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The COOL-ass bug thread
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Mucha Man » 16 Nov 2011, 00:55
Thank you, sir. What about the first one?
“Everywhere else in the world is also really old” said Prof. Liu, a renowned historian at Beijing University. “We always learn that China has 5000 years of cultural heritage, and that therefore we are very special. It appears that other places also have some of this heritage stuff. And are also old. Like, really old.”
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Chris » 16 Nov 2011, 02:34
Muzha Man wrote:Thank you, sir. What about the first one?
Mysterius buggus.
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Pingdong » 25 Nov 2011, 03:09
cool bugs Muzha, I'm at a loss for the "stick bug" looking things as well.
Chris are you by chance some kind of professional bug geek? You sure seem t call them.
Here's one for you, any idea? I have never seen this before, but now I have seen it 2 different times, on 3 different plants (in fact these plants are in 3 different families, and 2 different orders). So I am thinking it doesn't eat plants, but eats animals...as all these plants had mealy type bugs on them and I am only guessing this worm thing eats them..? they are about 2mm wide and 2-5cm long. At firs i thought leach, but they are not sticky and really dont like being touched.
Chris are you by chance some kind of professional bug geek? You sure seem t call them.
Here's one for you, any idea? I have never seen this before, but now I have seen it 2 different times, on 3 different plants (in fact these plants are in 3 different families, and 2 different orders). So I am thinking it doesn't eat plants, but eats animals...as all these plants had mealy type bugs on them and I am only guessing this worm thing eats them..? they are about 2mm wide and 2-5cm long. At firs i thought leach, but they are not sticky and really dont like being touched.
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Chris » 25 Nov 2011, 11:16
Pingdong wrote:Chris are you by chance some kind of professional bug geek? You sure seem t call them.
Just an amateur bug geek!
No idea what that worm-like thing is, by the way.
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by sandman » 25 Nov 2011, 11:25
Its a nematode. Some kind of primitive worm-type creature I believe. Haven't seen one like that but I used to see brown kind of hammerhead-shaped ones in the yard at my old place.
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Mucha Man » 25 Nov 2011, 12:24
They look tasty.
“Everywhere else in the world is also really old” said Prof. Liu, a renowned historian at Beijing University. “We always learn that China has 5000 years of cultural heritage, and that therefore we are very special. It appears that other places also have some of this heritage stuff. And are also old. Like, really old.”
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Tigerman » 25 Nov 2011, 15:59
Muzha Man wrote:Coming back down from Nanhudashan (near Wuling farm) we saw what looked like gossamer netting hanging from a stone wall on the side of the road but it was in fact the webbing of dozens of golden orb spiders. Frontal and side views below:
spider web2 by Muzha Man, on Flickr
spider web3 by Muzha Man, on Flickr
Spider Web1 by Muzha Man, on Flickr
That, and those, are amazing! Damn, though... I'd hate to walk into that...
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From: All Things Considered - The Error of Impartiality
From: All Things Considered - The Error of Impartiality
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Re: The COOL-ass bug thread
by Pingdong » 05 Dec 2011, 01:39
Sandman, any idea what genus those hammer head like ones are? I foudn one on Beidawushan like that. it was a dark back with red belly and had the split head type thig going on, saw that one at night.
Some spider pics from Orchid Island cave.
Some spider pics from Orchid Island cave.
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