Nice Shots Denise
Bob
This unique insect was on my porch tonight eating insects under the porch light. Like I mentioned before insects creep me out big time but they do make for interesting macro subjects. At first I could not get this guy to settle down as I would set him down and he would race to the edge of the table and take a nose dive to the floor. Stuck it in the fridge for 15 minutes to try and slow him down where it did not work like I wanted. Finally got him to settle down for a moment to get some decent shots and then released it back out into the yard. 5D2, 100mm IS macro, no extensions tubes, almost no cropping, shutter 1/20, av f/18.
antennae by freelanceshots, on Flickr
That is REALLY creepy, freelanceshots! What the heck is it!?
These Japanese Beetles are back with a vengeance and wrecking havoc on my gardens!! If anyone has suggestions on how the heck to get rid of them, please let me know!
Just introduce them to a Chinese beetle. I found out that the Japanese people don't like the Chinese and vice versa. they will get pretty upset if you associate one with the other. If that holds true then the Jap beetles should jump ship. All joking aside you need a chemical spray from the lawn and garden store. As for my bug I have been unable to identify it. I sent pictures to a few of the insect sites online and they could not provide any identification.
Looks like your doing about as good with your bug as i am with mine! As for mine, I haven't found a commercial product that works yet ...plus with three dogs, spraying chemicals in the backyard is a problem. So, I guess I'm stuck with holey leaves and rose petals! One thing I saw today though, the birds I attract to the yard like to eat them so I guess there is a natural way to get rid of them!
When I was at Walmart looking for some insect spray for my plants I saw many that listed being able to kill Japanese beetles. Many brands are safe to spray and once the spray dries in an about an hour its safe for pets, and the wild birds. There are also many that are safe to spray on fruit and veggies while they are growing where all you need to do is wash the food before you eat. I bought a cool plant that was doing so well and then one day I came out and it was stripped of just about every leaf it had over night. It basically looked like a skeleton and it broke my heart. I ended up buying The Garden Safe brand insect killer which states its kills on contact where my new plant shows very little signs of being nibbled on. If you have outdoor plants and even indoor insect killer is a must.
Hi Freelance,
Originally Posted by freelanceshots
my guess is its a brown prionid beetle - Orthosoma brunneum
We get them in my neck of the woods too in summer. Quite large - about 3 inches body length. My late cat used to have a ball with them......ha ha ha. I tell you, I think the beetle was tougher than the cat!
Cheers,
Damian
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I found this lying down on the lawn. Usually I thought these flowers were extremely common and uninteresting but this one seemed special.
The guys at bugguide.net suggested that its a male Prionus Imbricornis or Tiled-horned Prionus. I had never seen one like this before but I have not lived in Arkansas that long plus I've only been living on the other city limits for about a year. Thanks Damian for your info.
The one that I photographed was about 1 1/2 inches long and he really creeped me out. It would take a lot for me to let one crawl across my arm or in my hand.
The Orthosoma brunneum have some big mandibles as I would not want to get pinched by one. I could see how it looks pretty close to the Prionus Imbricornis but the main difference is the anntenae with the different segments and it seems to be longer.
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