Entomology Quiz

[Ulf]

What is this?

See Below...

[Loddfafner]

A microscopic bug.

[Aemma]

What is this?

http://i.pbase.com/o6/48/95248/1/86733241.VPppnSjL.BoxElderBugAD.jpg


A red X in a small box :p

[Ulf]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I can still see it...

[Electronic God-Man]

That is most definitely a Box Elder beetle!

I had those damned things all over my house as a kid because we had two large Box Elder trees in the front yard.

[Ulf]

That is most definitely a Box Elder beetle!

I had those damned things all over my house as a kid because we had two large Box Elder trees in the front yard.

Pennsylvania wins.

[Loddfafner]

Box Elder Bug
Boisea trivittata
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)

[Electronic God-Man]

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/06PestNews/06News1/box2.jpg

Those bugs were a real pain in the ass. Huge swarms of them all over the side of the house.

Anyway, what is this guy called? Shouldn't be too hard, they live everywhere but Antarctica it looks like.

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1467&d=1239849581

[Ulf]

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/06PestNews/06News1/box2.jpg

Those bugs were a real pain in the ass. Huge swarms of them all over the side of the house.

Anyway, what is this guy called? Shouldn't be too hard, they live everywhere but Antarctica it looks like.

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1467&d=1239849581

Some type of wolf spider?

[Skandi]

wolf spider

Hogna helluo

[Electronic God-Man]

Huh, I don't know who wins.

It is just a plain old wolf spider, so Thrymheim got that nailed, but then again Ulf basically said it AND was first.

I'm gonna give it to the lady.

That means you, Ulf.

j/k, Thrymheim you're up.

[Skandi]

Another easy one then It takes so long because all my photo's have to be shrunk to upload them :( oh the quality deterioration is terrible

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[Electronic God-Man]

It's a butterfly. Or Schmetterling if you prefer.

I win.

[Skandi]

It's a butterfly. Or Schmetterling if you prefer.

I win.

Um no my dear no

[Ulf]

It's a moth. I win.

[Skandi]

no too the winning not the fact it is a flutterby

[Electronic God-Man]

It's a moth. I win.

It is a little too furry to be a butterfly, isn't it?

[Electronic God-Man]

no too the winning not the fact it is a flutterby

Nevermind, it is a butterfly after all. Victory is within reach.

[Ulf]

Nevermind, it is a butterfly after all. Victory is within reach.

You shall taste only defeat.

[Aemma]

Nevermind, it is a butterfly after all. Victory is within reach.

But it does look like a moth :(

[Loddfafner]

Pyronia tithonus. gatekeeper.

[Loddfafner]

Would this one be legal to post?

[Electronic God-Man]

Is that a butterfly making a poor attempt at blackface comedy?

[Skandi]

Otra Mariposa 88 - Diaethria Clymena Butterfly

[Loddfafner]

Otra Mariposa 88 - Diaethria Clymena Butterfly

Right genus, wrong species.

(I can't believe there is a whole genus of these; I thought I made it up as a joke, googled it, and of course it really existed! Such is the internet.)

[Skandi]

it looks the same :( http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2212/1877288034_0b09442828.jpg?v=0

[Aemma]

Right genus, wrong species.

(I can't believe there is a whole genus of these; I thought I made it up as a joke, googled it, and of course it really existed! Such is the internet.)


Nazi butterflies! Who knew? Would have made Hitler proud I'm sure! :D

[Skandi]

candrena ?

[Loddfafner]

Nazi butterflies! Who knew? Would have made Hitler proud I'm sure! :D

This one is from Mexico.

No, not Cadrena. It has someones name.

[Skandi]

Anna

[Loddfafner]

Phew, you got it.

[Skandi]

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1524&d=1240019102

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[Loddfafner]

Dryocampa rubicunda?

[Skandi]

Dryocampa rubicunda?

Nope afraid not this is a really common moth around my way.

[Loddfafner]

Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) ?

[Skandi]

Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus) ?

it is indeed, I used to catch the school bus with these on my fingers, they are not the biggest we have though, that would be the deaths head hawk, it squeaks.

I was going to post a hart and dart. But I couldn't find a picture, it looks almost like thishttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2818196913_2755e23783.jpg?v=0

I got very annoyed looking for it though as all sorts of butterflies were down as moths. Grr just because it is brown does not make it a moth.

[Loddfafner]

Looks like what naturalists call an LBM (little brown moth, or little brown mushroom).

These show up around midsummer:

[Aemma]

Here is another pic of the small elephant hawk moth. A lovely creature it is! And pink too! :)

http://i39.tinypic.com/f0yh6b.jpg

[Skandi]

Hate to be fussy Aemma but I think that is a large elephant hawk :p

Think I know what your is Lodd but I've put it in rep, don't want another go so soon

[Loddfafner]

What is the common name, latin name, and favorite food for this critter?

[Aemma]

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus. This particular photo is of the black form female.


The larvae eat the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs, including cottonwood, tulip tree, sweet bay, Lemon and cherry.

The Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is a large (12 cm wingspan) swallowtail butterfly. It is found in the Eastern United States, as far north as southern Vermont, and as far West as extreme Eastern Colorado. It flies from spring through fall, and most of the year in the southern portions of its range, where it may produce two or three broods a year. In the Appalachian region, it is replaced by the closely-related and only recently described larger-sized Papilio appalachiensis, and in the north, it is replaced by the closely-related Papilio canadensis. These three species can be very difficult to distinguish, and were formerly all considered to be a single species.

From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_glaucus


For fun I think I'll add the Butterfly Bush as its favourite food source. :D

[Skandi]

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
I think it's this :) still a femaile though

And the favourite food? Well the spicebush!

[Loddfafner]

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
I think it's this :) still a femaile though

And the favourite food? Well the spicebush!

The spicebush swallowtail is correct. The butterflies appear to both be females as their hindwings are blue. The menfolk are green back there.

[Skandi]

Another one of my home favourites;
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1614&d=1240928049
1614

[Treffie]

We used to see these here

Zygaena filipendulae or Six-Spot Burnet moth

[Skandi]

We used to see these here

Zygaena filipendulae or Six-Spot Burnet moth

I thought you thought all these pics were triffids??

Yep a frequenter of chalk grassland around here, I wanted a 5 spot but couldn't find decent pictures, On my next go you'll be treated to some more of my photography :)

[Treffie]

I thought you thought all these pics were triffids??

Dah! :D


Yep a frequenter of chalk grassland around here, I wanted a 5 spot but couldn't find decent pictures, On my next go you'll be treated to some more of my photography :)

Should be an easy one

[Skandi]

It's the caterpillars of the cinnabar moth on ragwort Tyria jacobeae?

[Treffie]

It's the caterpillars of the cinnabar moth on ragwort Tyria jacobeae?

Apparently they're poisonous, but I remember collecting handfuls of these when I was a kid and keeping them in jars. :D

[Skandi]

I did the same, we had some in the front garden. And every summer I would end up pulling that stuff out of the horses fields.

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1618&d=1240930174
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[Loddfafner]

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

[Skandi]

Marbled White (Melanargia galathea)

It is, this was another flutterby from last summers uni project, I was meant to be looking at the rocks

[Loddfafner]

I hate these:

[Skandi]

Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata),
That's a notifiable crawly thing in this country

[Loddfafner]

Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata),
That's a notifiable crawly thing in this country

Yes. I consider them a mortal enemy. Back to you...

[Skandi]

More small brown things,

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[Loddfafner]

Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris.

[Skandi]

Small Skipper, Thymelicus sylvestris.

The top one is indeed, the bottom one is actually a Lulworth skipper, but that is rather impossible to guess :)

Yours again Loddfafner

[Loddfafner]

What is this adorable creature, and does it remind you of anyone?

[Loddfafner]

Here's its daddy:

[Loki]

My guess is that it must be from the Myriapoda subphylum of Arthropoda, but I'm still investigating. It's a tricky one Loddfafner.

[Loddfafner]

My guess is that it must be from the Myriapoda subphylum of Arthropoda, but I'm still investigating. It's a tricky one Loddfafner.

Wrong subphylum. It is a big bug, several inches long. The baby has jaws at both ends.

[Loki]

Wrong subphylum. It is a big bug, several inches long. The baby has jaws at both ends.

You have me mystified. Does it belong to Arachnida or Insecta?

I have to say, this search is teaching me something about bug taxonomy. :)

[Loddfafner]

You have me mystified. Does it belong to Arachnida or Insecta?

I have to say, this search is teaching me something about bug taxonomy. :)

It is Insecta. The adult with the wings and the big pincers is a dude. The chick of the species has a less imposing snout. The larva lives underwater and has a different common name from the adult. It has a practical use for humans.

[Loki]

I thought it could be some sort of earwig (Dermaptera), but not so sure anymore.

[Loddfafner]

Earwigs are in a different order. There are only so many orders that follow the caterpillar-cocoon-winged plan. This species is limited to the Americas.

[Skandi]

Adult male Dobson fly (Corydalus cornutus)

Hellgrammites (Dobsonfly larvae) make excellent fishing bait.

[Loddfafner]

Adult male Dobson fly (Corydalus cornutus)

Hellgrammites (Dobsonfly larvae) make excellent fishing bait.

You got it right! I saw the adult once; it was as impressive as a praying mantis. A housemate once gathered a large number of hellgrammites to sell as fishing bait and left the bucket in the kitchen. It is hard to gross me out but those sure did it. These aggressively ugly beasts were squirming and trying bite anything from both ends. They are both several inches long.

[Skandi]

Next :coffee:
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1643&d=1241135525
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[Electronic God-Man]

Stag Beetle

[Loki]

Nice one Thrym, Coleoptera contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms. 350,000 species. I'll give it a try. :D

[Skandi]

Nice one Thrym, Coleoptera contains more described species than in any other order in the animal kingdom, constituting about 25% of all known life-forms. 350,000 species. I'll give it a try. :D
I know :) I always try to please,

Stag Beetle
Nope it's rather larger than that

[Electronic God-Man]

Elephants are larger than stags.

Elephant Beetle.

[Skandi]

Elephants are larger than stags.

Elephant Beetle.

There are other large animals...

[Electronic God-Man]

And I really wanted to show the Stag Beetle fight...

:(:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJt7eRyMLV8

[Electronic God-Man]

There are other large animals...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Elephant_Beetle_Megasoma_elephas_Male_Side_2699px. jpg

LOOK HOW CLOSE THAT THING LOOKS TO WHAT YOU POSTED!!!

[Loki]

Some kind of Hercules beetle (genus Dynastes)

[Loki]

I think Seuth is right

http://www.insectaculture.com/meelephas.htm

[Electronic God-Man]

Still going with Elephant Beetle.

Look at all those Elephant Beetles!

http://beetlespace.wz.cz/e_Megasoma_elephas.html

[Skandi]

PATIENCE!!! I can't look everywhere

These things have more than one common name, I know them as a rhinoceros beetle!
Latin names would help!! You have the right but though your go Seuth

[Electronic God-Man]

Megasoma elephas

[Electronic God-Man]

PATIENCE!!! I can't look everywhere

These things have more than one common name, I know them as a rhinoceros beetle!
Latin names would help!! You have the right but though your go Seuth

Eh, I don't really want it anyway. You know, things and stuff to do. :coffee:

Loki can take this turn.

[Skandi]

Eh, I don't really want it anyway. You know, things and stuff to do. :coffee:

Loki can take this turn.

All that effort and you don't want it??? bah MEN!!

[Loki]

Eh, I don't really want it anyway. You know, things and stuff to do. :coffee:

Loki can take this turn.

No, I insist you go Mr Seuth. :wink I am still looking for something to post in the Geo quiz thread. Besides, these bugs creep me out! :p

[Loki]

Yukk!!!! :eek:

http://beetlespace.wz.cz/druhy/fotky/Megasoma_elephas_Larva_01.jpg

Bear Grylls eats this stuff alive and raw. :(

[Electronic God-Man]

Yeah, I saw that! It's freakin' huge!!!

But really, I can't go now and probably not for the rest of the weekend either.

SO MUCH WORK.

Whenever someone else gets around to it they can go.

[Loddfafner]

Yukk!!!! :eek:

http://beetlespace.wz.cz/druhy/fotky/Megasoma_elephas_Larva_01.jpg

Bear Grylls eats this stuff alive and raw. :(

Ah yes, the third stage larva of Megasoma elephas elephas, a Rhincoeros beetle from Mexico. Serve it with pinot noir.

[Loki]

Ok next one: What is this little critter?

http://i43.tinypic.com/21nh2io.jpg

I don't expect you to find it easily. :coffee:

[Skandi]

is it a cricket?

[Loki]

is it a cricket?

No. It's not a cricket or grasshopper.

[Loddfafner]

Mantophasma zephyrum, alias gladiator. It is an insect order only discovered in 2001 in Namibia and is basically a living fossil as it is most closely related to critters previously known from amber.

[Loki]

Mantophasma zephyrum, alias gladiator. It is an insect order only discovered in 2001 in Namibia and is basically a living fossil as it is most closely related to critters previously known from amber.

Correct! :thumb001: Your go.

[Loddfafner]

I would like the common name, the genus (species optional), when I am likely to see them, and a recipe.

[Skandi]

cicada, I think the second image is Magicicada septendecim

Cicadas are arranged into two families: Tettigarctidae (q.v.) and Cicadidae. There are two extant species of Tettigarctidae, one in southern Australia, and the other in Tasmania. The family Cicadidae is subdivided into the subfamilies Tettigadinae, Cicadinae and Cicadettinae,

You will see them on all continents except Antarctica Although they can spend 17 years underground


Adult Cicadas can be eaten as well as Cicada Larvae. You should pick mature femalesyou’re your dish. Adult Cicada males have hollow abdomens and not much of a meat, but the female Cicadas are filled with lots of fat. Before you start your cooking you need to remove all the hard parts: wings, legs and head. These parts don’t contain much of the meat either but may be very sharp, so its best to get rid of them.

You will need: two tablespoons butter or peanut oil, one and a half pound of cicadas, two serrano chilies, raw, finely chopped, one tomato, finely chopped, one onion, finely chopped, one and a half table spoon ground pepper, one and a half table spoon cumin, three table spoon taco seasoning mix, one handful cilantro, chopped, Taco shells, Sour cream, Shredded cheddar cheese, Shredded lettuce.

All you need to do now is:
1. Heat the butter or oil in a frying pan and fry the cicadas for 10 minuts, or until cooked through.
2. Remove from pan and roughly chop into 1/4-inch cubes/ Place back in pan.
3. Add the chopped onions, chilies and tomato, season with salt, and fry for another 5 minutes on medium-low heat.
4. Sprinkle with ground pepper, cumin and oregano to taste.
5. Serve in taco shells and garnish with cilantro, sour cream, lettuce and cheddar cheese.

[Loddfafner]

You got the common name and a recipe, but not the genus and when I can see one.

Last time around I stir fried some and roasted others and dipped them in chocolate.

[Skandi]

You got the common name and a recipe, but not the genus and when I can see one.

Last time around I stir fried some and roasted others and dipped them in chocolate.

I added that to the post :) while you were typing your reply!

[Loddfafner]

Magicicada it is! The pics were from Brood X; my next chance at a meal in my area will be 2021.

As for the chocolate covered cicadas, it is the only desert I was ever able to leave in the fridge uneaten. Nobody dared touch them except at one drunken party that required some actual dares. I eventually threw them out.

The stir fry was good though.

[Skandi]

Next :) enjoy!

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[Loddfafner]

Not something I want to see if that is a body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus.

[Skandi]

Pediculus humanus yes but not humanus humanus :)

Itching yet?

[Loddfafner]

Then it must be Pediculus humanus capitis, the head louse.

[Skandi]

Then it must be Pediculus humanus capitis, the head louse.

Yes :) thought that would be easy, humans have three distinct types of louse, head, genital, and clothing mmm I want a wash :(

[Loddfafner]

I found some of these and wondered what the heck they were. Maybe you can tell me.

[Loki]

Ok, Golden Pride is interfering with my usual mind scatterings. I will get your little wormy thingie before I retire to watch Star Trek.

[Loki]

It's a saddleback caterpillar, Sibine stimulea.

Don't touch the hairs, it will burn like a bee sting.

[Loddfafner]

It's a saddleback caterpillar, Sibine stimulea.

Don't touch the hairs, it will burn like a bee sting.

Correct! It looks extraterrestrial but grows up to be a drab little brown moth.

[Loki]

What is this?

http://i41.tinypic.com/iz5o49.jpg

[Loddfafner]

Is it a termite?

[Loki]

Is it a termite?

Nope

[Loddfafner]

Is it a wasp?

[Loki]

Is it a wasp?

No. The closest commonality it has with wasps, is that both belong to the superorder Endopterygota. ;)

[Loddfafner]

Neuroptera seems most promising.

[Loki]

Neuroptera seems most promising.

It may seem so, but I will give a hint that this bug belongs to Coleoptera. :) A big help, we've narrowed down the search to the nearest 350,000 species. :thumb001:

[Loki]

This is a poisonous bug that makes its appearance in Arizona and California in the spring.

[Loddfafner]

Iron Cross Blister Beetle, Tegrodera aloga.

[Loki]

Iron Cross Blister Beetle, Tegrodera aloga.

Indeed so! :thumb001:

[Loddfafner]

How tasty is this one?

[Skandi]

Pipevine Swallowtails Battus philenor

[Loddfafner]

Pipevine Swallowtails Battus philenor

Correct! They are the badass poisonous butterflies that a whole lot of other swallowtails have evolved to imitate. They are a classic case of Batesian mimicry.

[Osweo]

Thrymmy kindly allowed me to post my orrible thing:

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5606/20090329mar0111.jpg

What the???

[Skandi]

Oswiu Where did you find that critter?

[Osweo]

Yng Gymru. Sir Penfro.

[Skandi]

Because it looks like this Meloe angusticollis A blister beetle


but the beetle is found in Southern Canada and the Northern United States

[Osweo]

Odd. It was on the cliff top on the southern Pembrokeshire coast. Right on the bare earth of the path, and trying to dig a hole. I think it was a girl, wanting to lay her eggs.. Another pic;

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1629/20090329mar0105.jpg

[Loddfafner]

Here is a UK candidate: http://www.uksafari.com/oilbeetle.htm
Meloe proscarabeus, the oil beetle.

[Osweo]

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/6223/20090329mar0056.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9423/20090329mar0056k.jpg
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2893/20090329mar0108.jpg

[Skandi]

I'll go with Loddfafners identification, looks the same as mine but is in the right country!

[Osweo]

Here is a UK candidate: http://www.uksafari.com/oilbeetle.htm
Meloe proscarabeus, the oil beetle.

Good man! That is definitely the bugger!

Special features: The female oil beetle (above) lays thousands of eggs into holes in the ground, and these hatch into larvae which sit around on flowers waiting to jump on board a passing bee. They then get a lift back to the bees nest where they feed on the bee larvae.
EVIL!!!
When alarmed, the adult oil beetles can release a foul smelling oil - hence the name.
- I'm wishing I'd alarmed her a bit more now! :P

Last pic:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4561/20090329mar0113o.jpg
Your turn Lodd!

[Loddfafner]

These creatures are much more evolved than us.

[Skandi]

Hymenopus coronatus Orchid mantis?

[Loddfafner]

Hymenopus coronatus Orchid mantis?

Bravo! That is the one.

[Skandi]

What is this and what is it pretending to be
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1689&d=1241485955
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[Loddfafner]

Buff Tip moth, Phalera bucephala, disguised as a silver birch tree twig.

[Skandi]

Buff Tip moth, Phalera bucephala, disguised as a silver birch tree twig.

Indeed I think these are very cute :)

[Loddfafner]

The moth may look drab but its existence was predicted before it was discovered. It goes with the flower I am posting in the botany thread.

[Loki]

Xanthopan morgani praedicta, a very large hawk moth.

[Skandi]

Xanthopan morgani, or Morgan's Sphinx a Hawk moth

Grr too slow

[Loddfafner]

My prediction was wrong. Loki got it.

[Loki]

I pass my turn on this one. Can't think of anything creative at the moment regarding bugs. :) Anyone take the turn, first come first serve.

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Which bug is this.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/Dokkie_G/Zumafollower.jpg

[Lulletje Rozewater]

What is this

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/Dokkie_G/roaches.jpg

[Vargtand]

Which bug is this.

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/Dokkie_G/Zumafollower.jpg

Homo monsterus?

[Loddfafner]

What is this

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee255/Dokkie_G/roaches.jpg

Is it a woodlouse or sow pod (order isopoda)?

[Skandi]

giant death head cockroaches
Blaberus craniifer

[Aemma]

Hmm the picture is now gone! :( Does anybody know/remember what it looked like?

Boerseun Hun, we need a pic to play the game! ;)

[Skandi]

I'm going to assume I'm correct and take the next go, Aemma's fault!
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2056&d=1244591206
2056

[Loddfafner]

That is a green lacewing, family Chrysopidae. I keep forgetting to order some as a biological control for aphids.

[Skandi]

Yup it is, they are native here and pretty common don't seem to hammer the aphids though :(

[Loddfafner]

What's this critter?

[Aemma]

Is it a Glover's Silk Moth?

Oops is it a Columbian Silk Moth?

Oops again: (last time, I hope): it is a cecropia moth. [I have an old book and the colours seem washed out so they all kind of look a bit a like in my book. Sorry.]

[Loddfafner]

Cecropia it is. Back to you.

[Skandi]

Aemma you complain about others holding up the thread...

[Aemma]

Oh darling Thrymmie, forever keeping me on my toes! I love you for it! :D

Here we go:

http://i44.tinypic.com/9kr0a8.jpg

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Swallow tail butterfly???????????(tiger)

[Aemma]

Swallow tail butterfly???????????(tiger)

Yes to all of that but one more identifier is in its name...think of a country :)

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Yes to all of that but one more identifier is in its name...think of a country :)


Canadian

[Aemma]

Canadian


You got it Boerseun! :) Your turn!

[Lulletje Rozewater]

http://i39.tinypic.com/1zzsufn.jpg

[Loddfafner]

That is a cicada (cicadidae), but I can't tell you which genus and species. It is not the kind I've encountered (and eaten) in America.

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Correct,it is the leafhopper

[Loddfafner]

I just want the family, the common name, and what is distinctive about its behavior.

[Bloodeagle]

I just want the family, the common name, and what is distinctive about its behavior.


(Alaus oculatus) Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Click beetles get their name from the sound they make when they flip themselves upright. The loud click is made when they snap a 'spine' under their thorax. This motion helps turn them right-side-up.
Source:http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.insectidentification.org/imgs/insects/click-beetle.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.insectidentification.org/beetles.asp&usg=__U6I_FinbmpKd1jFslgmSBGtTr8k=&h=250&w=300&sz=27&hl=en&start=15&sig2=foEVgVisqbju-rtodqvoGw&um=1&tbnid=pC1mf7aJpH7RpM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwood%2Bborer%2Bbeetle%2Bwith%2Btwo%2B eye%2Bspots%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1&ei=aSs3SqfDBobksgPr0KzUAw

[Bloodeagle]

Is it my turn? :D
Ok here I go.

[Loddfafner]

Is it my turn? :D


Yes, that was a click beetle.

[Bloodeagle]

I think that this one will be pretty easy to figure out.
I would like to know it's common name, scientific name, and its particular role in nature
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2086&d=1245131924

[Loddfafner]

Is it an Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), whose role in nature is to destroy trees, and is currently invading America?

[Bloodeagle]

oops! You got it.

[Loddfafner]

What the hell is this and where does it live?

[Loddfafner]

Clue: its habitat is extremely small but in a dramatic location. There are probably more of them in laboratories now than in the wild.

[Lulletje Rozewater]

Clue: its habitat is extremely small but in a dramatic location. There are probably more of them in laboratories now than in the wild.

Looks like a mutated one.

[Bloodeagle]

Thanks for the hint. :D
This is the the Lord Howe Island Tree Lobster, Dryococelus australis.
Found on Lord Howe Island in the Lord Howe island group, New South Wales, Australia.

[Bloodeagle]

What is this scary looking bugger?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Coach_Horse.jpg/200px-Coach_Horse.jpg

[Loddfafner]

Thanks for the hint. :D
This is the the Lord Howe Island Tree Lobster, Dryococelus australis.
Found on Lord Howe Island in the Lord Howe island group, New South Wales, Australia.

Correct. They went extinct on Lord Howe Island but rock climbers recently found a few survivors under a single bush on a small island nearby


What is this scary looking bugger?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Coach_Horse.jpg/200px-Coach_Horse.jpg

That is the devil's coach-horse beetle, Ocypus olens. It looks like it might unsuccessfully beg for change at a Philly street corner. The photo title gave it away. Go ahead and post another one if you like.

[Bloodeagle]

Oh, for lack of sleep! I will try a little harder.:)

[Skandi]

can we have a hint on your non discript black beetle please! Does it have an interesting colour underneath? We have some like that over here the bloodynosed beetles, they are an iridescent blue on the underside. but it also looks like a dung beetle.

[Ulf]

This thread has gone stale. Let me know what this is. It was outside my house.

[Osweo]

Dun't look like there's much luck with your moth, Ulf. :shrug:

Considering it's been two months, and I'm quite proud of my photos, I thought I'd put em up anyway:

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7671/200906100158.jpg

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/9940/200906100157.jpg

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6059/200906100150.jpg

[Skandi]

I'm guessing that is the larval stage of some beetle.