The "What is this bug?" thread

[Harvestman]

Cool, cheers for that. I'd never seen one before. Plenty of melanistic examples, but never a white one.

Also saw one of my favourite insects. I was fascinated by thee as a kid...

Looks like a Devil's coachchorse to me. Staphylinus caesareus.

 

[Harvestman]

I was fascinated by thee as a kid...

You never knew me as a kid.

And I didn't know thee either.

 

[JonathanD]

Oops, bit of a typo

 

[mountainm]

Here you go...

 

[Harvestman]

Hmm, looks like I need to rename the thread title to "what is this out of focus/overexposed bug?"

Its a cricket.

I'm struggling here...

 

[Harvestman]

Here you go...

I'm not falling for that. That's a cuddly toy!

 

[mountainm]

I wouldn't cuddle it... Found at the base of an oak tree if that helps.

 

[Harvestman]

Oops, bit of a typo

Oak Bush Cricket.

 

[mountainm]

I'm not falling for that. That's a cuddly toy!

Its taking you a while to google this one!

 

[JonathanD]

Hmm, looks like I need to rename the thread title to "what is this out of focus/overexposed bug?"

Its a cricket.

I'm struggling here...

Hah, yeah, it was at night and I couldn't get the camera to focus without the flash.

 

[Harvestman]

Its taking you a while to google this one!

Googling is cheating, except to confirm a probable identification.

If I don't know what it is I will say so.

(and then cry)






I don't know what it is :sulkoff:

 

[JonathanD]

 

[JonathanD]

Googling is cheating, except to confirm a probable identification.

If I don't know what it is I will say so.

(and then cry)






I don't know what it is :sulkoff:

Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar.

 

[mountainm]

Pale Tussock Moth caterpillar.

Spot on.......

 

[JonathanD]

The straight on back shot made that more difficult. Hid the tussocks.

 

[JAG009]

Here you go...

Had to go to the books for this one but i got it ,its a pale tussock caterpiller (Dasychira pudibunda) ,the moth is nice to



Jason

 

[Harvestman]

Common field grasshopper, Chorthippus brunneus, or one of several similat Chorthippus species form the continent.

I'm still learning Orthoptera, and the grasshoppers are more difficult than the crickets.

 

[HillBill]

That looks like a pale tiger moth caterpillar,

Edit....too slow, must read rest of replies. But what i said is the same as what was answered

Here you go...

 

[Harvestman]

The speed of this thread can be very confusing. It goes in bursts.

 

[JonathanD]

Action shot...