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Feuerwanze am Hibiscus saugend / Die Gemeine Feuerwanze (Pyrrhocoris apterus) gehört zu den Feuerwanzen (Pyrrhocoridae) und ist neben Pyrrhocoris marginatus die einzige Art der Familie, die in Mitteleuropa vorkommt. Oft wird diese Wanzenart für einen Käfer gehalten und daher im Volksmund auch als Schuster- oder Feuerkäfer bezeichnet. Die Tiere leben gesellig, so dass man sie in den von ihnen bevorzugten Biotopen häufig in großer Zahl findet.
_ The firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus, is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Easily recognizable due to its striking red and black coloration, it is distributed throughout the Palaearctic from the Atlantic coast of Europe to northwest China. It has also been reported from the USA, Central America and India. It has been reported as recently expanding its distribution northwards into mainland UK. They are frequently observed to form aggregations, especially as immature forms, with from tens to perhaps a hundred individuals. _ from Wikipedia
Et le gendarme arriva face au fameux "Big Hole"...Que devait-il faire à présent ? Rester là ou tenter le Grand Saut ?
Caption: The Guberif (firebug spelled backwards) is again stalking Idaho, reminding school children and others to be careful with fire in or near the woods. Here Lorna Hibbard, 20, of Boise shakes an admonishing finger at the foe of Idaho forests. Under the paper-mache head is Barney Wosniak, Keep Idaho Green director.
Date: 1957
Photographer: [unknown]
Local Call Number: FHS6020
For more information on the Guberif character, see: Forgotten Characters from Forest History: 'The Guberif'.
Credit Line: Photo courtesy of the Forest History Society, Durham, NC
For information on photo use and more, see the Forest History Society Photograph Collection.
Camera: Canon 5DII
Lens: MP-E65
Automated macro rail: Cognisys Stackshot 3X
Lights: Few LEDs + yogurt DYI diffuser.
Stacker: Zerene Stacker.
Zoom: 4X
Look at the state of my old school! The buildings were to be demolished in the near future, but the firebugs got to them on the 19th June 2008.
It's a bit sad seeing the old place in such a sorry state, but maybe better that it went out with a bang.
I would have liked to have got closer, but the security chaps were keeping an eye on me.
I've added some notes with what I remember some of the classrooms to be.
Firebug's diagram of the JSON structure of an article abstract from the New York Times. This template is expected by the New York Times' Article Skinner jQuery app.
“January” (Regional fire bloodhound) takes the trail of suspected firebug with George Fraser, Regional Law Enforcement Officer. Mendocino National Forest, California. (Forest Service photo by R. S. Monahan)
We found these swarming on a dead branch. Some individuals only have three dots on their abdomen. I suspect those must be the nymphs of this species, as of yet I haven't found any conclusive material though.
The markings on the 'two-eyed' ones are awesome, they remind me of little African Masks.
[NL] Vuurwants
[GB] Fire Bug
Fire Bugs can't fly, they 'suck' fallen seeds and attack other insects (1) they can feed on their own dead as well, according to Wikipedia [NL]: the colour of the bug depends on the surrounding temperature.(2)
(1) Source: Collins Pocket Guide ' Insects of Britain & Western Europe, by Michael Chinery.
(2) Source: Wikipedia [NL]: "Vuurwants"
Taken somewhere alongside the children's farm - Nijmegen
Illustration for Nina Kiriki Hoffman's story in Eclipse Online: www.nightshadebooks.com/2012/11/26/firebugs-by-nina-kirik...
“That damned building has already done enough killing – and now it has been killed in return!”
―Firebug
Had this for a while, was just waiting to get wings.
Lady bug (Coccinella septempunctata), firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) and oleander seedbug (Caenocoris nerii), all drawn with Inkscape and edited with PhotoFiltre Studio