Though I'm more interested in bumblebees to be honest.
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 Snapped this lil guy with my phone at work, never seen a black and white spider.
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Our lawn guys piled up a huge mountain of leaves on top of our compost heap. The plan was to cover them with a tarp until the wind died down and then properly compost them. Well, that didn't end up happening, and it sat for weeks and got really gross underneath. I saw lots of interesting critters while taking care of it. No pictures  But there were a bazillion earthworms, lots of little crawly bugs, a million billion trillion ants, and a very grumpy garter snake who booked it out of there when I tried to scoop him up in the pitchfork and move him. I did manage to snap a couple of okay shots of my resident swallowtail caterpillar, busy devouring my parsley patch:  Rawr threat display:  Thankfully my liberal application of diatomaceous earth didn't harm him - I had an ant infestation in the base of my parsley plants, and it was killing the plants.
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Dalax posted:
Haha, what I've never seen a chrysomelid do the furry inflation fetish thing before. Does it have a parasite? Extremely gravid female?
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Back from 3 months in Wyoming. Finally caught up with the current critterquest thread! I've been posting some of my bird/mammal pics in Dorkroom, and I'll try to post here with some of those soon. In the mean time, here are some creepy crawlies… A weevil  wyo_weevil 225 on Flickr scorpion- we saw a lot of these this year. (Not my finger!)  wyo_scorpion 226 on Flickr  wyo_scorpion 227 on Flickr A tiger beetle  wyo_tiger_beetle 228 on Flickr Small jumping spider  wyo_jumping_spider 229 on Flickr Bumble Bee  wyo_insects_at_flowers 231 on Flickr Ant  wyo_insects_at_flowers 232 on Flickr Some kind of swarming caterpillar (tent caterpillar?)  wyo_caterpillars 233 on Flickr Checkerspot butterfly (Maybe Variable Checkerspot?)  wyo_checkerspot 235 on Flickr What's cuter than a horned lizard?  april_camp_life 021 on Flickr  april_camp_life 022 on Flickr Baby horned lizards, that's what!  tiny_horned_lizard on Flickr  wyo_small_horned_lizard 236 on Flickr Not so cute  wyo_rattler 054 on Flickr  coiled_rattler 064 on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:A tiger beetle Probably Cicindela decemnotata decemnotata, based on the maculations. There is a very recent split of this species into the nominate, and then three new subspecies: http://centerforsystematicentomolog...sleyetalLow.pdf. That paper is also a good look at modern insect taxonomy, where biogeography, morphology and molecular phylogeny are all presented to make the case for a split. edit: Which, in the case for Cicindela, is really, really needed. If I remember correctly, Cicindela is literally the most studied genus of insect that is of no economic importance. The more something is studied due to its charm, the more subspecies that tend to crop up. See Carabus, Dorcas, Goliathus, Ornithoptera, Crossidius and many other butterflies, moths, and showy beetles. quote:Baby horned lizards, that's what! 
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Super Grub posted:Haha, what Some chrysomelids look ridiculous when they are full of eggs.
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Project test tube ant is a go! Apologies for both the lovely iphone picture and the unmade bed in the background. Little ant lady still hasn't chomped off that other wing of hers for whatever reason. It's different than before though. Now it's at this odd angle, almost turned 45 degrees from how it originally sat. It's been like that for a few days now. Now, if I'm lucky and this queen has been mated with, approx. how long do you believe it'll be before we start seeing pupae?
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Back from 3 months in Wyoming. Finally caught up with the current critterquest thread! I've been posting some of my bird/mammal pics in Dorkroom, and I'll try to post here with some of those soon. In the mean time, here are some creepy crawlies… That's a lovely set, what a cute little dumpy Lizard. How close are you to the rattler? I would prefer to be at least 5 miles away, but it looks like you are right in it's face. Meanwhile, I've been out in the garden again today. Anyone know what this is?:  There were some Damselflies bopping about, was only able to snap the Large Reds. Here's the lady:  And the chap:   Was also molesting a little jumping spider, who just wouldn't stop moving.   Oh sorry did you want my picture?  WHO PUT THIS HAIR HERE GOD drat 
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This moth was hanging out on my house the other day. It was delightfully fuzzy   I also have a scruffy cardinal. I assume it is molting? It almost seems like its bum area is bald. I know they can get a harmless mite infestation on their head which can cause baldness but I haven't seen it anywhere else before. 
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Shifty Pony posted:I also have a scruffy cardinal. I assume it is molting? It almost seems like its bum area is bald. I know they can get a harmless mite infestation on their head which can cause baldness but I haven't seen it anywhere else before. Could be a juvenile figuring out his first few days out of the nest!
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smallmouth posted:
And that is a gorgeous snapper! She's most likely on her way to or from laying her eggs.
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Dalax posted:
Do an image search for "woodlouse spider" and see if that looks right. I'm guessing based on the mouthparts and colors alone.
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The Red Queen posted:Do an image search for "woodlouse spider" and see if that looks right. I'm guessing based on the mouthparts and colors alone. I don't think it's a dysderid. The habitat is way off, for one, and the jaws aren't pronounced enough. She also seems to be surrounded by a web. I'd need to see the eyes to get it down to family. Mak0rz fucked around with this message at May 27, 2012 around 16:51 |
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SQUAWFISH ARE BACK. Each year tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands of squawfish invade local creeks eating everything. They just started returning today! Pics later!
7thBatallion fucked around with this message at May 27, 2012 around 16:54 |
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Dalax posted:Anyone know what this is?: It's a Psocoptera of some kind, but I can't tell you much more than that.
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Dalax posted:WHO PUT THIS HAIR HERE GOD drat SO ANGRY I COULD FLIP A TABLE 
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