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Briolette Bug - 4-5 November, 2009
I was looking at this orange tourmaline briolette in my collection, trying to think of what to make with it, and decided on a bug. I thought it would look perfect as the abdomen peeking through lacy wire wings. Here's the result. :D
Bed bug adults, nymphs, shed skins, eggs, feces. Largest adults are about 4-5mm or 1/4 inch long. L.Sorkin
Thanks for helping me with its name :)
The 14-spot Ladybird is a small lady beetle, native and widespread in the Old World, and invasive in North America. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14. The background color ranges from cream through yellow to light orange, but not red. Only rarely are 14 separate spots present on the elytra; most commonly, several of the spots fuse into larger markings, particularly along the midline, where they often create a shape resembling an anchor, sometimes fusing to such an extent as to render the body almost entirely black except for 12 pale spots.
Latin name: Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Polish name: Wrzeciążka
I bought this bug brooch years ago and LOVE him but - A- he's VERY heavy and suitable for a heavy coat or jacket only and B- as I said earlier- I admire jewellry but rarely wear much!
The wheel bug eating a piece of banana.
I found a wheel bug on my porch steps, so I moved it over to the railing just to see what it would do. It walked around near the praying mantis (in the other photo) and then it found the banana. Neither bug seemed to pay any attention to the other being near by.
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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, or 38 mm, in length; it is the only member of its genus.
The bite of a wheel bug is painful and may take months to heal (sometimes leaving a small scar), so caution is highly advised when handling them. The reproductive cycle of the wheel bug initiates in autumn - now!
Cabbage Bug (Eurydema oleracea)
lots of these bugs with varying colouration of the markings, on Jack-by-the-hedge.
Here is the Ambush Bug that is trying to hide in Iron Weed. Usually they pick a flower that more closely matches their colors. Goldenrod seems to be their favorite. The little orange smudge above the big eye is one of the small eyes called oceli that many insects and spiders have to increase vigilance. They can see backwards and forwards.
Note the raptorial claw, the clavate antenna which can be folded back into the hard mantle for protection, and the beak (rostrum) which is folded under the face plate. All in all these tiny predators pack a wallop and are very successful hunters. Note my finger nail on the third image which is shown for perspective. I always am very cautious around bugs both to avoid injuring them and in the case of the Ambush Bug because I have read that they can inflict a painful sting which takes a long time to heal.
Finally if you would like to read my little illustrated poem called Ode to the Ambush Bug click on this link: www.flickr.com/photos/drphotomoto/8955566992/in/photolist...
© Jim Gilbert 2013 all rights reserved
Possibly Green Stink Bug. We shall see.
New Jersey Audubon Scherman Hoffman Sanctuary, Bernardsville, NJ
On left of female bed bug is very light colored first instar nymph that just hatched. Another nymph on her right is at least one hour old and is a darker, amber or tan color. Developed and possibly ready to hatch nymphs can be seen in the eggs on row at right. Taken on Dec. 30. 1/4 inch squares.
While photographing a pirate spider on my door this morning (you'll have to wait till October to see him ;-), I noticed this speck wander by, about the size of this period ->. I took a bunch of photos of it, having no idea what it could be.
I almost let out a squeal when I looked at it on my computer monitor - how cute can a bug be?? Look at that big head and those big eyes!
But I had NO idea even what Order it was, so didn't know where to start looking for it on BugGuide. So I just posted it.
Those guys are fast! Within a minute I had a response suggesting it to be in the Genus Baeus, a tiny flightless wasp that parasitizes spider eggs. Well, there are plenty of spiders around my house, so I wouldn't be surprised! But - that tiny cute little thing is a wasp?? Insects will never cease to amaze me!
Baeus
Published by LiveScience! :)
Close up of single female bug on mattress. She is upside down and eggs are below her head and elsewhere. L.Sorkin
Close up of the smeared bed bug on the glass jar. You can see the body in the smear and shed skin below it, plus feces, eggs, and young, engorged nymphs.
Only 3% hydrogen peroxide was added to paper. Feces wet, brown, but not red or pink. Download large file and zoom in.
Gideon's class craft for the school fundraiser: We had the kids make bugs out of recycled materials then we tagged and mounted them.
They gave their bugs names which we translated into Latin and they listed where they "found" them.
Flat rubber molding pulled back to reveal bed bugs hiding. Notice that bugs are at top of molding in corner where there is no adhesive.
Close ups of 3 sets of feeding bed bugs where gravity is pulling them down, especially after feeding since there's a bit more weight in their gut and abdomens. The image on the left depicts feeding adults; the one on the right the shows same bed bugs with a bit more blood inside them. The one in the middle was taken when 2 bugs lost their hold on my skin while feeding and held onto one another. They were attached by their stylets impaled in me. Color and contrast had been adjusted in these images.