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For the past few days we have had to dodge two hornets on our way in and out of the house. Normally I'm a live and let live kind of guy when the bugs stay outside, but not in this instance. There are certain bugs I give a wide berth to and hornets are one of them. When they take up residence in the bush right outside my door, however, that policy doesn't really work. With a six year old having to walk by them as well, I just wasn't going to tolerate them moving in. I've had the misfortune of being stung by a hornet before and it isn't something I want to experience again, nor is it something I ever want Savanah to experience.
I managed to hit both of them with the RAID bug spray stream (thank goodness for that 12' range!) and these two little buggers just flew off. I retreated a few dozen feet and waited for them to return just in case. After about five minutes I heard something fall through the leaves and this guy landed on the sidewalk about a foot from me. Even after being sprayed with this stuff he was still squirming around. A bee or a wasp would have been killed instantly, but these tough little bastards weren't. I had to hit him again to finish him off.
Once he was dead I figured I might as well bring him in and get some shots of him. I knew he wouldn't be too cooperative alive, but in his new condition he was more than willing to hold still and let me shoot him.
Park Schloss Ennsegg / Ennsegg Castle - Enns - Oberösterreich / Upper Austria - Österreich / Austria
Saw this and thought what a simple but effective photo i wanted the bokeh/dof effect for the background,the weather was dry but very windy i had to wait til it died down abit to capture ..i hope you like this one?
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My dad rescued this beautiful Praying Mantis and brought it home. My brother took it out of my dad's lunch box which he had been carrying it in and she instantly loved my brother. She crawled all over him and up his arm and sat on his shoulder. It was so sweet. And he put her down a few times but when he put his hand out to pick her up and move her to a better spot she just causally walked on to it like she knew exactly what we were doing. I am just always amazed by how sociable these bugs. They are honestly the sweetest bugs there are.
Bug-a-Boo from the Jill Thompson Scary Godmother series.
One of the ONLY times I got my husband to dress up. LOL. :)
A Dock Bug (Zuringwants / Coreus marginatus) on my rubarb.
Coreus marginatus, commonly called the dock bug, is a species of squash bug. It is a speckled brown insect with a broad abdomen, and is common in most parts of Europe. It is often found in dense vegetation, such as hedgerows and wasteland, where it mainly feeds on the leaves and seeds of docks and sorrels. When touched, a brown liquid is excreted that smells very bad and is very difficult to remove.
De zuringwants leeft in grote delen van Europa en is in de meeste streken niet zeldzaam. De habitat bestaat uit zonnige plaatsen want dit dier houdt van zonnen zodat ze sneller worden. Deze soort leeft in zowel bosranden en vochtige hooilanden als grasland met hier en daar dichtere begroeiing, maar ook in stadsparken en wegbermen wordt de zuringwants aangetroffen, meestal in de buurt van water. Bij verstoring wordt snel gereageerd op de trillingen en laat het dier zich vallen of vliegt weg. In bladstrooisel is het zeer goed gecamoufleerd. De zuringwants is een goede vlieger die 'vanuit stand' kan vliegen en niet eerst ergens op hoeft te klimmen. Bij aanraking wordt een bruine vloeistof afgescheiden die erg stinkt en moeilijk is te verwijderen.
Milkweed bugs (Lygaeus kalmii), sitting on milkweed. The bright orange is an advertisement that they are poisonous, and not to eat them (they apparently keep poison from the milkweed in their system to deter birds...)
Couple seen today at a new site for them in Jersey.
About 3mm long on damp mud on edge of deciduous woodland
Handle of my SOG Sealpup Elite. The bug was never intended to be in the shot. It landed on the handle so I decided to take a closer shot.
The big bugs soaring in the stairwell were created when the Museum was located in the Pitcher-Goff House in Pawtucket, RI by RISD alum and faculty member Melissa Ferreira. The insects were part of a rotating “Changing Skies” display and were on view in the summer. Ferreira also made the colorful flying butterflies and the carved wooden animals in the Littlewoods exhibit.
Mixed media
Donated by the artist, 1986
Another oval window Bug - this one a 1956 model - but also one with a vinyl "ragtop" sunroof. Such a feature was popular with many a VW buyer, but the feature was considered impractical and replaced by a steel sunroof in 1964.
Among the new features for 1956 were adjustable front seatbacks.
Though tubular bumper overriders were standard equipment by 1956, this owner elected to install Euro bumpers on his car. :-)