| Author | Thread |
|
|
07/22/2014 10:34:44 AM · #1 |
Now this is scary!
And comments are really funny!
[url=www.cnn.com/2014/07/22/world/asia/giant-insect-china/index.html]World's largest aquatic insect specimen found in China[/url] |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 10:48:41 AM · #2 |
Originally posted by pgirish007:
Now this is scary!
And comments are really funny!
[url=www.cnn.com/2014/07/22/world/asia/giant-insect-china/index.html]World's largest aquatic insect specimen found in China[/url] |
Fixed the link for you
**
HOLY CRAP......i am one of those people who is unbelievably afraid of insects, the page was loading in another tab while i fixed the url here, and i tabbed over and freaked out. That IS HUGE and gross.....keep it away. burn it with fire...if there are more, burn them all with mother-fn'n-fire - the kind that Samuel L Jackson would be profanely calling forth.....
i would have an absolute fit if i saw one of those flying anywhere near me
Message edited by author 2014-07-22 10:51:03. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:04:50 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by RyanW:
HOLY CRAP......i am one of those people who is unbelievably afraid of insects, the page was loading in another tab while i fixed the url here, and i tabbed over and freaked out. That IS HUGE and gross.....keep it away. burn it with fire...if there are more, burn them all with mother-fn'n-fire - the kind that Samuel L Jackson would be profanely calling forth.....
i would have an absolute fit if i saw one of those flying anywhere near me |
Um... + like a bizillion... |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:16:32 AM · #4 |
What a beautiful insect!! :)
Thanks for sharing.
(ya'll are sissies..) :D |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:19:24 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Cory:
What a beautiful insect!! :)
Thanks for sharing.
(ya'll are sissies..) :D |
lets see you say that when it's sucking down one of your eyeballs
Message edited by author 2014-07-22 11:20:43. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:26:34 AM · #6 |
| Well, at least you wouldn't complain about mosquitoes if a bug was carrying off your dog. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:30:20 AM · #7 |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:53:35 AM · #8 |
Found this sucker in upstate New york, my sister was brave enough to pick it up then she got bit.
BIG pincers.
Can anyone I.D. this bug?
 |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 12:08:18 PM · #9 |
| looks like a scarab beetle to me |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 12:09:27 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by nygold:
Can anyone I.D. this bug? |
It's a stump borer or root borer beetle. I've seen several in my yard.
Message edited by author 2014-07-22 12:12:42. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 12:29:42 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Cory:
What a beautiful insect!! :)
Thanks for sharing. |
I'm with Cory. It's GORGEOUS. And the nice thing about Dobsonflies, of which that is a giant version, is that they are sort of like miners' canaries: they are primary indicators of water quality, only living where water is clean and pure. If your Dobsonflies start disappearing on you, something's wrong with your local body of water :-) |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 12:37:59 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Originally posted by nygold:
Can anyone I.D. this bug? |
It's a stump borer or root borer beetle. I've seen several in my yard. |
I googled those two bug I would have to guess stump borer.
Thanks for the info. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 01:06:37 PM · #13 |
I love insects.. I should have been a insectapologist... (if that is even a word)
That is really, really awesome looking..
As for Don's bug
we call them: Broad-Necked Root Borer
A few insects I have not seen at all this year are my pollinators of bees and butterflies (monarchs) that really scares me.. My veggie garden hasn't bloomed well cause of not having them around much..
Message edited by author 2014-07-22 13:07:38. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 01:34:23 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by jgirl57:
I love insects.. I should have been a insectapologist... (if that is even a word) |
Entomologist is one who studies insects ... |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 01:37:09 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by jgirl57:
I should have been a insectapologist... (if that is even a word) |
Entomologist is one who studies insects ... |
An entomology etymologist is one who determines if that is even a word. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 01:41:09 PM · #16 |
| hahaah I was soo off on that one |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 05:23:13 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
awesome!!!! I want one! |
Me too!!! |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 05:33:34 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by jgirl57:
A few insects I have not seen at all this year are my pollinators of bees and butterflies (monarchs) that really scares me.. My veggie garden hasn't bloomed well cause of not having them around much.. |
I saw a Tee shirt the other day I liked. A big graphic of a honey bee and the words "If I die, I'm taking you with me." Funny, cause it is scary.
The fact that China still has bugs that are indicators of clean water environments amazes me. I give them another 5 years, tops. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 06:28:59 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
Originally posted by jgirl57:
A few insects I have not seen at all this year are my pollinators of bees and butterflies (monarchs) that really scares me.. My veggie garden hasn't bloomed well cause of not having them around much.. |
I saw a Tee shirt the other day I liked. A big graphic of a honey bee and the words "If I die, I'm taking you with me." Funny, cause it is scary.
The fact that China still has bugs that are indicators of clean water environments amazes me. I give them another 5 years, tops. |
I was thinking something similar, but think it had mutated from a much smaller version due to the toxic environment. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 09:05:28 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by coronamv:
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
Originally posted by jgirl57:
A few insects I have not seen at all this year are my pollinators of bees and butterflies (monarchs) that really scares me.. My veggie garden hasn't bloomed well cause of not having them around much.. |
I saw a Tee shirt the other day I liked. A big graphic of a honey bee and the words "If I die, I'm taking you with me." Funny, cause it is scary.
The fact that China still has bugs that are indicators of clean water environments amazes me. I give them another 5 years, tops. |
I was thinking something similar, but think it had mutated from a much smaller version due to the toxic environment. |
They're indigenous to tropical environments in China, Vietnam, like that. Not to the industrialized North. |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 10:09:44 PM · #21 |
Pshaw. That ain't nothing! Take a looksee at this here critter that was behind my vehicle at the Post Office the other day. . .
 |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 10:18:04 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by karmat:
Pshaw. That ain't nothing! Take a looksee at this here critter that was behind my vehicle at the Post Office the other day. . .
|
OMGGGGG.... that should have gone in the horror thats scary LOL! |
|
|
|
07/22/2014 11:33:57 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by coronamv:
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
Originally posted by jgirl57:
A few insects I have not seen at all this year are my pollinators of bees and butterflies (monarchs) that really scares me.. My veggie garden hasn't bloomed well cause of not having them around much.. |
I saw a Tee shirt the other day I liked. A big graphic of a honey bee and the words "If I die, I'm taking you with me." Funny, cause it is scary.
The fact that China still has bugs that are indicators of clean water environments amazes me. I give them another 5 years, tops. |
I was thinking something similar, but think it had mutated from a much smaller version due to the toxic environment. |
They're indigenous to tropical environments in China, Vietnam, like that. Not to the industrialized North. |
Pollution in China is not just limited to the industrialized North. China's Sichuan province where this creature was found according to the article is one of the highest water polluted areas in China. Just shows Chine really gives a crap about the environment. Of course we could say that about many places in the world. Just an hour from where I live we spent 10 years plus fighting a local municipality over dumping raw sewage directly into a creek that fed into a major river system. I filmed it and put together the presentation to the EPA. |
|
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 08/09/2025 01:44:48 AM EDT.
