Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Bugs category.
Yellow Millipede
Filed in Bugs, 1 December, 2009, 3:37 pmApheloria virginiensis
So, I’ve been neglecting this blog for a bit. Here’s the thing, when it’s warm I’m outside finding neat critters. I’ll do more to post all my summer photos during the colder months when I’m stuck inside. So, with winter around the corner I thought I’d get back into posting-mode.
Stink Bug Nymphs
Filed in Bugs, 26 April, 2009, 1:34 pmnymphal stink bugs (family Pentatomidae)
These lovelies are from last spring. They’ve been sitting in my box and for the life of me I cannot identify the exact species of nymph bugs they are. None of the nymph identification guides I have found have matched the markings perfectly. So – they are unidentified stink bug nymphs, [...]
Baby Grasshoppers
Filed in Bugs, 10 March, 2009, 4:02 pmI don’t have much to say about these, other than +awwww+.
Last summer, just a few months after we moved into our house, the lilies by the porch were overtaken with hundreds of teeny tiny little green hoppers for a day. I have no idea what species they are, but since the weather has been in [...]
Tarnished Plant Bug
Filed in Bugs, 27 February, 2009, 5:27 pmLygus lineolaris
I only snapped one shot of this super small tarnished plant bug hanging out on a wild snapdragon in my yard, so I sort of forgot about him until I was going through photos. But, what a good looking true bug indeed!
Harvestmen
Filed in Bugs, 18 February, 2009, 1:07 pmLeiobunum politum
Also known as Daddy Long Legs, this dude is not a spider at all! This one was hanging around my tent in New River, WV.
