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This bug, wanting to become the smartest one in the world, kept me company during the last night's endless learning session.
Dock Bug, Coreus Marginatus.
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The Golden Bug. When I think of golden bugs I think of Edgar Allan Poe, in mystery, treasures, adventures; in Egypt, mummies and curses; in Aladdin and the Cave of Wonders. The Golden Bug is an icon of popular culture of all times.
Many thanks to Rockwolf for the ID help with this tiny plant bug! This is one of the two Stictopleurus bugs known in the UK - S. punctatonervosus and S. abutilon. Both are historically rare or accidental, but have recently become well-established in the UK.
Another phone pic of these Southern Green Shield Bug nymphs, taken at the same location 5 days after the earlier shot. At a rough guess there were at least 50 on this bush. They appear to all be 4th instar.
A bug, possibly of the Pentatomidae family, but I cannot get any closer than that..
Suburban Canberra, Australia, January, 2017.
There are aphids on this rosebud. Apparently, the big one is a mother who has given birth to all the little ones.
The camera can see better than I can. I had no idea there were bugs there.
There were ladybug larvae on the roses last year, so hopefully they will appear and gobble up the aphids.
Stilt Bug, Metatropis rufescens, (Berytidae family).
Length 9-11 mm.
This large and unmistakeable orange-brown Stilt Bug is a woodland species, feeding on the leaves of Enchanter's Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana, an indicator of ancient woodland. They feed predominantly on the reproductive organs of the plants.
Despite its name, Enchanter’s Nightshade is unrelated to other Nightshades. It actually belongs to the willowherb family and is found in sun-dappled woodland, flowering between June and September.
Found throughout much of southern Britain including Wales, although absent from Ireland. It occurs in shady, mostly moist habitats in deciduous forests.
Overwintering occurs as an imago, (the final and fully developed adult stage), under loose bark or dry ground litter. Mating occurs in May and the females lay their eggs individually in June and July on the stems and leaves of Enchanter's Nightshade. From August, sometimes also in July, the emergent new generation occurs, and nymphs can be found until September.
Vitex trees attract all kinds of pollinators. From bumble bees to flea beetles.
American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)
Chasteberry Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)
Eight-spotted Flea Beetle (Omophoita cyanipennis)
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Bug Light Park
Portland ME
June 19, 2016
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I think this is an adult Hawthorn Shield bug (on an Ivy leaf) if anyone could confirm the ID I'd be grateful. I can't wait for some better weather to get out & take new shots, for now I'm still raiding the archives. HGGT & HBBBT everyone!
Many of these small (4.25 in. or10.79 cm) Orange-crowned Warblers were migrating through Anza Borrego this past weekend.
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Orange-crowned Warbler
Vermivora celata
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