Anyone know what this is?
Sep 17, 2018 16:22:50 #
Sep 17, 2018 16:37:34 #
You won't believe the common name....
RED STRIPED BLACK BUG
https://bugguide.net/node/view/497248/bgpage
RED STRIPED BLACK BUG
https://bugguide.net/node/view/497248/bgpage
Sep 17, 2018 16:54:21 #
In Chrome, you can right-click an image and ask for "search google for image". What you get is results for similar images and suggestions that it maybe a soldier beetle. Not always perfect, but gives ideas. You can also go directly to google ( https://images.google.com/ ), from other browser types, and perform a similar search.
Sep 17, 2018 16:57:47 #
foggypreacher
Loc: Dickinson, Texas
Thank you for the web site of BugGuide. I was going to upload a pic to see if anyone knew what it is. I saw this post and I have now sent it to them. Will report what they tell me. I hope they don't tell me it is a black and orange bug.
Sep 18, 2018 07:13:26 #
Sep 18, 2018 13:31:35 #
foggypreacher wrote:
Thank you for the web site of BugGuide. I was going to upload a pic to see if anyone knew what it is. I saw this post and I have now sent it to them. Will report what they tell me. I hope they don't tell me it is a black and orange bug.
No, black and orange bug would be ridiculous. It is an orange and black bug.
Sep 18, 2018 16:19:38 #
rhadams824
Loc: Arkansas
safeman wrote:
Shot in SE Arizona with a Galaxy S6 cell phone.
It is indeed a blister beetle in the Family Melodidae.
Sep 18, 2018 16:21:20 #
rhadams824 wrote:
It is indeed a blister beetle in the Family Melodidae.
Thanks, that other name seemed way too simple..
Sep 18, 2018 16:40:57 #
rhadams824
Loc: Arkansas
rhadams824 wrote:
It is indeed a blister beetle in the Family Melodidae.
Spelling should be Meloidae. Have to be careful picking them up. The secretion can cause blisters and irritation. When they occur in hay they can upset the digestion of simpler stomach animals such as horses.
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