Mid Atlantic Bugs The Good The Bad And The Ugly forum: Bugs ~ the good, the bad and the ugly ~ #14 ~ November 2011

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DaylilyDiva219 Nov 6, 2011 12:33 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

Let's continue to discuss and share photos of the bugs of all kinds we have encountered lately. We came from here: http://cubits.org/MidAtlanticMusings/thread/view/63313/ Photo courtesy of stormyla Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #786101 (1)

stormyla Nov 6, 2011 12:35 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

EEEEEK Barb! I hope not to see that guy around here again! Thanks for the new thread! Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #786104 (2)

DaylilyDiva219 Nov 6, 2011 12:38 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

You're welcome, Stormy. Those spider photos of yours gave ME the creeps just looking at them! I hope you don't encounter any of its friends or relatives again! Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #786108 (3)

JaeRae Nov 6, 2011 1:54 PM CST Name: Jamie R Zone 5, WI save the rainforest & habitat

marking...out to work in the yard. BBL Woman on the eastbound train ...........................................Je Suis Désolé. (also a mule lovin', Charley huggin' girl) Quote | Post #786149 (4)

sallyg Nov 6, 2011 7:14 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

Uh oh. I have misplaced my huge folder of garden and sally pics....... Thanks for the thread Barb, I was going to supply a more benign bug but don't know where they are at the moment Wait, I can go back to my older ones on the external hard drive or somesuch thingamabob... This is called an Anchor stinkbug. Cool, eh? By the way, I have seen very few BM stinkbugs this fall. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #786296 (5)

stormyla Nov 6, 2011 8:45 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

I saw one yesterday Sally and was thinking the same thing. I think I've only seen 4 or 5 this year. I have heard people further west of Pa making a fuss about them, so maybe they have moved on. Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #786339 (6)

DaylilyDiva219 Nov 6, 2011 9:56 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

Same here, Sally & Stormy - I've only seen a few, actually less than last year, which I hope is a good sign! Wow, Sally - neat picture of that very different-looking Anchor Stinkbug - where did you see that critter??? Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #786362 (7)

sallyg Nov 6, 2011 10:04 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

I guess I found him in the garden one day, just a lucky find, I don't remember what plant it was on "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #786367 (8)

stormyla Nov 6, 2011 10:08 PM CST Name: Stormy Valley Forge Pa I Love MAM ~ So Happy Together

It is a really cool looking bug! Mid Atlantic Musings Quote | Post #786369 (9)

LorettaNJ Nov 7, 2011 9:57 AM CST

Nice macro, Sally! What kind of camera is that? Quote | Post #786502 (10)

sallyg Nov 10, 2011 8:01 AM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

thank you- I get lucky- That was taken with a Canon Powershot A 710 IS, on 'flower' mode. (See what I mean, don't know much but get lucky and seems like a good camera ) The lighting and the camera go a long way to a good shot. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #787869 (11)

DaylilyDiva219 Nov 10, 2011 11:05 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

Well, yeah, Sally, but my FIL has a saying - that's like telling someone who's a really good cook, "Nice pots". That's a great shot! Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #788311 (12)

DaylilyDiva219 Nov 23, 2011 12:07 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

I'm hoping somebody here can ID this critter. It was on the outside of the house last weekend, just sitting there, not doing too much. It was about 2" long. I've rotated the one with the red background so you can see his/her profile a little better. It looks very prehistoric! Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #794625 (13)

sallyg Nov 23, 2011 1:52 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

Wheel bug Do I win somethin? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_bug "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #794677 (14)

DaylilyDiva219 Nov 23, 2011 2:12 PM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

You nailed it, Sally! And of course you win something...my eternal gratitude for your knowledge! I gotta ask - did you already know this? I've certainly never seen one of them before. Sounds like a GOOD bug to have around if it eats japanese beetles. Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #794694 (15)

sallyg Nov 23, 2011 10:55 PM CST Name: Sally central Maryland slef employed writier

I had this lil guy one year which I found out is a juvie wheel bug. My photo is labeled curl butt bug LOL And wheel bugs pop up on bug ID forum now and then. "If you bring joy and enthusiasm to everything you do, people will think you're crazy" W. Haelfeli, New Yorker cartoon Quote | Post #794915 (16)

jmorth Nov 24, 2011 4:33 AM CST central Illinois

That's a pretty weird bug. Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. Quote | Post #794956 (17)

Onewish1 Nov 24, 2011 6:21 AM CST Name: Allison NJ

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DaylilyDiva219 Nov 24, 2011 10:52 AM CST Name: Barb Falls Church, VA Zone 7a

It really IS one of the weirdest looking bugs I've ever encountered in person, and I thank Sally for the ID. (Though I like the "curl butt bug" name a lot!) As I said, it truly looks like a prehistoric dinosaur or something. Breathe in, Breathe out...Move on - Jimmy Buffett Quote | Post #795075 (19)

jmorth Nov 26, 2011 1:32 AM CST central Illinois

Bugs on the last Rudbeckias Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. Quote | Post #795613 (20)

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