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An abstract black and white photo taken at Yellowstone National Park. There's bug in the photo, but I'm told it looks like something sexual in nature.
I got my kids interested in collecting bugs. They already had the bug catching part down cold. I just introduced pins, foam boards and killing jars to the equation.
One cool thing we've learned is that insects can survive for a pretty long time inside a sealed jar. Hence the need for nail polish remover and the like.
I had just seen the Portland Head Lighthouse in Maine, which was really cool, and I had to hop on a bus and hurry to see this lighthouse before the cruise ship I was on left. I was expecting one like the Portland Head Lighthouse so when I got the Bug Lighthouse I was a little disappointed. It was so small. I guess that's why it's called "bug" lighthouse. Okay, it's still a lighthouse so that made it cool.
Front-on view of an Assassin Bug was moving around the garden looking for its next meal.
These are horrible looking but curious insects. In the centre of the picture you can see the mouth-parts (or Rostrum) which tucks back under the main body. The Assassin bug has long legs to assist with its ambush attack.
I'm guessing this is either a Common or a Bee Killer Assassin Bug (Pristhesancus plagipennis), which hides on plants waiting for insect to land nearby where it will ambush.
Novelty bug cupcakes custom made to order for a 3rd birthday party. Featuring snails, caterpillars, dragonflies, ladybirds and bumble bees.
This was on the door jamb as I went into my car the other day...luckily my eye did not pick up as much detail as I can see now in the photograph otherwise I would not have got this close!!!
Steve @ Bug Lake (June 27)
This trip was doomed from the start. Pouring rain, and no intel regarding how far we’d get in a 2WD. Despite those warning signs Eric and Kim joined me for a trek into the unknown, to a place with a foreboding name.
The drive most of the way was wet, and muddy but mostly without incident save for a few logging trucks. However, about 4km from the trailhead we hit a rock obstacle and worked our way over, only to hit trees making further driving impossible. We got out and hoofed it.
The trailhead was almost impossible to find,.. but once we did and got past the first 200m, it became a decent trail, though steep and muddy,... and buggy. We climbed and climbed through what looked like moss and old growth and for some reason Kim got most of the bugs. We never did reach the lake due to the extra 4km each way and impact to our turn around time, we made it about 60% of the way up the actual trail. I’ve rarely been so soaked through my boots.
The unfortunate kicker is that this is one of my goal hikes to complete the 103 hikes book,... so I have to go back,.. when I do I’ll probably aim for better weather and bring a mountain bike.