mysisterisalittlesister Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 A Praying Mantis I found at the LSP novitiate [img]http://i1145.photobucket.com/albums/o515/joaniemcwoman/100_0089-1.jpg?t=1347071173[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) so cute!! Did anyone see this article??? They figured out how run cockroaches by remote control!!! I hope they sell the attachment. [url="http://theweek.com/article/index/233087/cockroaches-controlled-by-remote-control-a-search-and-rescue-breakthrough"]http://theweek.com/a...ue-breakthrough[/url] [img]http://media.theweek.com/img/dir_0083/41594_article_full/researchers-attached-a-tiny-electronic-backpack-to-this-madagascar-hissing-cockroach-enabling-them.jpg?116[/img] Edited September 12, 2012 by sixpence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 yellow sac spider....common around here in doors. Has necrotic venom that can give you a bit of a lesion, but not really deadly. [img]http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/%7Ebwjones/wp-content/uploads/iblog/Yellow%20Sac%20Spider.jpg[/img] the species around here (east coast) has black feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 so the other night I grabbed a towel getting out of shower when I noticed a good sized spider crawling on it LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ooh! Your an entomologist? I must remember this. I had an introductory entomology class this semester and will be taking an insect pest management course in the spring! I've enjoyed it more than I thought I would going in. I had a "cow ant" bite me when I was little and it hurt like hell. It gave me a healthy fear of bugs for quite some time, but learning about them is pretty cool. Do you work for a university or extension service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ooh! Your an entomologist? I must remember this. I had an introductory entomology class this semester and will be taking an insect pest management course in the spring! I've enjoyed it more than I thought I would going in. I had a "cow ant" bite me when I was little and it hurt like hell. It gave me a healthy fear of bugs for quite some time, but learning about them is pretty cool. Do you work for a university or extension service? yup has a BS. in entomology and going for phd now lol ..no real job yet. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Awesome! Do you specialize in any certain area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillT Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 I correctly IDed a tarnished plant bug on some cotton debris today! I didn't take a pic, but thought I'd share anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Awesome! Do you specialize in any certain area? as papist suggested, i study mosquitoes.... although mostly Aedes and not Anopheles! :P what do u do willT? Dear lameboard... I am so bored...ask more bug questions!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Are there any bugs that are toxic? Like the poison dart frog or funnel spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysisterisalittlesister Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 yellow sac spider....common around here in doors. Has necrotic venom that can give you a bit of a lesion, but not really deadly. the species around here (east coast) has black feet. Those are EVERYWHERE in our house. I used to think you were cute, but now they're kind of annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthephysicist Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Why do moths release a puff of smoke when they are smushed? Well, I guess smoke isn't the right word, it's more like a puff of dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Little Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 FYI: to the public the word "bug" refers to any type of crawling thing you can think of... centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, insects, worms, spiders, etc. to entomologists the word "bug" refers Specifically to Insects within the Order Hemiptera. This includes things like aphids, stinkbugs, leafhoppers, cicadas, assassin bugs etc. but also means cold or flu. Those are EVERYWHERE in our house. I used to think you were cute, but now they're kind of annoying. ah daddy long legs Are there any bugs that are toxic? Like the poison dart frog or funnel spider. black widow, and some tarantulas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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