Clip Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Acanthocephala sp. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Clip said: Acanthocephala sp. UGH! I hate those things!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 22 hours ago, Seanbirds said: UGH! I hate those things!! Why? I don't know anything about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Clip said: Why? I don't know anything about them. They eat all the squash, melons, and cucumbers in our garden! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: They eat all the squash, melons, and cucumbers in our garden! Yep! That would make me dislike them too! Cool information though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Seanbirds said: They eat all the squash, melons, and cucumbers in our garden! Are you sure that's not another genus in that family, Anasa? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Festive Tiger Beetle 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 11:16 PM, lonesome55dove said: Butterfly / Sulphur Pink-edged Sulphur maybe? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Also a Festive Tiger Beetle. but with a different color scheme. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clip Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 18 hours ago, Kevin said: Similar to a Colorado Potato Beetle. The wings/back match but not the front/head. Closest I could come with the book I have on Insects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 (edited) Way too much fun with bugs today. Got some birding into but they didn't cooperate for photos. Plus no lifers or even State birds. Just a couple of year birds. Any day that includes Tiger Beetles for me is a great day though. Dragonfly species unknown, web maker unknown, Festive Tiger Beetle I believe, Caterpillar unknown, Zebra Swallowtail and Common Buckeye (wings closed) Edited April 27, 2021 by Clip 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) Butterfly / ? Two-tailed Swallowtail Edited April 29, 2021 by lonesome55dove 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) Butterflies / ? Queen Alexandra's Sulphur Edited April 29, 2021 by lonesome55dove 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Tri-colored Bumblebee / The orange-ish blob on its leg is a ''pollen basket'' and this bee's baskets were so full it was having a hard time flying. ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clip Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, lonesome55dove said: Butterfly / ? Two-tailed Swallowtail Yes Two-tailed Swallowtail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, lonesome55dove said: Those look like ticks? I hope you checked your self for ticks after obtaining this photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 2 hours ago, lonesome55dove said: / ? Very Cool Bug! I wish we had a good bug person on Whatbird to help with ids. I looked thru my insect book but didn't find anything close. I'm not even sure what category to go to. While my book is good it is not comprehensive even for North America. I think that book you wouldn't be able to lift. Mine is similar to my Sibley's Eastern North America Birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 57 minutes ago, Clip said: Those look like ticks? I hope you checked your self for ticks after obtaining this photo. I think the host bug is a beetle of some sort but I'm not sure if the little ones are ''babies'', mites, ticks or exactly what they are but I was very careful not to touch any of them! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 48 minutes ago, Clip said: Very Cool Bug! I wish we had a good bug person on Whatbird to help with ids. I looked thru my insect book but didn't find anything close. I'm not even sure what category to go to. While my book is good it is not comprehensive even for North America. I think that book you wouldn't be able to lift. Mine is similar to my Sibley's Eastern North America Birds. Thanks! Yes, I wish we did too. After birds, insects are my next favorite thing to photography and to try to ID. I fail most of the time to ID bugs but I keep taking pics anyway. I looked at every book I have and online also and like you I could not find this bug. For some unexplainable reason I get an ''aphid-y'' vibe tho. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 Red Admiral 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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