The wife bought a Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) from a store.
Venus fly trap by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
It needed feeding, and so I put a fly into one of its traps. A few touches of the trip-hairs, and...
Venus fly trap and a fly... by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
Venus fly trap and a fly. by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
Oil blister beetle (Meloe sp.). This is a male, with their characteristic weird antennae.
Oil blister beetle by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
Brown lacewing, presumably Micromus posticus.
Brown lacewing by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
And here is this cool treehopper. Glossonotus acuminatus.
Helmeted treefhopper by Mark Sturtevant, on Flickr
Thanks for looking!
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Re: More critter pix
First, gorgeous pics! Nice composition and very detail-rich.
Second, it is a crime to post a picture of a blister beetle on your bare finger without elaborating. Is...is that OK?
Second, it is a crime to post a picture of a blister beetle on your bare finger without elaborating. Is...is that OK?
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Thank you! Perhaps some blister beetles are something to not handle, but the ones around here seem ok to handle with care. However, if they are annoyed overly much they 'play dead', while exuding an oil from their joints. I would assume that would be irritating ,but I don't handle them when they do that.Scarodactyl wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:12 pmFirst, gorgeous pics! Nice composition and very detail-rich.
Second, it is a crime to post a picture of a blister beetle on your bare finger without elaborating. Is...is that OK?
Mark Sturtevant
Dept. of Still Waters
Dept. of Still Waters