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celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
What's the one with the yellow? Way too big! |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I searched google and google images for a spider that looks like that one - black with a yellow mark on the abdomen. The only one I saw that was close was the black and yellow argiope. I didn't assume the spiders depicted in the comic were based on anything real, except for the black widow. As you know, the black widow is found in the US. I don't know if it's common in Australia or not, or in any other country outside of the western hemisphere. ~Sue~ |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
That is what I came up with too. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I dreamed about argiope spiders last night. I dreamed there were three of them that had webs inside a house. I grabbed one and took it outside, but the other two got away. This is not the weirdest thing that happens in my dreams. ~Sue~ |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Black widows were very common in Southern Africa. They're also not that big. Thatched roofing is a favourite indoor habitat for them and dropping on people in the middle of the night, then getting annoyed about the effort of having to get back up to their nest, was a lot of the reason people would get bitten I reckon... our neighbour did. Bit her on the hand and she nearly lost her arm. :( But I don't mind spiders. I prefer not to get surprised by them though. I had one a few weeks ago that must have been walking along the back of the couch and popped into my hair for a quick look around. Ticklish and rather large - I did squeal a bit :) popped him/her in the broom cupboard I don't keep brooms in to save her/him from my cats... oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
No idea what this is. It's the first one I've seen. I tried to find it on google but couldn't. It appears to be missing one antenna. It's quite shiny. Every time I tried to take a picture of the front of the bug it would turn away from me. ~Sue~ |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22160 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
First thought was one of the many "rhinoceros beetles", but the antenna just doesn't look right.... Fabulous colours :-) (and its shy) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
First thought was one of the many "rhinoceros beetles", but the antenna just doesn't look right.... Yeah, perfect colors for Halloween... Orange and Black. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
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Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I should have added that it's quite small - less than one centimeter (or less than 1/2 inch). No idea what this is. It's the first one I've seen. I tried to ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
I had that in my sig file for a short time. It pissed off so many people that I was "asked" to remove it. ~Sue~ |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65709 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Yeah, it's a bit much, so I blocked it. I do like bugs, but not in My home or on My screen. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I had that in my sig file for a short time. It pissed off so many Yes it's quite annoying after a while so I will ask the mods to remove them. If it was that easy to remove bugs from computer programs... :) |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
It reminds me a bit of what we used to call stinkbugs when I was little - some of which can be very colourful - aka shield or chust bugs - apparently. edit: I never actually smelled their wiffyness because I never killed any :) |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3193 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Hi Suzie... I think I have positively ID it as a Shining Flea Beetle: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/04/04/shining-flea-beetle-2/ Metallic blue and orange bug/beetle This appears to be a Shining Flea Beetle, Asphaera lustrans, which we quickly identified on BugGuide. Many Flea Beetles from the tribe Alticini as well as other Leaf Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are considered to be significant agricultural pests. The host plants of this Shining Flea Beetle are listed as Scullcap and Willow. BugGuide notes this interesting remark: “In Florida this is sometimes called the Gator beetle – due to the orange and blue-black colors approximating those of the UF Gators.†|
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Hi Suzie... I think I have positively ID it as a Shining Flea Beetle: YES! That's it! Thank you. ~Sue~ |
Admiral Gloval Send message Joined: 31 Mar 13 Posts: 20153 Credit: 5,308,449 RAC: 0 |
My dad used to have a early version of a OS that looked like Windows. He downloaded a app called "roaches". You started the app and saw some roaches run across the screen and hide under the icons. You just click and jiggle a icon and two or three roaches would run and hide under another icon. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
Another variety of flea beetle, with it's grub - soooooo pretty :) And more shiny ones, the golden tortoise beetle... and one of the many gorgeous dogbane leaf beetles. I do love bugs... though that cockcroach thing you were describing, Admiral, that could make me squeal a bit :) |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Shiny bugs are gorgeous. Just sayin'. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3324 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Something I drew in school several years ago. Pencil. ~Sue~ |
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