Interesting Insect Photos

ovrszd · Oct 3, 2015

oldballs said:
Interesting, but must be a slow day in upper Missouri.

BTW, I was in NE Kansas last weekend and there were lots of grasshoppers. But just south and east of there, where I live, there are hardly any......??? Hum-m-m.....Also no Bag Worms on the Cedars this year..........but the grub worms have just about ruined my strawberry parch viz. about 50% kill on the new plants.

Cheers,
Mike

Mike, the older I get the more I pay attention to small details around me. I've already saw the big stuff so am now paying much closer attention to the small things.

ovrszd · Oct 3, 2015

txdon said:
We have a lot of these beetles. This one has a tag along friend.

That is totally cool!!!! I am not sure where the head begins and the butt ends.

Luke'sScreenName · Oct 3, 2015

ovrszd said:
Check out these guys!!!

I think they are some type of cicadas. Whatever they are, they are mating. Perv! :shocked:

Luke'sScreenName · Oct 3, 2015

ovrszd said:
Here's another interesting pic. I didn't know Praying Mantis' had the ability to blend their colors???

I don't think they change colors like a chameleon but rather are born that color and then prefer that habitat.

Luke'sScreenName · Oct 3, 2015

lukestafford said:
I think they are some type of cicadas. Whatever they are, they are mating. Perv! :shocked:

Nevermind, l looked again and the are not cicadas. Very striking though.

KubotaToy · Oct 3, 2015

My interesting "bug" this week.

Luke'sScreenName · Oct 3, 2015

KubotaToy said:
My interesting "bug" this week.

Tarantula or alien death zombe?

ovrszd · Oct 4, 2015

lukestafford said:
I don't think they change colors like a chameleon but rather are born that color and then prefer that habitat.

I have no idea. I've saw them different colors but never thought they could change either. This one sure replicated the pattern of that old post he was on!!!

ovrszd · Oct 4, 2015

KubotaToy said:
My interesting "bug" this week.

That spider does not look "social" at all.

Luke'sScreenName · Oct 4, 2015

It came to me last night... The first insect is a species of leafhopper.

As far as the preying mantis... I actually know this for sure. They're all the same species in the central USA. Body color is a genetic trait (like hair color is for us). They then seek out backgrounds that match their body color (and they are very good at is as you saw). So they don't chage color but it was not an accident that it camouflaged so well. Cool isn't it.