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This is alyssum, already a tiny flower, but this bug was even smaller. I didn't know he was there till I saw him through the view finder.
Series of three. I have just started putting together a Bug Hotel on my allotment. My first guest, a very sluggish bee.
Stink Bug Hell by Shane K Smith
Stink Bugs or Pentatomidae are infesting Winston-Salem and Lexington, NC farm area homes. They come every year around Halloween. They are hard to kill with Pesticides. I’ve tried foggers but they barely work. They fly sort of stupidly and crash but hide well under clothes, in clothes on window sills near light. They can swim and dive under water as I have tried to flush them. They come back out of the toilet hole after being flushed! They do the backstroke no joke! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmvojex1v-I
They leave a sweet nasty smell that keeps attracting more. If you catch them with a Kleenex then drop them in a torture device made from a two liter bottle you have your best luck. Wear surgical gloves or a Kleenex so the smell doesn’t get on your fingers. They don’t just fly in the bottle. You have to use the bottle sometimes to physically move them to fall through the hole. Just cut the top off of a 1 or 2 liter bottle then turn it upside down inside of itself. The bugs fall in the hole. I also use vacuum cleaners. What you do with them after that is your own choice. The Hindus will send me to hell for killing these bugs. Maybe I will see the stink bugs there! I have let my share of insects fly or crawl free. But I am not sharing my house with these imports! The traps we bough from the store are empty because they don’t work. Coming soon Stink Bug Hell the movie.
Plant bug having a drink. Saw this fly off my coat when I had come inside after a walk. Trapped it and gave it a drop of sugar/honey syrup to feed on
Bug tour at the Intu Metro Centre, Gateshead, North East England. On display from Feb 2nd to March 2nd 2019. . .
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.
I don't know why but I have never seen these before. This one took a liking to my car and crawled all over it for several stops while running errands. Anyone know what it is exactly?
I made this little fella last night.
He is the cutest :)
The popular yard bugs are eating all your flowers and cuddles in your grass :)
Made Of Polymer Clay, Fimo Soft.
He is about 6 cm tall
These are some photos taken with a lumix g7 to test out. Have to admit, VERY impressed for the sensor.
Stink Bug Hell by Shane K Smith
Stink Bugs or Pentatomidae are infesting Winston-Salem and Lexington, NC farm area homes. They come every year around Halloween. They are hard to kill with Pesticides. I’ve tried foggers but they barely work. They fly sort of stupidly and crash but hide well under clothes, in clothes on window sills near light. They can swim and dive under water as I have tried to flush them. They come back out of the toilet hole after being flushed! They do the backstroke no joke! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmvojex1v-I
They leave a sweet nasty smell that keeps attracting more. If you catch them with a Kleenex then drop them in a torture device made from a two liter bottle you have your best luck. Wear surgical gloves or a Kleenex so the smell doesn’t get on your fingers. They don’t just fly in the bottle. You have to use the bottle sometimes to physically move them to fall through the hole. Just cut the top off of a 1 or 2 liter bottle then turn it upside down inside of itself. The bugs fall in the hole. I also use vacuum cleaners. What you do with them after that is your own choice. The Hindus will send me to hell for killing these bugs. Maybe I will see the stink bugs there! I have let my share of insects fly or crawl free. But I am not sharing my house with these imports! The traps we bough from the store are empty because they don’t work. Coming soon Stink Bug Hell the movie.
I have been back to the amazing 'Bug Tree', a Desert Ash tree in our garden.
This is just a small section showing a ladybird, three stink bugs, an ant, and an unknown bug. For those who missed the original story of the Bug Tree, see here
Unfortunately I haven't been able to take many good pics because all the insects are in the shade and it's hard to hold the camera steady enough to take close up pics. I used flash for this shot.
First thing in the morning, when it was slightly cooler, there was not a bug to be seen, but later in the afternoon the tree was again covered in a great variety of insects.
I suspect they are seeking relief from the heat. It's so hot and dry that many of the plants in our garden have died. Those that are still struggling for life are shrivelled up or burnt by the sun. The camelia's leaves are burnt brown. Even the agapanthus, which usually withstand everything, have turned dry and yellow. Everything is hot to the touch, so I'm guessing these insects have found the tree trunk is the coolest place. They just sit there unmoving for hours (I keep going to check on them!)
The strange thing is that I haven't found any other trees covered in bugs like this.
There is another Desert Ash tree on our property. It has rougher bark and was providing refuge to about 10 katydids and a lot of stink bugs. An alder tree housed one particular type of stink bug.
I haven't been able to find any other trees with anything like the variety and number of insects as this one.
Added Note: This afternoon it was considerably cooler and there wasn't an insect to be seen on the tree... so it looks like it was the heat that made them congregate there.
Insecta, Hemiptera, Pentatomidae, probably Palomena prasina.
Taken in St. Albans 07.08.2007.
For more info see:-
www.britishbugs.org.uk/heteroptera/Pentatomidae/palomena_...
The sister of my friend is studying in biology or something like that at the college and her homework was to do that !!! BUG KILLER !
This wheel bug is fully developed and waiting to capture some prey. Note the beak folded underneath the head. The wheel on back may be some type of protective mantle.
Found this guy on Halloween night on the garage wall . I had no clue what he was , after about an hour of searching the internet I found him . I also found out that if I was bitten by this it would have felt 10 times as bad as a hornet sting .
Title - "Bug Car"
Artist - Harry Fladd
Date - 25 August, 2009
Medium - Marker on Note Paper
Artist's Notes - "It's cozy and warm in there. There is an ant, a big-footed beetle and a red-head beetle. The Bug Car is going fast, but it has real bugs on it and inside it, playing basketball."