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**WPRESTO** · 11-28-2017, 05:02 PM

Originally posted by Knock

It's been quiet on this thread lately. Here is another katydid I found today. Apparently katydids prefer the spend their time on blooming basil. The 3rd pic is simply a crop of the previous pic--I felt the colors on the katydid were worth taking a closer look at. Can anyone identify the tiny insect in the 4th pic? Tam90/k70.

The insect in the last image is one of those commonly called a "shield bug" or for some species a "stink bug," and it looks like one I would call a "green shield bug," genus Palomena. There are several names for the technical group to which they belong, but Heteropera is probably the best for the big group, Pentatomidae for the family within the Heteroptera. The one you photographed is probably a juvenile or sub-adult. Heteropterans have incomplete metamorphosis. At hatching they look somewhat similar but not quite identical to an adult. As they go through a series of molts, they progressively look more and more like the final adult form.

Thagomizer · 11-28-2017, 09:38 PM

Originally posted by Knock

Can anyone identify the tiny insect in the 4th pic?

The markings look a little different, but the shape looks a lot like this stink bug.

EDIT: Missed WPRESTO's much more detailed and complete identification.

Doundounba · 11-29-2017, 10:12 AM - **7 Likes**

Alright, I think this is the end of my 2017 insect shots - unless we unexpectedly decide to head south for some Sun.

First is reposted from other threads, second (dragonfly) is here first. Pretty happy with these two...

**noelcmn** · 11-29-2017, 10:37 AM - **3 Likes**

Last edited by noelcmn; 11-29-2017 at 10:44 AM.

**rjbrett** · 12-02-2017, 12:31 AM - **1 Like**

A native flat cockroach from the garden. They live under the leaf litter and aren't usually seen unless disturbed. These were taken using the Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 50mm on an 11mm ext tube. It didn't occur to me until after I'd released it that if I'd turned it on it's back I could have got better shots of it's mouth-parts and underbelly while it was unable to right itself.

**Knock** · 12-03-2017, 02:37 AM

Originally posted by noelcmn

Great images! 3 and 5 are phenomenal.

**noelcmn** · 12-03-2017, 04:57 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Knock

Great images! 3 and 5 are phenomenal.

Thank you. The Raynox helps!

Flightless Dung beetle from Addo Elephant National Park

Strange looking critter

This one has a rather long proboscis

Better seen here- Regrettably shot with the 50-200mm kit lens, not exactly a Macro lens. Not time to change lenses as this fellow was fast and restless

**WPRESTO** · 12-04-2017, 04:51 AM

NOELCMN: Many fine insect images from you. That strange-looking bug (a true bug) probably has a very long proboscis tucked under it's tummy.

**TER-OR** · 12-05-2017, 06:56 AM - **1 Like**

Those flies at the end may be Systoechus or related "bee-fly" which feed like butterflies with a long proboscis. They are very busy little critters.
Family Bombyliidae, Bee Flies of Texhoma and Goodwell in Texas County, Oklahoma

Just as I start getting a handle on bees, I start looking at wasps then flies and see so much more diversity it's staggering.

Here's the only Systoechus I've been able to photograph sitting still:

**WPRESTO** · 12-05-2017, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by TER-OR

Those flies at the end may be Systoechus or related "bee-fly" which feed like butterflies with a long proboscis. They are very busy little critters.
Family Bombyliidae, Bee Flies of Texhoma and Goodwell in Texas County, Oklahoma

Just as I start getting a handle on bees, I start looking at wasps then flies and see so much more diversity it's staggering.

Here's the only Systoechus I've been able to photograph sitting still:

Count your stars for getting one of those in a quiet moment. All those I've seen are here and gone before I can the viewfinder to my eye.

**TER-OR** · 12-06-2017, 07:15 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Count your stars for getting one of those in a quiet moment. All those I've seen are here and gone before I can the viewfinder to my eye.

It was early in the day, early in the year - mid-April. I presume it was basking on this bit of dried mud at the wood's edge. It's far more common to get them buzzing from blossom to blossom.

**noelcmn** · 12-07-2017, 06:39 AM - **2 Likes**

Wow, thank you for the info, very helpful, Ter-or. I should have pursued them a bit more.
This fellow at Zoo Lake yesterday

From the other day

**WPRESTO** · 12-07-2017, 01:51 PM - **1 Like**

A cicada larva that stayed really still, for about 44 million years.

Thagomizer · 12-07-2017, 03:30 PM

I wonder when we'll get another appearance by 44 million year cicadas?

( I want to be ready).

**WPRESTO** · 12-07-2017, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

I wonder when we'll get another appearance by 44 million year cicadas?

( I want to be ready).

A shield or leaf bug (Heteroptera) - not quite as sharp as I wanted.

11-28-2017, 09:38 PM	#3947
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by Knock Can anyone identify the tiny insect in the 4th pic? The markings look a little different, but the shape looks a lot like this stink bug. EDIT: Missed WPRESTO's much more detailed and complete identification. Last edited by Thagomizer; 11-28-2017 at 09:43 PM. Reason: Added addendum

12-07-2017, 01:51 PM - 1 Like	#3958
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	A cicada larva that stayed really still, for about 44 million years. Attached Images

12-07-2017, 04:13 PM	#3960
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by Thagomizer I wonder when we'll get another appearance by 44 million year cicadas? ( I want to be ready). A shield or leaf bug (Heteroptera) - not quite as sharp as I wanted. Attached Images

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11-28-2017, 05:02 PM	#3946
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by Knock It's been quiet on this thread lately. Here is another katydid I found today. Apparently katydids prefer the spend their time on blooming basil. The 3rd pic is simply a crop of the previous pic--I felt the colors on the katydid were worth taking a closer look at. Can anyone identify the tiny insect in the 4th pic? Tam90/k70. The insect in the last image is one of those commonly called a "shield bug" or for some species a "stink bug," and it looks like one I would call a "green shield bug," genus Palomena. There are several names for the technical group to which they belong, but Heteropera is probably the best for the big group, Pentatomidae for the family within the Heteroptera. The one you photographed is probably a juvenile or sub-adult. Heteropterans have incomplete metamorphosis. At hatching they look somewhat similar but not quite identical to an adult. As they go through a series of molts, they progressively look more and more like the final adult form.

11-29-2017, 10:12 AM - 7 Likes	#3948
Doundounba Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montréal QC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,351	Alright, I think this is the end of my 2017 insect shots - unless we unexpectedly decide to head south for some Sun. First is reposted from other threads, second (dragonfly) is here first. Pretty happy with these two...

11-29-2017, 10:37 AM - 3 Likes	#3949
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231	Last edited by noelcmn; 11-29-2017 at 10:44 AM.

12-02-2017, 12:31 AM - 1 Like	#3950
rjbrett Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Brisbane Posts: 895	A native flat cockroach from the garden. They live under the leaf litter and aren't usually seen unless disturbed. These were taken using the Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 50mm on an 11mm ext tube. It didn't occur to me until after I'd released it that if I'd turned it on it's back I could have got better shots of it's mouth-parts and underbelly while it was unable to right itself.

12-03-2017, 02:37 AM	#3951
Knock Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 467	Originally posted by noelcmn Great images! 3 and 5 are phenomenal.

12-03-2017, 04:57 AM - 2 Likes	#3952
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231	Originally posted by Knock Great images! 3 and 5 are phenomenal. Thank you. The Raynox helps! Flightless Dung beetle from Addo Elephant National Park Strange looking critter This one has a rather long proboscis Better seen here- Regrettably shot with the 50-200mm kit lens, not exactly a Macro lens. Not time to change lenses as this fellow was fast and restless

12-04-2017, 04:51 AM	#3953
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	NOELCMN: Many fine insect images from you. That strange-looking bug (a true bug) probably has a very long proboscis tucked under it's tummy.

12-05-2017, 06:56 AM - 1 Like	#3954
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Those flies at the end may be Systoechus or related "bee-fly" which feed like butterflies with a long proboscis. They are very busy little critters. Family Bombyliidae, Bee Flies of Texhoma and Goodwell in Texas County, Oklahoma Just as I start getting a handle on bees, I start looking at wasps then flies and see so much more diversity it's staggering. Here's the only Systoechus I've been able to photograph sitting still:

12-05-2017, 04:04 PM	#3955
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Originally posted by TER-OR Those flies at the end may be Systoechus or related "bee-fly" which feed like butterflies with a long proboscis. They are very busy little critters. Family Bombyliidae, Bee Flies of Texhoma and Goodwell in Texas County, Oklahoma Just as I start getting a handle on bees, I start looking at wasps then flies and see so much more diversity it's staggering. Here's the only Systoechus I've been able to photograph sitting still: Count your stars for getting one of those in a quiet moment. All those I've seen are here and gone before I can the viewfinder to my eye.

12-06-2017, 07:15 AM	#3956
TER-OR Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dundee, IL Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,699	Originally posted by WPRESTO Count your stars for getting one of those in a quiet moment. All those I've seen are here and gone before I can the viewfinder to my eye. It was early in the day, early in the year - mid-April. I presume it was basking on this bit of dried mud at the wood's edge. It's far more common to get them buzzing from blossom to blossom.

12-07-2017, 06:39 AM - 2 Likes	#3957
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,231	Wow, thank you for the info, very helpful, Ter-or. I should have pursued them a bit more. This fellow at Zoo Lake yesterday From the other day

12-07-2017, 03:30 PM	#3959
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	I wonder when we'll get another appearance by 44 million year cicadas? ( I want to be ready).

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