Entomology wrote:Found some Corixidae at the beach recently! I found it quite odd- I didn't know they swam in salt water! Either way, i got to hold like 8 in my hand (Don't worry, I let them go)
Yay! I also found Notonectidae at my neighborhood pool one time in the summer, and I kept a few of them in a cup for a while. Then, one of my friends decided to flush them all down the toilet.
Ahh memories.
Yep, good ol ento.
I love taxonomy events, but unfortunately I usually get too attached to them. I can't believe fossils is rotating out, especially since it is supposed to be a 3 year rotation.
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: March 29th, 2016, 4:15 pm
by UTF-8 U+6211 U+662F
Entomology wrote:Yep, good ol ento.
I love taxonomy events, but unfortunately I usually get too attached to them. I can't believe fossils is rotating out, especially since it is supposed to be a 3 year rotation.
Why do you have to do this to us, scioly?
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 4:00 pm
by LIPX3
What type of bug is this? I found it on my window.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/RzxCYt5.jpg[/img] and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnrw5FJZ1E
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 5:31 pm
by SOnerd
LIPX3 wrote:What type of bug is this? I found it on my window.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/RzxCYt5.jpg[/img] and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnrw5FJZ1E
Hm, well the picture is rather hard to decipher and the video is somewhat blurry as well.
That is not a "bug", it is a beetle. My best guess for the family is Elateridae (click beetles). Elateridae generally look something like this:
Based on the picture and video, I cannot tell exactly. Buprestidae is the second-closest in appearance, but I do not believe it is correct.
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: April 3rd, 2016, 6:55 pm
by LIPX3
SOnerd wrote:
LIPX3 wrote:What type of bug is this? I found it on my window.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/RzxCYt5.jpg[/img] and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abnrw5FJZ1E
Hm, well the picture is rather hard to decipher and the video is somewhat blurry as well.
That is not a "bug", it is a beetle. My best guess for the family is Elateridae (click beetles). Elateridae generally look something like this:
Based on the picture and video, I cannot tell exactly. Buprestidae is the second-closest in appearance, but I do not believe it is correct.
The bottom of the beetle looked like Harmonia axyridis, but it is was about three times as long with the top looking like Elateridae. It definitely wasn't Buprestidae, I know what those look like from Invasives.
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: April 9th, 2016, 2:40 pm
by LIPX3
Does anyone know what these are? I was cutting wood and found these beautiful larvae.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/BHV2ZIY.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/vdo6Yak.jpg[/img]
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: April 9th, 2016, 3:35 pm
by LIPX3
LIPX3 wrote:Does anyone know what these are? I was cutting wood and found these beautiful larvae.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/BHV2ZIY.jpg[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/vdo6Yak.jpg[/img]
Better quality photo if Image 1. I now believe it to be some type of Buprestidae, but I am unsure of the genus.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/dQAjkDp.jpg[/img]
Re: Bug Luvrz
Posted: May 28th, 2016, 10:39 pm
by Entomology
During this season, my tennis court always gets overwhelmed by insects (and then I usually stop playing tennis to observe and identify the insects, to which everyone groans) . Tortricidae flying at night, blattodae hiding in random places, and most notably, small red Coleoptera. I believe it to be a leaf footed beetle, but I haven't been able to get a good look at them yet. Updates to come.