Another unknown bug - ID requested please
Jul 6, 2019 14:44:04 #
Found this one while out shooting this morning. Anyone know what it is?
Jul 6, 2019 14:55:01 #
Jul 6, 2019 15:06:38 #
Jul 6, 2019 15:12:04 #
randave2001 wrote:
Found this one while out shooting this morning. Anyone know what it is?
Dave, excellent photo.
Greg
Jul 6, 2019 15:58:14 #
Jul 6, 2019 16:25:22 #
Jul 6, 2019 17:45:05 #
Muddyvalley wrote:
That's a wheel nice shot too!
(Rick beat me to it)
(Rick beat me to it)
And you both beat me to it!
Fantastic shots, Dave! Certainly wouldn't want it on me!Jul 6, 2019 17:50:07 #
Thanks all. Another first for me. I was chasing dragonflies when I happened upon him. At first I thought it was leaf material stuck on the top of the weed. He sat completely still. Not even his antennae wiggled.
Jul 7, 2019 07:54:01 #
An assassin bug. These are not nice guys. Look them up. They can spread a dangerous disease. They are blood suckers.
Jul 7, 2019 10:02:11 #
rhadams824
Loc: Arkansas
nikon_jon wrote:
An assassin bug. These are not nice guys. Look them up. They can spread a dangerous disease. They are blood suckers.
This one is not a red blood feeder. Doesn't transmit diseases. Some members of the Hemiptera do. Usually feeds on other arthropods. They will bite you if not handled carefully. I can attest the bite is painful.
Jul 7, 2019 10:36:37 #
Jul 7, 2019 12:27:09 #
Kaib795
Loc: Maryland, USA
Great shots.
This Wheel bug is a nasty one so beware. In Southern Md they hang out on wooden fences and if you reach around the fence and bump one it sticks the little black tube into you and injects you with a painful dose that is intended to liquefy the insides of a bug. The one we encountered, my brother at the time, bit him and he was in pain all afternoon. After is liquefies the inside of the bug, it eats the bug like it's a shake, through it's black straw.
This Wheel bug is a nasty one so beware. In Southern Md they hang out on wooden fences and if you reach around the fence and bump one it sticks the little black tube into you and injects you with a painful dose that is intended to liquefy the insides of a bug. The one we encountered, my brother at the time, bit him and he was in pain all afternoon. After is liquefies the inside of the bug, it eats the bug like it's a shake, through it's black straw.
Jul 7, 2019 12:43:30 #
Kaib795 wrote:
Great shots.
This Wheel bug is a nasty one so beware. In Southern Md they hang out on wooden fences and if you reach around the fence and bump one it sticks the little black tube into you and injects you with a painful dose that is intended to liquefy the insides of a bug. The one we encountered, my brother at the time, bit him and he was in pain all afternoon. After is liquefies the inside of the bug, it eats the bug like it's a shake, through it's black straw.
This Wheel bug is a nasty one so beware. In Southern Md they hang out on wooden fences and if you reach around the fence and bump one it sticks the little black tube into you and injects you with a painful dose that is intended to liquefy the insides of a bug. The one we encountered, my brother at the time, bit him and he was in pain all afternoon. After is liquefies the inside of the bug, it eats the bug like it's a shake, through it's black straw.
Sounds like an alien.
Jul 7, 2019 15:53:20 #
Kaib795
Loc: Maryland, USA
Fotoartist wrote:
Sounds like an alien.
Looks like a creature from the dinosaur days, look at the weird crest on it's mid section and it's gray color! And it's a tough bug. As I remember catching one, removed it's head and put both in a jar so everyone in the family could see what bit my little brother. The bug's body still twitched over a day later. The only bug tougher is a roach though their bodies are soft and they don't bite you. When we took the time to notice them on wooden fences, they were everywhere! We just didn't notice them. And honestly, once we knew to watch out for them, none of us were bitten again. Still a very strange looking bug.
Jul 7, 2019 16:16:36 #
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