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They are flies trying to look like ants, with faces that look alien.
Stilt-legged Fly (Taeniaptera trivittata)
Wynn Joyce Park, Garland, Tx
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It’s that time of year when stink bugs think they should be living inside the house. This one was on my office window back in April 2016. The ones that enter get gently picked up with a tissue and escorted back outside.
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Ever been bitten by a love bug? 3 Harlequin Beetles on a Hibiscus leaf shaped like a heart. These beetles are sap-suckers and you can see the damage they've done to this leaf.
A sorry looking V.W. waiting for sunnier weather in a local field.
I think it is need of a bit more than a touch up ;)
Crab spider on a daisy petal. We played a bit of hide and seek getting this shot. After the photo shoot, the spider went back to guarding the flower and waiting for a meal to show up.
Single shot, hand held. Used a Raynox DCR-250 on the macro lens.
The Cotton Harlequin Bug - Tectocoris diophthalmus
Family Scutelleridae .
This image has been captured with my Nikon 200mm, f/4, Micro lens in my daughters garden, Upper Coomera.
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The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus), in the family Reduviidae, is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, being up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length. A characteristic structure is the wheel-shaped pronotal armor. They are predators upon soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars, Japanese beetles, etc., which they pierce with their beak to inject salivary fluids that dissolve soft tissue. Because most of their prey are pests, wheel bugs are considered beneficial insects. The are as beneficial to the garden as ladybugs. They are notourious for eating stinkbugs.
Wheel bugs are common in eastern North America, although many people in the region have never seen them. They are camouflaged and very shy, hiding whenever possible.
Wheel bugs are highly regarded by organic gardeners because they consume a variety of insects and their presence indicates a healthy, pesticide-free ecosystem.
The wheel bug has a characteristic dorsal crest, shaped like a wheel or cog. It moves and flies slowly, and in flight produces a noisy buzzing sound. As with other assassin bugs, its proboscis arises from the anterior end of its long, tubular head and unfolds forward when feeding. The bug plunges its beak into its victim, pinning its prey with its front legs. It then injects enzymes into the victim, paralyzing it and dissolving its insides, and proceeds to drain the resulting fluids. The bite of a wheel bug is very painful and may take months to heal (sometimes leaving a small scar), so caution is highly advised when handling them.
The wheel bug is also noted to be very vicious in the wild, and cannibalistic behaviors between them have been noted; for example, nymphs may prey on one another and the female may feed on the male after mating is concluded.
It possesses two scent glands (red-orange in color) that can be everted from its abdomen, usually in reaction to being disturbed. The scent produced by it is not as powerful as that produced by the stink bug, but is still strong enough to be detected by humans.
My daughter gave me a bug habitat. Hung it up right under my patio cover. Protected from wind & rain. Supposed to be for bees and wasps and other bugs to overwinter, and for the burrow species to lay eggs in. Took awhile but I finally had a taker. Had wondered who had sealed up a couple of the holes already.
Female Four-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)
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