The creepy crawly thread.....

[T Bolt]

That Striped Lizard looks rather bored.........

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Love the spider shot! I agree with Glenn though, the striped lizard..............................looks bored.

 

[Token]

That Striped Lizard looks rather bored.........

Probably not bored, this is California, so he might have been a little baked though.

T!

 

[swampyankee]

Love the spider shot! I agree with Glenn though, the striped lizard..............................looks bored.

California? It's probably just zoned out.

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

California? It's probably just zoned out.

Dude..............................

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I caught this in a park in Bristol, Tn. a few weeks ago. Who's watching who?

 

[Gnomey]

Nice one Aaron!

 

[mikewint]

Nive Aaron love the Praying Mantis. Last summer had a big one on the hummingbird feeder...Sucker was trying to catch a hum bind

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thanks guys.

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Was out on Jan's favorite trail today and saw this. I have no idea what it is.

 

[mikewint]

Aaron, tis known as an American Oil Beetle. American Oil Beetles are a type of Blister beetle. When threatened or squeezed under pressure, they emit a chemical called cantharidin that creates blisters and irritates human skin. These wounds will heal, but they are painful. This chemical defense can ward off predators and give the beetle time to escape. So I suggest NO TOUCHIE
They do not fly and are slow movers. Adults can be found walking around plants that they eat, such as buttercups, and in grass. They are active all year, but more so in the spring, when they are more likely to be seen. The larvae have a neat little trick. One will sit on flowers, waiting for a bee to land. It will latch onto the bee and be carried back to the hive. Once there, the beetle larva feeds on the same food as the bee larvae. Safe, warm, and well fed, it will pupate inside the hive and emerge in the spring.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thanks Mike. I have learned not to touch. Can be very painful if you don't know what it is...............................................leave it alone.

 

[mikewint]

If only I'd have followed that advice when I met my first non-familia female....

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shot!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thanks Hugh. I get lucky every once in a while.