Clip Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 43 minutes ago, Colton V said: Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle I think you might be the only other person besides myself to post a Tiger Beetle. Love Tiger beetles! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Well, we have regular cicadas around here that pop up every year, and then there’s also one population of 17 year cicadas, which are also called periodicals, which as their name suggests emerge every 17 years. And there’s multiple “broods”, which will hatch out on different years. This years brood, named brood x, is the largest. Here’s a more in depth article that explains it better than I can: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brood-x-cicadas-are-emerging-at-last1/ Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Clip said: Raise your hand if you have a love hate thing for butterflies in the Skipper family. I love finding them and photographing them I even like trying to id them. I hate that I can't always id them with certainty. This skipper is a case in point. I have it down as a Twin-spot Skipper but I'm not 100% certain. I have photographs of others I have tried to id but got frustrated. I have others that I haven't tried at all because I know they are not going to be easy. @Seanbirdswhy the sad emoji? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Clip said: @Seanbirdswhy the sad emoji? This 1 hour ago, Clip said: I hate that I can't always id them with certainty. 1 hour ago, Clip said: I have photographs of others I have tried to id but got frustrated. I have others that I haven't tried at all because I know they are not going to be easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Clip said: I think you might be the only other person besides myself to post a Tiger Beetle. Love Tiger beetles! This was the first colorful tiger beetle I’ve seen! When I saw it I thought of you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) I’m jealous of all the amazing Tiger Beetles I’ve seen shared here. One of my favorite bug groups, but I’ve only ever seen one species here in Michigan ? Six-spotted Tiger Beetle Edited June 23, 2021 by Birding Boy 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Birding Boy said: but I’ve only ever seen one species here in Michigan ? Well, at least it's a good one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Birding Boy said: but I’ve only ever seen one species here in Michigan YOU'VE ONLY SEEN ONE BUG SPECIES IN MICHIGAN!?!?!?! We're packing the bags and heading that way! ? Edited June 23, 2021 by Kevin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, Kevin said: YOU'VE ONLY SEEN ONE BUG SPECIES IN MICHIGAN!?!?!?! We're packing the bags and heading that way! ? Fine, but you have to identify them all for me when I put them on iNaturalist 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Fine, but you have to identify them all for me when I put them on iNaturalist Oh you mean you have more than Tiger Beetles? Like flies and mosquitoes and chiggers and ticks and fleas and those little bugs you don't see that bite you and wasps and Asian Ladybeetles that invade your house and don't leave for two years until someone comes to kill all of them and.... I guess I can start unpacking. Edited June 23, 2021 by Kevin 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heme42 Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 2 for 1. Delta flower beetle and Flower longhorn beetle. And actually a tiny insect on right side of flower 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 9 hours ago, Clip said: I think you might be the only other person besides myself to post a Tiger Beetle. Love Tiger beetles! *cough* May 5, p. 12 of this thread *cough* Here are two different individuals from June 13, both Oblique-lined, I'd bet. 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 4 hours ago, Kevin said: Oh you mean you have more than Tiger Beetles? Like flies and mosquitoes and chiggers and ticks and fleas and those little bugs you don't see that bite you and wasps and Asian Ladybeetles that invade your house and don't leave for two years until someone comes to kill all of them and.... I guess I can start unpacking. I don't think they have chiggers in Michigan. Around here, those little bugs you don't see that bite you are called "no-see-ums". ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Colton V said: This was the first colorful tiger beetle I’ve seen! When I saw it I thought of you. 13 hours ago, Birding Boy said: I’m jealous of all the amazing Tiger Beetles I’ve seen shared here. One of my favorite bug groups, but I’ve only ever seen one species here in Michigan ? Six-spotted Tiger Beetle They are super tiny and not easy to spot. The ones I have seen have been around mudflats, sandy areas and actually on the trails in various environments. They also move very fast making them hard to spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Jerry Friedman said: *cough* May 5, p. 12 of this thread *cough* Here are two different individuals from June 13, both Oblique-lined, I'd bet. Sorry Jerry! Please forgive my memory isn't what it use to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 14 hours ago, Seanbirds said: This Not sure why that makes you sad. It makes me sad when I can't id them. But, it also insures I will always have something to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 One of the Long-horned Beetles 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Mudflat Tiger Beetle 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Twin Spotted Skipper I think. Another one of those Skippers that it is difficult to be sure. And not to be confused with the Two-spot I posted yesterday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 6 hours ago, Clip said: Sorry Jerry! Please forgive my memory isn't what it use to be. No problem. I don't remember what mine used to be like. Thoughtful of your Mudflat Tiger Beetle to be on a Mudflat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Eastern Forktail from this morning. Haven't gone ode-ing much this year. I might have to wait for the nesting Red-winged Blackbirds to leave the pond... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 9 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Eastern Forktail from this morning. Haven't gone ode-ing much this year. I might have to wait for the nesting Red-winged Blackbirds to leave the pond... I hope the ode-ers here are aware of the Odolympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Cicada 2019 Florida 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Bronzed Tiger Beetle-Florida 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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