Three species of #Nicrophorus carrion beetles found in #CapeBretonHighlands National Park; N. defodiens (upper left), N. tomentosus (upper right), and N. vespilloides (lower two). All three carry mutualistic phoretic mites between carcasses.
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Tag: bugs
Bug of the Day
Found a couple of locust borers (Megacyllene robiniae) resting on the undersides of milkweed leaves in my yard. They must have spent all day munching on goldenrod pollen because they were both leaving behind little trails of bright yellow frass…
Bug of the Day
A very funky net-winged beetle (Caenia dimidiata) that showed up at the light earlier this week.
new roommate needs to start pullin their weight
Success! After like 3 years of searching, I have finally located and managed to photograph a Northern Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata) and a beautiful female as well. It was definitely worth years of waiting! Narceus americanus i’m coming for you next.
Carabus ulrichi fastuosus
B/W: Ballpoint pen drawing
Color: Photoshop CS6
Look at this beauty I saw on the way back from lab
Page of Lepidoptera taken
from ‘Illustrations of Exotic Entomology’ by Dru Drury and J. O.
Westwood. Published 1837 by Henry G. Bohn.Smithsonian Libraries Biodiversity Heritage Library.
archive.org
Bug of the Day
A Clymene moth (Haploa clymene) caught out in the dawn and still covered with morning dew.
PiraticOctopus 