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10/22/2007 11:23:56 PM · #1 |
Anyone? What on earth is this thing?
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Edit to add, the bug was about the size of a basic housefly.
Message edited by author 2007-10-22 23:24:56. |
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10/22/2007 11:25:22 PM · #2 |
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10/22/2007 11:26:48 PM · #3 |
| He looks like Horatio to me ;) |
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10/22/2007 11:32:34 PM · #4 |
| Lol, okay I worded that wrong! What type of bug is Freddy/horatio (Fredatio?) |
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10/22/2007 11:36:11 PM · #5 |
Nah, you worded it right. We're just a bunch of know-nothing-comedians! But if we keep bumping this thread for you long enough, we're bound to attract somebody that knows the REAL answer! :-)
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10/22/2007 11:42:26 PM · #6 |
I think it is a ladybird beetle larva Heres a shot from bugguide.net. Another shot same site.
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10/22/2007 11:48:01 PM · #7 |
The larval stage of Harmonius Axyridis, a variety of ladybug, as Zanta said.
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10/22/2007 11:52:12 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
The larval stage of Harmonius Axyridis, a variety of ladybug, as Zanta said.
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Yikes! That ugly thang turns into a ladybug?
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10/22/2007 11:53:32 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
The larval stage of Harmonius Axyridis, a variety of ladybug, as Zanta said.
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Yikes! That ugly thang turns into a ladybug? |
Yup, it pupates just like a moth or butterfly; it's basically a ladybug caterpillar :-) A very small one :-)
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10/22/2007 11:54:09 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Yikes! That ugly thang turns into a ladybug? |
You don't remember the little freckle-faced girl in elementary school? ;-)
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10/23/2007 12:04:19 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by dwterry:
Yikes! That ugly thang turns into a ladybug? |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
You don't remember the little freckle-faced girl in elementary school? ;-) |
Yep!
And she's still got freckles!
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10/23/2007 03:41:29 AM · #12 |
I had a bug like that once... his new name is Squishy :-)
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10/23/2007 08:52:50 AM · #13 |
Thanks for identifying Fredatio!
Wow, a baby ladybug - my daughter's going to be really upset that we let it go - I'm just happy I didn't kill it, I don't think she would have ever forgiven me! |
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10/23/2007 10:01:34 AM · #14 |
it's not actually a 'real' lady bug. it's an asian derivitive that looks much like a indiginous lady bug. it's actually sort of an invasive species - introduced as a control for nuisance aphids.
these are the things you see in the fall. just before it gets cold - swarming around windows and doors. they are trying to find a warm place to winter.
oddly enough these bugs are pretty adept at judging both the on set of cold weather, and in the spring they seem to know when the last cold spell has ended...
Message edited by author 2007-10-23 10:03:42.
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10/23/2007 10:13:25 AM · #15 |
Its a saphenous japanese shoulder eating bug; actually the larvae of the "papae inctus irregularis."
This bug wiped out the whole Bangkok Mango crop of 1883, leading to the "Fish Sauce Rebellion."
Not generally known for its attacks on humans, however, if provoked, will nip at human flesh causing severe necrotising of the surrounding skin. With this, come slow and painful death, similar to leprosy with commensurate societal shunning.
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