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Having been so impressed with our first visit to the preserve on several days prior, we had to get back for a second look, knowing that we would most likely find some new insects, birds, and plants, for the first trip was rather overwhelming in the spectacular variety of nature’s gems. The follow up visits are usually ones where individuals can look at things with a better understanding, knowing where to look and what to avoid.
This visit was full of such scenes, from at least 5 species of insects.
This wonderful nature preserve of both grassland (111 acres) and woodland (53 acres) was purchased in 2003 by Franklin Township, and has become a “MUST SEE” site for us, since the landscape is so perfect in attracting all kinds of grassland birds, insects, and plants, and the setting is one that is rather off the beaten path; therefore, it allows visitors to enjoy the beauty in a quiet state. The grassland reminds one of a miniature version of sections cut out from the Great Plaines States.
Relatively close to Duke Farms—about 13 miles away—it is not too far to make it a stop for a day excursion, even if combined with DF or other nearby wildlife refuges.
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Eggs of Stinkbug - Pentatomidae species (diameter ~1 mm)
These were on the underside of the leaf of a woody plant--I did not record ID on that.
References:
- Eiseman and Charney, Tracks & Sign of Insects and Other Invertebrates (Stackpole Books, 2010), pp. 50-51
- BugGuide, Unidentified pentatomid eggs and hatchlings: bugguide.net/node/view/95895
I found this handsome "true bug" (Heteroptera, Hemiptera) on a leaf of Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia, Fagaceae) in the woods today. It's no doubt some kind of Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae, but it has more interesting colors than most - dark, like it's made of bronze, with blue and red highlights. I searched all my photos, and I don't think I've ever seen one like it before. (San Marcos Pass, 7 February 2021)
It was a few degrees cooler today than yesterday, but still unseasonably warm and dry. Wind was not an issue. There is a chance of a bit of rain on Friday and again on Sunday.
I found this little Stink Bug (Pentatomidae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera) inside a seed capsule of native Late-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus) in the Liliaceae plant family today. What's remarkable is that I found what is maybe the same bug inside the same seed capsule in December, see this photo - and again November, see this photo! Now it does look quite different now, green instead of tan. My first thought was that it is teneral - just done with a molt - but I don't believe adult insects ever molt, so I can't explain the color change. I also can't guarantee that it's the same insect in all three photos, but it does look like a secure place to snuggle in for the long haul, with a food source right below in the form of seeds. Hah - like a dragon sitting on its hoard! One possibility for its identity is the Consperse Stink Bug (Euschistus conspersus). I'll check back on it again as winter continues. (San Marcos Pass, 26 January 2019)
Another experiment with reversed lens and stacked focus. 70+ shots for this one
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I spotted this unusually colored stink bug in my garden in October 2016. Generally, these bugs have a brown color, and apparently this coloration is quite rare.
I don't have a macro lens or a closeup adaptor or anything like that on my Nikon D50, so I tried the next best thing. I held my 50mm 1.4 lens up to my camera backwards. It works pretty well I think.
Extremely tiny stink bug atop a soaked wooden fence post after the rain in very low light caught my eye. Maybe 1/4 inch long at most. Focus just a tad off but still keeping. :)
Saving a few photos taken this morning after a couple days off extremely heavy rain and storms. More to come later. :-)
I found this lovely Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae of the Heteroptera, Hemiptera inside a seed capsule of native Late-flowered Mariposa Lily (Calochortus fimbriatus) in the Liliaceae plant family. See this photo for one of the fantastic summer flowers in the same place, now gone to seed. The horn-shaped capsule is full of seeds, and I think the bug was "sucking" them with its proboscis - maybe "drilling" is the better word. I'm not sure what kind of bug this is, but I believe I've seen it before - see this photo and this photo. Its color is remarkable camouflage on these dry seed capsules. (San Marcos Pass, 15 November 2018)
It was partly cloudy again today, cloudy enough to effect my white balance. There were breezy moments, but it was mostly quite calm. The WIFIRE Heat Map is showing no new activity on the Woosley Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains south/east of us - good news. The Camp Fire up north still appears active on the east side above Lake Oroville, so our drive to Oregon this weekend will probably be smoky. We hope to leave on Sunday.
Stink Bug (Euschistus sp?).
Datura (Datura wrightii)
also: Sacred Datura, Jimson Weed.
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
Grayson County, Texas. 28 October 2018.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f/13 @ 1/1600 sec. ISO 800.
I see these every year in our garden. Right now this one landed on one of our Hydrangea bush leaves, though we have a lot of Hedge Nettle in the gardens.
ODC: Insect World....(noir style: I've been doing so many "film noir" type shots, I thought it amusing to imagine one in the Insect World)
6WS
Stinkbug (not a very glamorous name!) on our window....
This stinkbug was lying upside-down like this inside the elevator of our apartment building. At first I thought he was dead, but once I flipped him over he started to move. Half an hour later he was nowhere to be seen.
Photographed along Picture Rock Trail. ID to species a bit tentative. The clear membrane (pale bit at rear of bug) should help pin the ID down, as well as some structural characters.
There are only a few species of Chlorochroa stinkbugs with a clear hemelytral membrane (the shiny bit to the rear). Say's and Uhler's are two of those species, but one thing that I found distinctive in the images on BugGuide is that only C granulosa has pale proximal segments to the antennae.
BugGuide does not give much info on this species, but it ranges from UT and CO n. to AB in their records