Insects

[mikebarhoot]

@SKT i walked face first into an orb weaver web last night! love em but Jeebus it wigged me out. Thanks be that it didnt end up on me. lol.

i’ll start takin pics. we have a plethora of critters.

[SKT]

@mikebarhoot We’ve got a farm up in mid-Missouri with a couple old barns. Spiders galore. Those orb weaver webs are huge. Here’s one more I found. Definitely post some!

[SKT]

Few more

[Oaktavia]

@SKT nice shots! The mantis is huuge!

[Matt]

Love pm’s. We used to get hatchlings at our house in Baltimore every spring. Adorable.

[SKT]

Here is one assassin beetle giving another assassin beetle a piggyback ride.

[Matt]

Is that what you told the kids?

[A Former User]

@SKT beetle buster

[aksu]

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[SKT]

@Matt Verbatim

[Anesthetist]

Luna caterpillar

[SKT]

@Anesthetist those are so cool. And great pic too

[Matt]

Cool. Kind of looks like a tomato hornworm. They are not cool.

[Oaktavia]

@Anesthetist amazing wow!!!

[Oaktavia]

Two more of these beautiful moths have found their way inside. There was another on the outside of one of our skylights yesterday. I think they are in some sort of state...they have not moved for two days. Both next to our black light ribbon LEDs on the wall by the back door.

[SKT]

Not sure what to make of the curled up abdomen. They are beautiful though.

[Matt]

The internet says it’s a lettered sphinx. Some moths curl their abdomens to discourage predators. The internet has spoken.

[Oaktavia]

@SKT all five or so I have seen are posed like that, I was curious about it.

[SKT]

@Matt @Oaktavia lettered sphinx it is…thanks Matt and the internet. Seems to be working since they’re still around

[Oaktavia]

@Matt said in Insects:

The internet says it’s a lettered sphinx. Some moths curl their abdomens to discourage predators. The internet has spoken.

Nice work! I just shooed them outside.