Biollantefan54's Bug-Hunt Thread (PIC HEAVY)

[Biollantefan54]

Hey, this will be where I post all the pictures I take of things I find around the yard, it'll include mostly invertebrates but may have some odd-balls tossed in. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

 

[thecobaltblues]

Dang! Nice pictures! Awesome bugs!

 

[Biollantefan54]

Thank you!

 

[Hisserdude]

Nice pics! Need to get a better camera...

 

[Biollantefan54]

 

[Biollantefan54]

All of these were from when I was in Ohatchee Alabama

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And that was all the bug hunting I did in Alabama, not including the L. reclusa

 

[msmagsie]

Oh man!! You've got one helluva back yard! Quite the variety of critters. Nice pics!!

 

[Biollantefan54]

This was from 6 days in Alabama, I am back home now so...not gonna have QUITE that variety here, I live more in a city compared to where those pics were taken.

 

[obie]

what kind of camera did you use, those are some great shots. i have a cannon sx50hd it does pretty good

 

[Biollantefan54]

what kind of camera did you use, those are some great shots. i have a cannon sx50hd it does pretty good

I have a Nikon Coolpix L840, I enjoy it, definitely a step up from a phone!

 

[lalberts9310]

Dang, now that's some pretty neat pictures!

 

[Biollantefan54]

Camptonotus carolinensis

R. rabida

Suspect H. lenta

Toad

Caterpillar

Mystery insects on milkweed.

Butterflutter

Butterflutter v2

Monarch chrysalis

Mystery milkweed bug

R. rabida

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Tiger swallowtail

Lycosid

Some kind of orb weaver

Philodromidae

Millipes

Dolomedes albineus

Philodromid

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BIG T. sinensis I found!

 

[Biollantefan54]

Just took some more shots of the Chinese mantis, I know I didn't find this today but...oh well, I found her while bug hunting and I will post more pics of her!

 

[edgeofthefreak]

How fast were those hand-held wolves (H. lenta and R. rapida)? Those are much bigger wolves than I can get locally (that I've found), and I can only picture they'd be greased lightning.

Epic shots as always!

 

[Biollantefan54]

It was in the 60's so it was chilly so they were a TINY bit slower then normal. The R. rabida was really slow and calm, the H. lenta was really fast, I saw him running around from his eye shine initially, he was calm once in my hand though.

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How fast were those hand-held wolves (H. lenta and R. rapida)? Those are much bigger wolves than I can get locally (that I've found), and I can only picture they'd be greased lightning.

Epic shots as always!

And thanks

 

[edgeofthefreak]

It was in the 60's so it was chilly so they were a TINY bit slower then normal. The R. rabida was really slow and calm, the H. lenta was really fast, I saw him running around from his eye shine initially, he was calm once in my hand though.

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And thanks

It's the "calm in the hand" part I need to get past. Those are such awesome creatures, but I feel like even reaching for them, I'd just crush them. Even the screen door salticids are too fast for me!

Not that I'm out to man-handle random backyard spiders, but I'd like to be able to wrangle them a bit better, for rescues when I'm lacking a catch cup.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Before I pick these larger wolfs up, I tap them with a piece of grass to see if they are defensive, then I put a hand in front, a hand behind, and then tap the leg and nudge it onto my other hand. Sometimes they run over it a few times but they usually slow down quite quickly.

 

[edgeofthefreak]

Nice! I'll have to try it this coming summer! It's already winter in Canada....

 

[Biollantefan54]

I hate the weather, it is already getting cold, looking forward to spring and summer all ready!

 

[edgeofthefreak]

Agreed!

It'll be much tougher to come up with beautiful shots in the dead of winter!