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Unknown bug · 08:06 PM

Have you ever seen something you could not quite understand, even though you were looking at it? Center of first photo is the bug. I didn't realize it was a bug until it moved. The bug was only 1/4 inch long or less.

mole · 06-03-2013, 08:28 PM

Some very nice shots of a Toad Bug. We see them here in Tennessee most often in shallows near slow water.

Look here for more info:

Family Gelastocoridae - Toad Bugs - BugGuide.Net

leptim · 06-03-2013, 08:34 PM

Originally posted by mole

Some very nice shots of a Toad Bug

Thanks so much for the info. I have never seen nor heard of such a critter.

daacon · 06-04-2013, 06:27 AM

Well camouflaged Tim good eye !

fotogaffer · 06-04-2013, 03:20 PM

Must admit - never heard of one - or seen one before, and definitely probably would easily have missed it. Well spotted!

tclausen · 06-04-2013, 03:30 PM

A very odd looking critter. Well spotted, and thanks for sharing (both the photos and the information, no idea that they existed....)

**Bruce Clark** · 06-04-2013, 04:34 PM

Crikey, I struggled to spot it in the first shot. Well done

**Kerrowdown** · 06-04-2013, 04:41 PM

You did well to see that thing in the first place, now you just keep over there with you.

leptim · 06-05-2013, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by daacon

Well camouflaged Tim good eye !

Thanks Dave.

Originally posted by fotogaffer

Must admit - never heard of one - or seen one before, and definitely probably would easily have missed it. Well spotted!

It is a new one for me as well.

Originally posted by tclausen

A very odd looking critter. Well spotted, and thanks for sharing (both the photos and the information, no idea that they existed....)

Crazy stuff out there...you never know what you might see next.

Originally posted by Bruce Clark

Crikey, I struggled to spot it in the first shot. Well done

It sure was a wee bitty fella.

Originally posted by kerrowdown

You did well to see that thing in the first place, now you just keep over there with you.

Thanks.

**paulh** · 06-05-2013, 08:29 PM

Great find & nice shots.

GeoJerry · 06-05-2013, 10:21 PM

Cool! Is the sand on the bug's back part of his body camouflage, or was it just so damp that some small sand grains adhered to his back?

leptim · 06-07-2013, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by GeoJerry

Is the sand on the bug's back part of his body camouflage, or was it just so damp that some small sand grains adhered to his back?

I don't know which, to tell the truth.

gjtoth · 06-07-2013, 06:05 AM

Great catch, Tim. I'm pretty sure I would've walked right on by that guy.

tessfully · 06-07-2013, 08:03 AM

What a cool shot!!! Very interesting bug and I really enjoyed the way you photographed it. Thank you for sharing

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06-03-2013, 08:28 PM	#2
mole Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,432	Some very nice shots of a Toad Bug. We see them here in Tennessee most often in shallows near slow water. Look here for more info: Family Gelastocoridae - Toad Bugs - BugGuide.Net

06-03-2013, 08:34 PM	#3
leptim Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Photos: Albums Posts: 611 Original Poster	Originally posted by mole Some very nice shots of a Toad Bug Thanks so much for the info. I have never seen nor heard of such a critter.

06-04-2013, 06:27 AM	#4
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Well camouflaged Tim good eye !

06-04-2013, 03:20 PM	#5
fotogaffer Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 716	Must admit - never heard of one - or seen one before, and definitely probably would easily have missed it. Well spotted!

06-04-2013, 03:30 PM	#6
tclausen Veteran Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,397	A very odd looking critter. Well spotted, and thanks for sharing (both the photos and the information, no idea that they existed....)

06-04-2013, 04:34 PM	#7
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	Crikey, I struggled to spot it in the first shot. Well done

06-04-2013, 04:41 PM	#8
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,867	You did well to see that thing in the first place, now you just keep over there with you.

06-05-2013, 08:08 PM	#9
leptim Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Photos: Albums Posts: 611 Original Poster	Originally posted by daacon Well camouflaged Tim good eye ! Thanks Dave. Originally posted by fotogaffer Must admit - never heard of one - or seen one before, and definitely probably would easily have missed it. Well spotted! It is a new one for me as well. Originally posted by tclausen A very odd looking critter. Well spotted, and thanks for sharing (both the photos and the information, no idea that they existed....) Crazy stuff out there...you never know what you might see next. Originally posted by Bruce Clark Crikey, I struggled to spot it in the first shot. Well done It sure was a wee bitty fella. Originally posted by kerrowdown You did well to see that thing in the first place, now you just keep over there with you. Thanks.

06-05-2013, 08:29 PM	#10
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,319	Great find & nice shots.

06-05-2013, 10:21 PM	#11
GeoJerry Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,158	Cool! Is the sand on the bug's back part of his body camouflage, or was it just so damp that some small sand grains adhered to his back?

06-07-2013, 05:45 AM	#12
leptim Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Fountain, CO Photos: Albums Posts: 611 Original Poster	Originally posted by GeoJerry Is the sand on the bug's back part of his body camouflage, or was it just so damp that some small sand grains adhered to his back? I don't know which, to tell the truth.

06-07-2013, 06:05 AM	#13
gjtoth Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Posts: 1,962	Great catch, Tim. I'm pretty sure I would've walked right on by that guy.

06-07-2013, 08:03 AM	#14
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	What a cool shot!!! Very interesting bug and I really enjoyed the way you photographed it. Thank you for sharing

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