[noelcmn]

It is in Malaysia

That's too far for me to come check it out-besides, that's no excuse for doing whatever it is you are doing








Boxing match anyone

[dadipentak]

It is in Malaysia

I'm not even an expert on local bugs much less Malaysian. Thanks for sharing though--it's a nice shot!

[azerak]

I'm not even an expert on local bugs much less Malaysian. Thanks for sharing though--it's a nice shot!

I just knew that it is actually a male frog-legged leaf beetle.

godofinsects.com :: Frog-legged Leaf Beetles (Sagra buqueti)

Ahh, you learn something new everyday

[crewl1]

I just knew that it is actually a male frog-legged leaf beetle.

I thought it looked like a frog, nice find.

[hangman43]

[noelcmn]

[grhazelton]

My plan is to set up a bee hive in my backyard, so I hope to be able to post some shots of the domestic life of the Queen and her ladies. Hives are fascinating, plus you can get some honey! Let's not speak of the cost per pint of the honey....

[noelcmn]

And for others of us who are allergic to bee stings, some that I know of have 4 minutes to live if they are stung by a bee-unless they have the necessary antihistamine and thereafter taken to hospital. You are obviously not in that category. Look forward to seeing the pics. Some homey would be nice too

[bluestringer]

Leaf Foot Bug..............

[crewl1]

Thought there was a mouse in my office because I heard loud scratching. Turns it was just a big Jerusalem Cricket/Potato Bug. These guys creep me out.

[noelcmn]

We have a similar cricket here-A king Cricket it is called, or by its more fearful name. Parktown Prawn. Also known as The ugly noo-noos i.e- a no no anywhere. They emit an awful smell if threatened. They freak just about everybody out here too! Very well captured. I take it that was a momentary break in the freak

[crewl1]

I take it that was a momentary break in the freak

I placed it on a large bucket lid to take the picture and it kept running at me each time I got close with the camera, so that did not help. Most of the pictures came out shaky

I put it out in the garden as soon as I got a half decent picture.

[grhazelton]

And for others of us who are allergic to bee stings, some that I know of have 4 minutes to live if they are stung by a bee-unless they have the necessary antihistamine and thereafter taken to hospital. You are obviously not in that category. Look forward to seeing the pics. Some homey would be nice too

No, stings I find a nuisance. When I had a hive some years ago I was stung only 5 or 6 times in the 18 months I had the hive. Sadly when my marriage went sour and I was thrown out of the house my soon to be ex-wive ingnored the hive, and my Little Ladies flew the coop, literally.

Happily honeybees are unlikely to sting unless provoked, although the Africanized strains are more "provokeable." The sterile female worker bee's stinger is barbed, so it cannot be withdrawn from the person or whatever being stung, thus the sting is fatal to the bee. Drones, the male bee, have no stinger. Queens, however, can sting repeatedly, but they rarely leave the hive after the nuptial flight, or if swarming. Truly the female is the deadlier of the species.

Now swarming. If you see a large mass of bees on a tree limb fear not. Unless poked at they won't attack. Marvel from a safe distance, and call your County Extension or Agricultural Office for the name of a beekeeper who can safely corral the swarm. Bees pollinate a large proportion of our foodstuffs and we are faced with the thus far inexplicable death of many bee colonies, so a swarm of bees is a vital resource.

I doubt I'll be able to harvest much honey the first season, but after that it should be Sweeeeet!

[hangman43]

[hangman43]