Post Ak8GNkVrOEEuCPp8Ua by akira28@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #Ak5nEBggDNnkb43MLA by kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com
2024-07-19T15:16:33Z
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What kind of bug is this? It randomly appeared on a screen door in southeastern Massachusetts at night, and is quite large (around the size of a thumbnail). My brain is saying "giant ladybug", but I've never seen a giant ladybug before.(@futurebird, it's not an ant, but have you seen a bug like this?)#bug #insect #beetle
(DIR) Post #Ak5nECt7kbLkJwsoNM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T15:24:27Z
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@kechpaja Nice photo. I don't know much about beetles, but ladybirds are beetles and so this this individual. I think it could be Pelidnota punctata a spotted "June Beetle" they do eat plants, but don't do much damage and are not considered pests. Neat find!
(DIR) Post #Ak5oFHWK75xWvnIKJs by KateOfMind@mastodon.social
2024-07-19T15:27:29Z
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@futurebird @kechpaja Spotted June beetle was my first thought, too, but I'm an amateur at best.
(DIR) Post #Ak5pW6ihccdCJNfibI by mivox@mivox.net
2024-07-19T15:31:15Z
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@kechpaja @dougiec3 @futurebird I, for one, welcome our new giant ladybug overlords. 🙇🏻🐞
(DIR) Post #Ak5pW7aaOHjV0UskaW by dougiec3@libretooth.gr
2024-07-19T15:34:54Z
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@mivox @kechpaja @futurebird Maybe it just took longer for the New Mexico ladybugs to show the effects radiation from the Trinity atomic bomb test.
(DIR) Post #Ak5pW8GlrRTd7KcRLE by dougiec3@libretooth.gr
2024-07-19T15:42:43Z
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@mivox @kechpaja @futurebird Do they bite? And if they do bite you, do you get ladybug powers?
(DIR) Post #Ak5pW8y1Ge4VHSqyki by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T15:50:03Z
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@dougiec3 @mivox @kechpaja I remember talking about this back when twitter existed. And I found the posts!
(DIR) Post #Ak5pznhGuiNQ04A4Su by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T15:55:28Z
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@Probertd8 @kechpaja This is such a hilarious and wild accusation to make for a poor little June bugALL the problems.We found it, ya'll. The bug who is responsible for everything.
(DIR) Post #Ak5q3PlFqeewvHkPlw by Kyleric@urbanists.social
2024-07-19T15:55:45Z
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@futurebird @dougiec3 @mivox @kechpaja I was under the impression that invasive Asian Ladybeetles bit and native Ladybugs do not.
(DIR) Post #Ak5tkIt3a7wbuxXWdc by barrygoldman1@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T16:32:41Z
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@kechpaja @futurebird try to look at its antenae, then you will see a big difference with ladybird beetles. they are in the family coccinelidae, this one is in the family scarabidaehere's a pic of the antenae with a club that opens to 3 leaveshttps://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/45831/large.jpgand a ladybug with a simple wee club at the end of its anteaehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Coccinella-septempunctata-15-fws.jpg/1200px-Coccinella-septempunctata-15-fws.jpg
(DIR) Post #Ak64M1QJxS7uIkistM by dougiec3@libretooth.gr
2024-07-19T18:36:21Z
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@futurebird @mivox @kechpaja They sure cleaned out the yellow aphids on the milk weed this year!
(DIR) Post #Ak65sehXYky9L8tym8 by anabana@mstdn.social
2024-07-19T18:47:22Z
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@kechpaja @futurebird Couldn't see that anyone had given you an answer. I checked my Audubon Field Guide and found a picture that looks just the same. It's a Grapevine Beetle - 3/4" - 1"They live in thickets, vineyards, and weeds in eastern half of US. Apparently, are more common on wild grapes and are not considered a major vineyard pest.
(DIR) Post #Ak65sfnFV186j8a3JQ by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T18:53:25Z
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@anabana @kechpaja It's odd you can't see the other replies, there are about 10?But this is the same thing that I thought, though this is a new common name I didn't know about.
(DIR) Post #Ak69KunXbatDEZsLPU by kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com
2024-07-19T19:32:12Z
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@futurebird @anabana That is unfortunately common. Replies to a post don't always make it to all instances that the post has made it to, and so far there is no way to fetch them. The best you can do is to open the original post in a separate tab (click on the three dots and click "open original post"); that will have all replies.
(DIR) Post #Ak6CeeOmaSTe1iOgnQ by cainmark@mstdn.social
2024-07-19T20:08:18Z
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@kechpaja @futurebird Scrolled by fast and thought "interesting design for a computer mouse". #qa_computer #computer #ComputerMouse #Ladybug
(DIR) Post #Ak6Ceg3wOuzhBef4aW by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-19T20:09:10Z
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@cainmark @kechpaja taking "click beetle" too literally.
(DIR) Post #Ak7pSpHIP3k9fCCwdc by jeana@triangletoot.party
2024-07-20T13:09:51Z
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@Nmyownworld @futurebird @kechpaja oh, interesting! The ones we see where I live are shiny green-and-gold. They're currently active, which means buzzing about low and slow across the yard and occasionally slamming head first into walls and windows (they seem to recover from this fine). They're very pretty, but not the most graceful things 😅https://bugguide.net/node/view/658203
(DIR) Post #Ak7rE0hvpG4SfzjIQa by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-07-20T15:18:40Z
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@Probertd8 @kechpaja The more I thought about this the less I could resist making it.
(DIR) Post #Ak7rXkBIynFhDFsWVU by kechpaja@social.kechpaja.com
2024-07-20T15:21:24Z
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@futurebird @Probertd8 XD XD XD XD XD
(DIR) Post #Ak8GNkVrOEEuCPp8Ua by akira28@mastodon.social
2024-07-20T20:00:27Z
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@futurebird @Probertd8 @kechpaja more like a Julybug! Badum-tishhh