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18 years ago

Heather's thread about the mating birds reminded me of a folder of Ricky's bugs I have. He likes to look for bugs and have me take close up shots of them, then he can see them really close up! Here's what we have so far.....we haven't done this in awhile so we only have a few.

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And of course his "rare double bug"

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Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
18 years ago
Cool pics! Thanks for sharing. Just what exactly is that rare double bug? He's cool.

Sue
gwanny2three
Original Author
18 years ago
LOL....the moths were mating and Ricky thought he had found a double bug! Papa told him it was a rare one and he is very lucky to find it!
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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
Shows you how times have changed. We use to catch them, put them in a jar with a alcohol Cotton ball. Then stick a needle through their little bodies to mount them on Foam Board. Then we used a magnifying glass to study them.

I like the camera angle better.

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liz
18 years ago
I had a bug collection goin for years...put them in these teeny tiny jars with alcohol...just knowing one of my boys were gonna have to do a bug project...it never happened so finally trashed them...it was fun to study them close up! Georgia has some mighty MEAN bugs...of course I added a scorpion for good measure!

good pictures...your camera does excellent close up work! Ricky's gonna go thru life thinkin he's got a RARE double bug...LOL
Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
18 years ago
The coolest bug I ever found was a walking stick. I have only seen one in my lifetime. It was on the back screen door and I captured it and took it to work in a big 1 gallon jar. I then held a little makeshift contest to name my new (temporary) pet. The best name was....drumroll.....Pogo Stick.

Here is a link that might be useful: Walking Stick at Wikipeaia
gwanny2three
Original Author
18 years ago
Pogo Stick...LOL! I saw one once up North at my SIL's house...it was the weirdest thing. I wish I had my camera at that time!
uxorial
18 years ago
My husband loves to take close-ups of bugs, too! I hope you don't mind if I post a few.

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gwanny2three
Original Author
18 years ago
Oh those are good....don't mind at all! I'll show them to Ricky too!
pawsitive_gw
18 years ago
Isn't nature amazing?? Found a dead hummingbird today in the lawn. Brought it in for the grandson to see, he'll probably take it to school to show it to his teacher. They are sooo small. They have been buzzing around here for a week, and with nothing blooming yet, it probably starved to death. If I tried to take pics of anything crawling around here it would look like abstract, blurry art. What wonderful cameras ya'll have!!
marilyn_c
18 years ago
LOL!!! Loved Ricky's bug collection. He is such a cute kid...I smile every time you mention him or I see his picture.
summer_tx
18 years ago
Here's one I hope Ricky doesn't ever see. It's a Brown Recluse or Fiddle Back Spider. Very harmful. We've been finding these for the past 3 years. Don't know where they came from and not happy they showed up, but what you gonna do. I smashed one in the hallway with my tennis shoe just this morning. We have the pest control guy out ever 6 months. I think he's due. ack! Ricky is smart to learn all he can about the good bugs and bad. I love that you help him too Gwanny.

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LorifromUtah
18 years ago
Wow.
Some of those bugs are really pretty.
Is that an earwig I see gwanny?
Ugh!

You have hummingbirds Pawsy?
Wow.
I consider myself to be really luck if the hummers come here before August.

Lori
gwanny2three
Original Author
18 years ago
Oh heck Lori...I have no idea what that is!! I don't see many of them around here....in fact not sure if I have ever seen one before this one! I am looking for a bug book....a good one to buy for the grandbabies to learn from as they grow....I need to learn too apparently! That brown recluse would send me screaming....my neighbor got bit by either a black widow or a recluse he said. I saw his leg and it wasn't pretty. That was a few months ago and he's still alive so I guess he's ok. I haven't talked to him for awhile, so not sure what they did for him. Scary stuff!

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