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The wheel bug is a dreaded foe of other insects; females are larger than males, and with more widely exposed abdominal margins
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Charlotte, NC – 2019OCT05 – Wheel Bug:
I spied it "hiding" in our potted bromeliad on our front porch.
The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is an assassin bug, and one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, up to 1½" (38 mm) in length. The name "wheel bug" comes from its cog-shaped dorsal armor, the only insect in the United States of America with such a structure. The orangy beak at the front of its long, tubular head can pierce soft tissue (like your finger), injecting digestive enzymes and powerful neurotoxin lethal to other arthropods. The wheel bug feeds mainly on insect pests, thus is considered a beneficial insect.
A wheel bug's bite (pierce) is severely painful, and slow to heal in humans: be very careful in handling these bugs (cautious, or avoid handling), yet wheel bugs are not aggressive toward humans, and won't attack if not picked up. I didn't know that and I picked it up. Four times!
After I handled this bug, I read about its excruciatingly painful injection (10 times more painful than a hornet sting or snake bite).
I am holding this bug in 118 of the 119 one-handed photos I took today, some with our Nikon, mostly with my cell phone.
Hope you enjoy the 12% of my photos, and I did put the bug back!
I don't know what kind of bug this is, but they hover in groups of 5-6, about 6-12 inches apart. They don't make any discernable sound, nor do they seem to harm humans.
One of five ambush bugs I found today by carefully examining the goldenrod. This one is immature and has only rudimentary wing buds. The raptorial claws are fully functional. The next upload is my first video upload and it is the third ambush bugs pictured below.
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.
Mystery Fuzz Bug. What the heck is this thang?? Finally found out today 6-23-2015! A friend showed it on Facebook! "puss caterpillar," or Megalopyge opercularis
It's a fat, furry caterpillar that is popping up in trees across Florida, and it's known as the "puss caterpillar," or Megalopyge opercularis.
But whatever you do, do not touch this bug. Stay away from it, scientists say.
Its fur is actually covered in venom. Doctors from the University of Florida say the second you touch this caterpillar you feel instant, intense pain.
The pain is worse than a bee, jellyfish, or scorpion, and it can also cause vomiting and convulsions.
Doctors say be aware of them while working outdoors because they are known to fall out of trees.
This hand painted Bug was spotted in a field in Wheelersburg, Ohio. This image has won an award for 1st place for Best of Color.
Austrotichus rugosus Thanks for the ID Gerry Cassis.
A lovely rainbow bug. Even the little dots on its white abdomen reflect rainbows.
Sap feeder sitting on the fruit of an Allocasuarina humilis plant
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Here I am,bug bear, on holiday in Spain and sneaking in to the picnic hamper — in Andalucia, Spain.
MUST view LARGE.
Spotted this tiny bug while grilling. He was checking out the cockscomb by the porch, or maybe he wanted some grilled chicken. Nonetheless, he posed nicely for me. Not a clue what he is.
For ID please group: location in Atlanta area. Bug about an inch long, appeared cylindrical, seemed to simply jump from on part of the plant to another. I am afraid I missed him leaving but I assume he flies. Thank you for ID, speech path girl.
I decided that I had put the bug hotel on the wrong side of the garden, because the bees were ignoring it and going in the holes on the fence post on the other side. Within minutes of the change of location they were all over it!
Assasin bug (Reduviidae), photographed at Chadron State Park, about 9 miles south of Chadron Nebraska on August 28, 2016.
Lipoptena Cervi
SMC Pentax-M 28mm F3.5, Reverse Adapter, Extension Tubes
Samsung NX11, 1/25 sec, F16, ISO 160
Internal flash with funnel and diffuser
One of the many impressive coreidae bugs that I have seen in this part of the world.
At present I have no exact ID>
;Crunchy Bug ; is what we call them,because they're so hard to kill.Even when you step on them it takes a few stomps to make sure its dead and you can't just swat it with a fly swatter.
Matt is driving ......... Matt is the DJ too...... so we are listening to an eclecttic mix of The Cult and The Specials..... Cake....... Mumford and Sons....... Damien Rice....... and BB King.......... amongst others...... Matt says this track ['Many Miles Travelled' by BB King](http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/search?q='Many%20Miles%20Travelled'%20) is my theme song......... :-/ :-)
We r rolling from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa across the everglades and up the Gulf Coast......... the day in Fort Lauderdale was perfect........ the night drive not so much...... pretty grim in fact ..... as its all foggy across the swamps and now along the coastal road...... its gone midnight....... this fog is slowing us down big time......... even the Beast car cannot speed us through all this...........
America sometimes amazes me with all this drastic weather and differing landscape and experience......... snow storms up in Rochester yesterday ....... today sun, sea and sand in Fort Lauderdale........ tonight humidity swamps and thick fog ........ I've been hanging out in the States for nearly a decade but it still amazes me sometimes.
Matt told me today he had been here in the US for 10 years and one day....... I'm not that precise in fact as you know Im pretty vague........ hehehe.......but I have been zapping about over here for more than nine years amazingly....... and incredibly it all still seems new and interesting....... this fog......hundreds of miles of fog...... is a new one on me........ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-)))))
Cheers Jez XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
PS.......... We are in Tampa now....... This Beastie above at the gas station was unafraid of the red Beast....... it was even having a go at me............. talking of new and interesting I think this Roach thingy at approx 4 inches long was the biggest bug I have ever seen...... enough to totally creep me out when it rushed towards me......... agggghhhhhhhhh ........... anyway its crazily late again now gotta kip :-/