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07-14-2018, 03:23 AM - 1 Like   #4546
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QuoteOriginally posted by TER-OR Quote
That's a fly.
Some bee/wasp mimics are very convincing. I used images of half a dozen yellow/black striped imitations of a wasp in evolution because it's very easy for students to see and understand how selection would favor such mimicry and refine it continuously.

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This is a fly

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And this is really a bee.
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heres a katydid from the other morning.


heres one from last year in its new set of wings.


and a superhero from the other day.


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A little flat bug
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This one didn't like me.


This one was sleeping.


I like the drop of dew at the bottom.


I really like this guy. I need to name it.

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A bee and a butterfly sharing.

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Moth, looking a little odd from this perspective.
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The largest Mantis I have ever seen- length about the size of my hand
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Photo bombed.

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When I was in Minnesota those beetles were everywhere.
From this site Japanese Beetle Outbreak Among The Worst In Minnesota « WCCO | CBS Minnesota
"Japanese beetles invaded the east coast by accident a century ago. They were imported on ornamental plants into New Jersey in 1917.

“And they’ve slowly spread across the country. They got to Minnesota about 1990,” said Krischik."

I found a pest stealing my green onions today. I cut him off, literally and took him to the compost heap. Hope he doesn't find his way back.


and here is my little pal again.


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here is one of those japanese beetles.
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This one from today
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Front Porch Nocturnal Safari, continued. A rather beat up moth, missing lots of scales off its back, just behind its head.





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Masked Hunter. More like Crawling Dirtball! Can't even see eyes on this thing.



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A rather spiky little Assassin Bug.



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