I was recently sad to learn that Australia doesn't have an toucans. They are pretty cool birds. And they make breakfast cereal too.
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A Bug for Dan
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No Toucans but we have Channel-billed Cuckoos that kind of look the same and one of the most annoying birds in the world.
Imagine that at 3am for 6 months of the year. They at least have the decency to migrate to Papua New Guinea in the winter.
First bug of the year. No idea what it is. About 50mm long.
Edit: Antlion (sp. Myrmeleon)
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Some sort of neuropteran. Maybe an antlion. It looks like an antlion.First bug of the year. No idea what it is. About 50mm long.
Edit: Antlion (sp. Myrmeleon)
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Yep, I am pretty sure it is an antlion. The larvae live in the soil and create inverted cone-shaped, pitfall traps to capture insects walking on the surface.
Good grief! You sure that is a bird and not @Stonetree messing with you?
If that was going on outside my window at night, I think I might reconsider my position on extirpation on a case by case basis.
Probably not though. I love to listen to the barred owls and nighthawks carrying on at night. It just my pro-sleep bias talking.
My garden is full of them
Adults or larvae or both?
Beneficial biocontrol.
As a kid, I was hungry to find these and never did. Now I see them all the time. Maybe an improved site image and greater knowledge of the habits. Or just luck.
Apologies. I didn't notice that you had already ID'd it.First bug of the year. No idea what it is. About 50mm long.
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We have a species here in Missouri that is very attractive. I have one in my collection that I got from someone else. It has no data, but was collected in the state.
Some years ago, I was black lighting on my deck. I was walking behind the sheet I use with the light and one fluttered past. I was about to catch it as my gaze fixed on the incandescent, outside light that I had just turned on and I was temporarily blinded by the direct look as the pleasing antlion flew off into the dark.
Some years ago, I was black lighting on my deck. I was walking behind the sheet I use with the light and one fluttered past. I was about to catch it as my gaze fixed on the incandescent, outside light that I had just turned on and I was temporarily blinded by the direct look as the pleasing antlion flew off into the dark.
Larvae. Sometimes when I'm bored I wrangle ants towards their traps
After much soul searching I've decided to forgive you
They're probably grown by now.
That is a really good picture.
I was bitten by a wolf spider once. Reached to pick up a garden hose out of the grass and didn't see the spider. It was a strange sensation, like a mild electric shock. While the chelicera were strong enough to penetrate, my conclusion was that the venom wasn't strong enough to do much but elicit that unusual and brief sensation.
Awesome shot! In my "unbiased" opinion.
Have you tried to ID it? My guess is that it may not be that difficult, but that may be my wishful thinking. I'll give it a look.
We have a common species that looks much like this with the same common name. I wonder if it is another species or if it is the same one with a cosmopolitan range.
I think the head end is to the left in the picture. In real life, i can never feel so certain.