Hi, Kindlepup : Welcome to the group, Im sorry I know nothing about Mantises but I hope it gets better soon , Good luck. Greame : Im not an album artist but I...
The bug seasons are changing here in NC. The Japanese Beetles have disappeared along with many of the leaf-footed plant bugs and silver- spotted skippers....
Hi all. I have also gotten some great new moths for my photo collection. I recently found the Polyphemus Moth and the Imperial Moth. These both have a...
i own a brazilian white knee tarantula. ive had her for about five years now and she is my baby. bugsley is her name. my problem is that i cant get the...
Do you know if the Polyphemus Moth 's range includes Oregon, USA? I saw a moth similar to this except that I think it had white eye spots or white to tanish...
When Lynette mentioned hearing the caterpillars eat it reminded me of 'substrate vibration.' It is a way that some insects communicate. E.g. the thornbug...
Nice! I must look up Argiope aurantia - we get one over here (UK) named Argiope bruennichi. I'd never seen one before last summer when I almost trod on it,...
If you would like to see my picture of the Argiope aurantia .... http://groups.msn.com/LindasWildlife/spidersandharvestmen.msnw?Page=2 The Argiopes are the...
The Polyphemus Moth is found East of the Rocky Mountains. The largest moth I know of in the West is the Sheep Moth which reaches up to 3" . The brightly...
Sorry I have no photos. Its a small fly similar shape to an ant. its about 7mm long. its front end is metallic green and the back end metallic magenta. the...
Just my curiosity. How do you tag a butterfly? where do you get the tags, address, etc.? And how do I find out where and when in NJ they will be? Jennylyn "The...
come on send us the pictures of the snake, I never saw a copper head. Besides since they eat bugs, and there might have been bugs in the snakes tummy, those...
Does anyone know if there are any British spiders apart from the big old Dolomedes that are at home on the surface of the water? After seeing the Argiope...
Hi all, Marc has sent in three pictures of the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata) photographed in Denver, Colorado. I have put them in the files area at:-...
I have a great photo of our version of the raft spider. Yours is the D. fimbriatus (I think) and ours in the US is the Six-spotted Fishing Spider D. triton....
This URL, http://www.learner.org/jnorth/fall2004/monarch/index.html should answer all your questions. :~) Let me know if you need more help. I can give you...
Nobody knows but around a million have been identified so far - a lot more than all the other groups added together... No doubt many more will be identified...
Most of the insect species are beetles. That surprises me. Then again, as I recall, most of the varieties of beetles are weevils. I've read that there are...
Hi Tom, There is probably one species of parasitic wasp for every species of beetle (and another one for every moth), (and, tis said, 5 species of fungi for...
Hi Malcolm, You said, "Beetles may be the most numerous, but only cos they're more studied. If all the species were known Hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants) would...
hi i found a baby mantis and i don't know what type it is i think it's a praying mantis because of the similarities the only thing is that it's tail / but is...
Can anyone help my son brought in an Elephant Hawk moth caterpillar at the weekend. It has now gone into the pupae stage. It is kept in a large coffee jar at...
Hi Tom, The wildlife of the UK (Britain) is the best studied in the world. "The Hymenoptera are one of the most species-rich group of insects in the world - in...
Hello. I live in Illinois, USA and was in my backyard last night and noticed an unfamiliar bug. The abdomen was about 2.5 inches long with 1 pair of...
I have found a baby mantis and I don't know what type it is and why it's tail is rolled up. Two pictuers are attached to this email.. thank you Ryan_Ruggier...
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