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This is a common bug around here, but they are particularly numerous this spring (and getting more numerous by the minute!). They were paired up in the sun on our deck railing, but looked best against the white trim around the garage. The female is the larger one, and she drags him around in this position before they mate in the classic way of one bug on top of the other.
They feed on the seeds of boxelder, maple and ash trees. They are harmless, but can be a pest if too many of them get in one's house.
Siskiyou County, California
Small "true" bug, about 4-5mm
The tip of the forewing of Heteroptera is fairly thick (~1.2 microns), thus there is no color iridescence visible (brown curve). The base is even thicker and leathary. This is the origin of the name "hemiptera" which means "half-winged". The newer name Heteroptera means also "mixed-wings". This leads to the typical "X" structure of the closed wings in dorsal view, which is an easy means to identify "true" bugs.
Hind wings in contrast, are much thinner (~0.2 microns here), which leads to a brillant blue-violett if illuminated coaxially.
Wing-thickness- analysis goes here
Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 7.5x NA 0.21 tube lens: Thorlabs 165mm
Illumination: Dark field, oblique and UV 365nm (UVIVF, just the eyes show fluorescence)
The quote from the animation Bug's Life by the Grasshopper "You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up! Those puny little ants out number us a hundred to one and if they ever figure that out there goes our way of life! It's not about food, it's about keeping those ants in line."
Textures applied and glass panes applied to this doll house of horror through photo slides. The rest is an art display by Jennifer Angus.
If you ever wonder where the old VW Bugs went to, you can find many of them in Mexico. We found this one in San Miguel de Allende recently. This is processed in the spirit of Sliders Sunday. HSS!
Possibly a Birch shield bug.
Looking for bugs and beetles in the garden recently.
What's the difference between beetles and bugs?
Bugs suck. No really, they do. Unlike beetles with their biting jaws, bugs (which are their own biological group - or order - of insect called Hemiptera) have piercing, beak-like mouthparts for extracting the juices from plants and other invertebrates.
www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2021/05/shieldbug-identific...
Blooming in at the end of summer and into fall, our plants of Sedum 'Autumn Joy' are not only beautiful, but they give the insect world one last feeding frenzy before the cold winter arrives.
I spent an hour or two on my stomach, back, and knees the other day revelling in this micro environment, enjoying the colors, critters, and the cool air! Hope you're enjoying it with me through Flickr :)
D500, 105mm, our garden landscape...
Austrotichus rugosus changing from one stage to another.
We find these feeding on the Allocasuarina humilis cones. They hang around together as a family. The young feed by inserting their proboscis into the plant.
Photo: Fred
This bug left a present on my Heliotrope in exchange for a little nourishment...^+^
I found this pretty little weed on a jobsite a couple of years ago and have been treating it kindly in a little flowerbed of it's own. Called a Heliotrope, it has migrated up from Mexico to southern parts of the U.S.
Our backyard is full of Lady Bugs this year. We have lots of aphids so there is plenty of food for them to feast on. We also have lots of finches too which I suspect are eating the lady bugs.
Photographed with a Nikon D500, 50mm lens, 36mm extension tube and Raynox 250, Meike320 flash.
Southern Alberta, Canada.
Wheel Bug found in the United States. It is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, reaching up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length in its adult stage. Nymphs do not yet have the wheel-shaped structure. Body length of the nymph in the photo approximately 2.5 cm.
Dickcissel and Bug taken July 11, 2021, at B.K. Leach Memorial Conservation Area in Lincoln County, Missouri.
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