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lavendertook ([personal profile] lavendertook) wrote2013-07-03 09:53 pm
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Shiny Buggie!!!

Six Spotted Tiger Beetle, Greenbelt Lake, 5-13
This is a six spotted tiger beetle I spotted in May by Greenbelt Lake. This pretty little thing's body was less than a centimeter. I don't see them that often, but it's always a joy to spot such rich green iridescence, and this one was nice enough to pose for me for a couple of minutes. Enjoy! (-:




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This pic gives you a better look at this fellow's mean ivory mandibles.
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[personal profile] spiralsheep 2013-07-04 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
:-)
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[personal profile] lavendertook 2013-07-05 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Greeeeeeeeen!

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
wow, he looks like he ought to have a souped-up engine "under the hood' and be racin' for pink slips.......

truly a mad buggie!

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
They *are* pretty quick fliers--there's some good wings under that hood. (-:

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
ARE THESE WHAT ARE CALLED JUNE BUGS? CUZ I SEE SOME OF THEM OUT HERE....BUT THEY ARE, UNFORTUNATELY ALL D A I D.

ON THE OTHER HAND, BEING THEY ARE D A I D, I DON'T SUPPOSE THEY MIND ME TAKING THEM HOME TO BE ADMIRED.......

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
NO! June bugs are much bigger and broader, like a scarab--the size of a Japanese beetle. They're a more yellowy green and not as highly shiny on top. June bugs eat fruit and are not good for crops, while six spotted tiger beetles eat ants, spiders, and other pests because they are tiny, fierce predators.

Yay for your bug collection! One day, you and I need to go beachcombing together.

[identity profile] jan-u-wine.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 11:41 am (UTC)(link)
yes, indeed, that would be a great pleasure!
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[personal profile] shirebound 2013-07-04 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Look at that color! He reminds me of the Japanese Beetles that were all over the rosebushes where I grew up.

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
It's such a pure, shiny green. (-: This fellow is half the size of those, much shinier, and not destructive of crops, being a fiercesome little predator.

[identity profile] addie71.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
I confess, I'm not overly fond of bugs, but he really is purdy, isn't he?
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[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
About as pretty an iridescent chrome green as you can get. (-:

[identity profile] romeny.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 11:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeech, not a fan of the up close and personal bug but have to admit, this fella's kinda cute. lol

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
It's the pure green and high shine that win me. They're like little titanium emeralds.
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[identity profile] claudia603.livejournal.com 2013-07-04 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)
aww...what a shiny buggie!

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-05 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Little natural Elf stones! (-:

[identity profile] obeliamedusa.livejournal.com 2013-07-06 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Wow!! I've never seen such a bug!

[identity profile] lavendertook.livejournal.com 2013-07-06 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
They're tiny, but so shiny. (-:
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