Ugly Bug

TerryLPTerryLP Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
edited February 1, 2008 in Holy Macro
There hasn't been much to shot around here. The last few days have been very cold with a lot of rain. I did find this bug. Such an ugly bug, but beggers can't be choosy.

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  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited January 29, 2008
    Looks like a lobster! Why don't you feed it for a few years and see what you get!
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2008
    Lovely find and shot- think you call these potato bugs over there also called Jerusalem crickets and similar to mole crickets we get here. Interestingly they are not bugs not in the same family as crickets (but a closely related one) and do not like potatoes :). Good name!

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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited January 30, 2008
    Very interesting article in the newest Smithsonian about bar coding bugs. Children may one day go into the field with hardware that will let them identify an abundance of bugs, according to DNA bar codes. What happened to nets and field guides? I like "feed it for a few years and see what you get!"
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    TerryLP wrote:
    There hasn't been much to shot around here. The last few days have been very cold with a lot of rain. I did find this bug. Such an ugly bug, but beggers can't be choosy.

    Nice capture Terry, weird looking critter isn't it.

    Great find on your part thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • TerryLPTerryLP Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    Thank you for the comments. He was one of the strangest bugs that I have seen. Here is another view of him.
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    Love that last shot :)
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  • matasamatasa Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2008
    love last shot, never seen anything like it thumb.gif
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