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The thread of Creepy Crawlies
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Looks like a type of hoover fly. I have some on my Flickr page.
Here are a few I shot in my yard.
Check this dude out with mite and all.
Check this dude out with mite and all.
That mite is pretty crazy, I bet even bugs hate bugs.
Found a whole herd of these bastards swarming the artichoke plants my community garden neighbor is growing. Does anyone know what they are and should I nuke their plot from orbit before they come eat all my beans and peppers?
EDIT: Looks like they are called Leaf Footed Bugs and these are what they look like in the nymph stage. It looks like they will feed on tomato & pepper fruit....time for a healthy dose of genocide
http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/success_stories/T&PGuide/pdfs/Chapter4/Stink&Leaffooted_Bugs.pdf
Found a whole herd of these bastards swarming the artichoke plants my community garden neighbor is growing. Does anyone know what they are and should I nuke their plot from orbit before they come eat all my beans and peppers?
EDIT: Looks like they are called Leaf Footed Bugs and these are what they look like in the nymph stage. It looks like they will feed on tomato & pepper fruit....time for a healthy dose of genocide
http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu/resources/success_stories/T&PGuide/pdfs/Chapter4/Stink&Leaffooted_Bugs.pdf
I have those too, I think they are baby assassin bugs. A wonderful item to have in the yard.
millworkman
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TXCG said:
I believe only the adult assassin bugs tend to be loners.
Assassin babies group together for sure, not my picture but I have seen them in my yard like this every year.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atderrick/3934689558/sizes/z/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atderrick/3934689558/sizes/z/in/photostream/
Hrm, good to know about the baby assassin bugs. I'm still pretty sure these are the leaf footed bug nymphs based on the little black spikes on the abdomen that seem to be missing from the assassin bugs. That and the fact they're tearing up those artichokes. Do assassin bug nymphs feed on plants or do they feed on bugs like the full grown ones?
Leaf footed bug nymph:
Assassin bug nymph:
Leaf footed bug nymph:
Assassin bug nymph:
Yours could be the enemy and I take your word for it. If so, kill them. Better to be safe than sorry for sure.
Thank you, I have an amazing place to shoot them all due to my perennial backyard garden.Portuge said:
Here's a freaky little guy that I couldn't just leave alone. The original was scary enough. Is this how it looks to an aphid?
My buddy's been having hell with scorpions this year, he was stung 3 times in the past month alone. Despite the fact that scorpions are really common in this area I haven't personally seen very many so I decided to buy a UV flashlight and take it out to his house for some scorpion hunting.
I got this flashlight for $12.40 off Amazon. It feels pretty well made & it's plenty bright. Scorpions light up really well which is exactly what I bought it for so for less than $13 I give it 5 stars.
What's that hiding under this plank of wood?
A really shy scorpion. It kept wanting to hide under loose debris so I had to poke it with a stick for science.
Here's his slightly bigger & significantly more pissed off friend.
Edit: Bonus youtube vid.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-XpMwkJa24[/youtube]
I got this flashlight for $12.40 off Amazon. It feels pretty well made & it's plenty bright. Scorpions light up really well which is exactly what I bought it for so for less than $13 I give it 5 stars.
What's that hiding under this plank of wood?
A really shy scorpion. It kept wanting to hide under loose debris so I had to poke it with a stick for science.
Here's his slightly bigger & significantly more pissed off friend.
Edit: Bonus youtube vid.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-XpMwkJa24[/youtube]