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Neofelis posted:
Mayfly of some kind
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I was in a cabin near a pond over the weekend when I saw my first dobsonfly, a huge female, stuck between the doors of a sliding door. A few of us got hands-on to chase her out to freedom. I didn't know what it was but when I looked her up later, not only was she enormous, she could also have given us a serious chomp. Also feeling lucky we didn't swim in the pond and meet a bunch of hellgrammites 
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Jul 10, 2021 03:15
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i like nice words
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Anne Whateley posted:I was in a cabin near a pond over the weekend when I saw my first dobsonfly, a huge female, stuck between the doors of a sliding door. A few of us got hands-on to chase her out to freedom. I didn't know what it was but when I looked her up later, not only was she enormous, she could also have given us a serious chomp. Also feeling lucky we didn't swim in the pond and meet a bunch of hellgrammites the dobsonfly you saw very likely came from a stream and not the pond. hellgrammites generally live in realtively fast-moving water, although the first one i ever encountered was in a lake. either way, they can't live in places with stagnant water like ponds and swamps, there's not enough oxygen there. on the other hand, toebiters can and will happily live in ponds and swamps and they are way, way scarier (and cooler) than hellgrammites.
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Jul 11, 2021 09:57
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I just spotted what was probably an Auplopus wasp carrying a legless spider up a tree in my backyard. It was moving pretty fast, so I couldn't get a pic or proper ID and am guessing Auplopus based on the legless spider.
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Jul 13, 2021 16:04
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I found what I thought was a caterpillar in some kale I got at the grocery store so I put it in a jar to see if it would make a chrysalis...turns out it was already a chrysalis, and this moth came out yesterday:   I hope it didn't immediately lay eggs on my kale.
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Jul 13, 2021 16:35
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That's a butterfly, dude.
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Jul 13, 2021 17:19
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DEEP STATE PLOT posted:the dobsonfly you saw very likely came from a stream and not the pond. hellgrammites generally live in realtively fast-moving water, although the first one i ever encountered was in a lake. either way, they can't live in places with stagnant water like ponds and swamps, there's not enough oxygen there.
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Jul 13, 2021 17:46
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These are definitely the largest beetles I've ever seen in my neck of the woods (Vermont) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-CnXgORlAA
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Jul 14, 2021 20:34
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Mozi posted:These are definitely the largest beetles I've ever seen in my neck of the woods (Vermont)
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Jul 14, 2021 20:39
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Let's say I want to befriend some crows near my work. What food should I put out for them?
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Jul 14, 2021 21:44
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Captain Invictus posted:what species are those? they don't look like asian longhorns, I've definitely seen huge ones around here(massachusetts) before that look like that too. after a search i discovered they are probably Broad-necked Root Borers (Prionus laticollis)
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Jul 14, 2021 21:46
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vortmax posted:Let's say I want to befriend some crows near my work. What food should I put out for them? Dog kibble and apples were the two things I found early on that the crows liked and I could leave out without other birds or squirrels eating them immediately. Once I figured this out it I made a point for a while to only put the treats out when they were there and could see me, and within two months they were flying straight over when I went outside to see if I had treats for them. Also, as soon as the babies were all ready to leave the nest for good the whole family bailed on me. They aren't coming when I whistle anymore, but I think they're just all hanging out w/ the larger local group of crows. If I put some treats out when I hear a shitload of crows nearby they'll still come by eventually, but I can't whistle and summon them like I could in June. 
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Jul 14, 2021 21:56
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 New house is blessed with stalwart guardians.
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Jul 15, 2021 05:23
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my cat is norris posted:
semi-related, the vtuber Amelia Watson did something a little different and had a "bug stream" where she looked at a bunch of various arthropods and talked about them in detail, including the house centipede(timestamped below). I approve of vtubers doing more than just playing minecraft and stuff, more educational content for their viewers would be very cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbXkos5E3o&hd=1&t=2105s the whole video is good fun, I was surprised at the amount of critters I was able to identify instantly both from personal knowledge and also stuff I've seen in this thread. it was very well received so I'm hoping she'll make it a regular feature.
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Jul 15, 2021 15:34
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Jul 15, 2021 15:38
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Who's this? Attached themselves to my sock. I discovered the interloper mid-squat at the gym. Scared me a bit. Midwest.
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Jul 15, 2021 21:44
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That’s a woodlouse hunter! See them chompers, it’s exceptionally well equipped to prey on extra crunchy small invertebrates
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Jul 15, 2021 21:50
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You can't look at macroscopic bugs with that kind of microscope. What a fraud.
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Jul 15, 2021 22:18
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HELLO. Longhorn beetle of some kind? Very handsome.
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Jul 16, 2021 00:19
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 I saw a pretty depressed Stork today.
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Jul 16, 2021 00:28
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my cat is norris posted:HELLO. Maybe https://bugguide.net/node/view/1849804/bgpage
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Jul 16, 2021 01:15
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my cat is norris posted:HELLO. Yup. Red Milkweed Beetle. Fun thing about these guys is that their eyes are split in half by their antennas, so they have 4 compound eyes. Hence the genus name Tetraopes. Also, they make squeeky noises when you pick them up.
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Jul 16, 2021 01:37
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 Squeakbeetle is much cooler than expected. Living in a slightly more removed area means exposure to more critters (and bugs!). Tonight I had a brilliant green leafhopper visit in addition to several large porch moths. Nearby I could hear a very passionate frog of some kind, and I also saw a skunk cross the road. I'm so happy!
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Jul 16, 2021 03:38
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my cat is norris posted:
You should get a UV rig and light for moths and stuff
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Jul 16, 2021 14:47
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Made some friends on my morning run:  
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Jul 16, 2021 15:40
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rats with antlers
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Jul 16, 2021 16:26
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The best rats have bushy tails
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Jul 16, 2021 17:00
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Found this guy while walking the cat. Brisbane, Australia if anyone has insight. 
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Jul 18, 2021 12:30
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my cat is norris posted:
House centipedes are so cool. I only got to see them when I lived in a basement apartment. I remember hobbling down on all fours to the floor and trying to follow it as quickly as possible until it just like phased out of existence. We planted some massive sunflower plants at work (each plant has easily over 50 capitula per plant) and I'm excited to share the bounty of friends they'll attract. Also, my 2 year old nephew loves all critters. He likes to find grubs to give to my brother and always says "it's so cute!!"
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Jul 18, 2021 13:49
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  Bighorn sheep and prairie dogs, from Badlands National Park in South Dakota. I know the quality turned out pretty awful on the first pic but I couldn't really see how it turned out on my screen in the sun, and they were really far away.
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Jul 18, 2021 14:53
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Megabound posted:Found this guy while walking the cat. Brisbane, Australia if anyone has insight. Pretty similar to the Diaea dorsata I commonly see in my neck of the woods, but those aren't supposed to be found in Australia. Maybe Diaea evanida?
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Jul 18, 2021 15:08
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  this hoverfly has been stuck in our shop for a few days now but I guess there's no shortage of yummy flowers to forage from. Hard to get a good shot of him with my phone but second image is him on a small Gibasis flower.   tiny spider on a ray floret.  Look at the perfect gradient of dusty greys on this moth's abdomen!
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Jul 18, 2021 22:00
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 Saw what I think is a male lesser stag beetle ambling across the path in my local park the other evening (Herefordshire, UK)
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Jul 19, 2021 00:56
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Found a cicada shell on a tree in my backyard.  For those of you with periodical cicadas this won't be interesting at all, but we don't get them here. 
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Jul 19, 2021 01:28
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Have some bugs: Tan Jumping Spider  Little Wood Satyr  And this is some some kind of litter moth, probably either a Common Idia Moth or American Idia moth. Look how loving small it is!!! (Sorry about the image quality, all's I got is a phone camera)
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Jul 19, 2021 01:49
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Moved into a new place Last month, so it's been a bit of sad journey. I'll miss my bird buddies, but I'm making some grackle companions to keep the squirrels off my house. Cleaning up the yard, there's many varieties of bugs like your standard woodlouse and meaty earthworm and such from all the downed and rotting wood. Cleaning up the pile of broken tile I found both many pill bugs (woodlouse) and apparently their predator the woodlouse spider  I also met what I initially thought was a moth that kept bothering me, but appears to be a tiger bee fly. It may be a parasitic predator but it does look rather rad, check out those wings  
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Jul 19, 2021 05:29
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Megabound posted:Found this guy while walking the cat. Brisbane, Australia if anyone has insight. Diaea/Lehtinelagia/Tharrhalea prasina?
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Jul 19, 2021 19:16
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 are the little white dots on this terrorist parasites?
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Jul 19, 2021 20:20
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No. You can't see the parasites until they burst out through the skin.
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Jul 19, 2021 20:42
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in any case,  e: also, for whatever reason the crows have started coming when I call them again. they were really excited this time for the fancy plating poverty goat fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Jul 19, 2021 |
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Jul 19, 2021 20:49
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