Photo by myriorama
OK, OK, they weren’t really attacking anyone.
And, strictly speaking, there was only…..oh, say….about….er…….one.
But it was the BIGGEST house centipede I have ever (evar!) seen. You could feed a family of four off its meaty thighs, I tell ya (should you, you know, desire to eat centipede legs).
It didn’t even run away when I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘insects’
Eeeeeeek! When Giant Centipedes Attack!
Posted in Insect, tagged BIG, centipede, insects on July 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Flying Porterhouse Steaks: Cecropia Moths in Flight
Posted in Insect, tagged antennae, cecropia moth, insects, shag carpeting, wings on June 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
At least, that’s how I imagine birds must view the cecropia moths….”Hey, look at that, Feathers, it’s a HUGE flying dinner! That ought to stuff the kiddies full!”
What?! Can’t I anthropomorphize a bit?
Anyway….
The moths have been emerging steadily with the current count at 3 females and 5 males. They all seem to emerge between 11 a.m. and [...]
Emergence! One Cecropia Moth, Finally!
Posted in Insect, tagged cecropia moth, cocoons, insects, wahoo on June 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Wheeee!
I did a little happy dance today (trust me, be glad you didn’t see it) when I peered into my box-o-cocoons and discovered this:
Success! A cecropia moth! Well, OK, it’s only one but it means a lot to me (and, I suspect, to the moth…).
There she was (I’m pretty sure it was a female, as [...]
Dead Moth Sleeping: Cecropia Moth News
Posted in Insect, tagged cecropia moth, cocoons, insects, parasitism, wasps on June 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So, I just finished reading a wonderful book by Bernd Heinrich:
Summer World: A Season of Bounty
(although, not everyone agrees with my view of the book)
It had a nice bit about cecropia moths, although the news was not too encouraging. The bottom line is that very, very, very few cecropia moths ever manage to complete their [...]
The Sleeper Has Awakened!
Posted in Insect, tagged Dune, insects, lady beetle, ooh that smell, wine on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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(And, although its name is not a killing word, it is being killed….)
They’re baaaack!
The Asian Lady Beetles (Harmonia axyridis) have come out of their winter dormancy and are banging around all the windows and lights inside the house. And driving me crazy. (I know, I know, short drive…aha, ha, ha).
The US Ag Department released [...]
Bugs and Flowers Made of Balloons!
Posted in Bad plants, Insect, tagged art, ballons, flowers, insects, pop on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m on vacation this week, but as we are too poor to actually travel anywhere I will just post random stuff in between sleeping and reading.
This is pretty cool…and an unusual art process. Bozo would have been proud, bless his big red nose!
“Bending Balloons into Giant Flowers”
