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baeriLampetis baeri (Kerremans, 1910)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_5016_enh_810x1080.jpgLampetis corinthiaLampetis corinthia (Fairmaire, 1864)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4953_enh_1080x810.jpgHost for Lampetis spp.Host for Lampetis spp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_4957_enh_1080x816.jpgEucranium belenae burrowEucranium belenae burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4931_enh_1080x810.jpgAnomiopsoides cavifrons male at burrowAnomiopsoides cavifrons male at burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4856_enh_1080x810.jpgEucranium fedemariiEucranium belenaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_4850_enh_1496x810.jpgDunas de EncónDunas de 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Mountains State ParkGloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1028_enh_1080x807.jpgLong CreekLong Creek | Hercules Glades Wilderness, Taney Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1031_enh_1080x807.jpgHercules GladesDolomite glades | Hercules Glades Wilderness, Taney Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1023_enh.jpgTed C. MacRaeA rare ''selfie''https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1018_enh_1080x807.jpgGloss Mountains State ParkSteep slope below the main mesa | Gloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1026_enh_807x807.jpgEchinocereus sp.Echinocereus sp. | Gloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1012_enh_1080x807.jpgReservoirLow water levels in the reservoir at Beaver Dunes are a result of three years of drought.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1011_enh_1080x807.jpggrasshopper nymphA chunky grasshopper nymph inhabiting the dunehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1009_enh_1080x807.jpgBeaver DuneBeaver Dunehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1007_enh_1080x807.jpgPetrified forestPetrified forest | Black Mesa State Park, Cimarron Co., Oklahoma2024-09-27T04:01:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/01/haldemans-shieldback-katydid-pediodectes-haldemani/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3399_enh_1080x7201.jpgPediodectes haldemaniPediodectes haldemani in flower of Opuntia phaecantha | Gloss Mountains State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3403_enh_1080x7201.jpgPediodectes haldemani2024-09-27T03:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/31/best-of-bitb-2013/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3009_enh2_1080x720.jpgEremochrysa punctinerviscf. Eremochrysa punctinervis | Gloss Mountains, Major Co., Oklahoma2024-09-27T03:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/24/q-how-do-you-photograph-cactus-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3196_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema armatumHaving a little fun with the close-ups - he's peaking!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3194_enh_720x1080.jpgMoneilema armatumZooming in with sky background gives a nice, clean close-up.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3189_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema armatumFourth attempt - holding detached pad up against sky for cleaner background.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3169_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema armatumThird attempt - holding detaching pad with forceps for better view.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3158_enh_720x1080.jpgMoneilema armatumDetached allows even better close-ups.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3154_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema armatumSecond attempt - looking down on beetle after coaxing it up.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3150_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema armatumFirst attempt - looking down into plant where beetle was first sitting.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0999_enh_1080x825.jpgOpuntia phaecanthaOpuntia phaecantha | Alabaster State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_0995_enh_1080x897.jpgMoneilema armatumMoneilema armatum adult.2024-09-27T03:51:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/05/bee-assassin-on-coneflower/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3388_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus spissipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3390_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus spissipesBee assassin (Apiomerus spissipes) on coneflower (Echinacea sp.) | Gloss Mountain State Park, Major Co., Oklahoma2024-09-27T03:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/09/16/hate-mail/2024-08-20T01:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2024/07/09/the-invasion-that-wasnt/2024-07-11T14:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2024/06/16/beetle-collecting-101-jug-traps/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_6768.jpgimg_6768https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_6767.jpgimg_6767https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_0442.jpgimg_0442https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_0429.jpgimg_0429https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5994.jpgimg_5994https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5958.jpgimg_5958https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5943.jpgimg_5943https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5941.jpgimg_5941https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5940.jpgimg_5940https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/img_5942.jpgimg_59422025-12-02T21:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2024/04/23/birthday-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3034-1.jpgFull-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.Full-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3033-1.jpgFull-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.Full-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3030-1.jpgFull-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.Full-moonset over Gulf of Mexico.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3048-1.jpgimg_3048-1Cimbex americanus (elm sawfly—family Cimbicidae) on foliage of Salix caroliniana (Carolina willow) in wet pine sand forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3051-1.jpgimg_3051-1Lyconotus lateralis (family Lycidae) on flowers of Ilex cassine (dahoon holly) in wet pine sand forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3049-1.jpgIlex cassine (dahoon holly) in wet pine sand forest.Ilex cassine (dahoon holly) in wet pine sand forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3036-1.jpgimg_3036-1Lixine weevil (family Curculionidae) on foliage of Lupinis ocalensis (Ocala lupine) in dry oak/pine sand woodland.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3037-1.jpgimg_3037-1Trichiotinus rufobrunneus (Florida flower scarab—family Scarabaeidae) on flower of Opuntia austrina (Florida pricklypear cactus) in dry oak/pine sand woodland.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3039-1.jpgimg_3039-1Typocerus zebra (zebra longhorned beetle—family Cerambycidae) on understory foliage in dry oak/pine sand woodland.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/img_3041-1.jpgimg_3041-1Strangalia strigosa (family Cerambycidae) on flower of Opuntia austrina (Florida pricklypear cactus) in dry oak/pine sand woodland.2024-04-26T16:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/11/12/season-finale/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_1901-1-1.jpgimg_1901-1Polanisia dodecandra (redwhisker clammyweed, western clammyweed—family Cleomaceae) atop gypsum caprock clay mesa.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1940-1.jpgimg_1940-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1938-1.jpgimg_1938-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1935-1.jpgimg_1935-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1934-1.jpgimg_1934-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1933-1.jpgimg_1933-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1932-1.jpgimg_1932-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1930-1.jpgimg_1930-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1927-1.jpgimg_1927-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1926-1.jpgimg_1926-12023-11-18T18:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/05/27/a-very-bizarre-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0136.jpgimg_0136https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0137.jpgimg_0137https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0138.jpgimg_01382023-11-14T06:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/11/13/botanizing-at-hawn-state-park-3/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2128-1.jpgMidway Bar & Grill in Weingarten, Missouri. I had an elk burger, yum!Midway Bar & Grill in Weingarten, Missouri. I had an elk burger, yum!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2122-1.jpgimg_2122-1Hylephila phyleus (fiery skipper—family Hesperiidae) in shortleaf pine/scarlet oak upland forest on LaMotte Sandstone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2115-1.jpgimg_2115-1Dicanthelium sp. (rosette grass—family Poaceae) basal rosette in shortleaf pine/ scarlet oak upland forest atop LaMotte Sandstone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2124-1.jpgimg_2124-1Dichanthelium commutatum ashei (Ashe’s pacifist grass—family Poaceae) in shortleaf pine/scarlet oak upland forest on LaMotte Sandstone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2127-1.jpgimg_2127-1Mitchella repens (partridgeberry—family Rubiaceae) in shortleaf pine/scarlet oak upland forest on LaMotte Sandstone. Note the two dimples that belie its two-flower origin.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2125-1.jpgimg_2125-1Mitchella repens (partridgeberry—family Rubiaceae) in shortleaf pine/scarlet oak upland forest on LaMotte Sandstone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2126-1.jpgimg_2126-1Mitchella repens (partridgeberry—family Rubiaceae) in shortleaf pine/scarlet oak upland forest on LaMotte Sandstone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2114-1.jpgimg_2114-1Diphasiastrum tristachyum (blue clubmoss—family Lycopodiaceae) in shortleaf pine forest atop LaMotte Sandstone cliff. This individual has an old strobilus (spore-bearing reproductive structure).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2112-1.jpgimg_2112-1Diphasiastrum tristachyum (blue clubmoss—family Lycopodiaceae) in shortleaf pine forest atop LaMotte Sandstone cliff. This is the only known station in Missouri and highly distinct from the next nearest population in Tennessee.2023-11-13T16:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/11/06/botanizing-at-st-joe-state-park-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2061-1.jpgimg_2061-1Geotrupes blackburnii (Blackburn's earth boring beetle—family Geotrupidae) in dry-mesic upland oak//hickory forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2051-1.jpgimg_2051-1Microtomus purcis (assassin bug—family Reduviidae) under loose bark of large, standing, dead Pinus echinata (shortleaf pine) in dry-mesic, upland oak/pine forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2052-1.jpgimg_2052-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2060-1.jpgimg_2060-1Bombus impatiens (common eastern bumble bee—family Apidae) in mesic riparian oak/hickory forest.2023-11-13T00:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2023/11/11/young-conservation-area-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2104-1.jpgimg_2104-1Elymus glabriflorus (southeastern wild rye—family Poaceae), the more robust, “easy-to-strip” species growing in a sunny, semi-glade.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2105-1.jpgimg_2105-1The appropriately-named “bottlebrush grass” (Elymus hystrix—family Poaceae), growing in mesic riparian deciduous forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2106-1.jpgimg_2106-1Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) growing in dry-mesic upland oak/hickory forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2107-2-1.jpgSpectacular setting sun vista from chert ridge along the backside of the trail.Spectacular setting sun vista from chert ridge along the backside of the trail.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/img_2109-1.jpgEnd of the 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Coconino Co., Arizona2019-04-04T16:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/03/20/t-g-i-flyday-black-horse-fly-tabanus-atratus/2024-08-20T17:35:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/03/13/revisiting-the-highlands-tiger-beetle-cicindelidia-highlandensis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0112_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia highlandensisCicindelidia highlandensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0097_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia highlandensisCicindelidia highlandensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0091_enh_1080x720.jpgChris Brown photographing Cicindelidia highlandensisChris Brown photographing Cicindelidia highlandensis2019-04-05T17:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/03/05/another-look-at-north-americas-most-beautiful-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0169_enh_1080x720.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolenshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_0270_enh_2000x1333.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolens2021-10-19T06:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/12/quick-guide-to-armyworms-on-soybean/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3733_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera eridaniaSpodoptera eridania (southern armyworm) | Jerseyville, Illinoishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_8421_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8421_enh_1080x720Spodoptera cosmioides (black armyworm) | Acevedo (Buenos Aires Prov.), Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7437_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera exiguaSpodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) | Stoneville, Mississippihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6692_enh_1080x7201.jpgSpodoptera frugiperda larvaSpodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) | Jerseyville, Illinoishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2358_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera albula (white-lined armyworm) | Saenz Peña (Chaco Prov.), Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_8429_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera cosmioidesSpodoptera cosmioides (black armyworm) | Acevedo (Buenos Aires Prov.), Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2397_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera cosmioidesSpodoptera cosmioides (black armyworm) | Chaco Prov., Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0435_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera eridaniaSpodoptera eridania (southern armyworm) | Union City, Tennesseehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3724_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera ornithogalliSpodoptera ornithogalli (yellowstriped armyworm) | Jerseyville, Illinoishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_7403_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera exiguaSpodoptera exigua (beet armyworm) | Stoneville, Mississippi2019-02-21T15:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/01/22/highlights-from-nearly-20-years-of-chasing-tiger-beetles-in-missouri/2019-01-24T17:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/01/24/the-botanists-among-us-host-plant-specialization-in-insects/2019-01-24T21:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2019/01/07/a-plea-for-comments-on-iczn-case-3769/2019-01-08T21:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/22/dromochorus-pruinina-is-not-extirpated-in-missouri-yet/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/macrae-brown_2011_fig1.jpgMacRae-Brown_2011_Fig1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/macrae-brown_2011_figs3-4.jpgMacRae-Brown_2011_Figs3-42018-07-23T16:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/12/03/dungers-and-chafers-a-trip-to-south-africa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/975bc-420987-r3-e012_012_2.jpgR.S.Africa: Northern Province, Waterberg, Geelhoutbos, on Lannea discolorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/710968-r1-e015_015_2.jpg"Dungers and Chafers - a Trip to South Africa"2018-07-20T15:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2018/07/10/new-publications-on-buprestidae-and-cerambycidae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_7731_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes allgewahriCrossidius hirtipes allgewahri2018-07-10T18:53:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2018/06/23/a-superb-southwestern-missouri-cicada/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sanborn-phillips_2013_fig-16-e1529338314414.jpgSanborn-Phillips_2013_Fig-16Source: Sanborn & Phillips (2013).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_6366_enh_1080x812.jpgNeotibicen superbusNeotibicen superbus2018-07-01T23:04:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2018/05/30/when-is-an-ant-not-an-ant-when-its-a-jumping-spider-of-course/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0325_enh_1080x720.jpgPeckhamia sp.Peckhamia sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_0324_enh_1080x720.jpgPeckhamia sp.Peckhamia sp.2018-06-11T16:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/09/23/in-memorium-gayle-h-nelson/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/mexico92_hoteloasis.jpgIn Memorium - Gayle H. Nelson2025-12-31T15:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/01/how-to-pack-and-ship-pinned-insect-specimens/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1531_enh_1080x807.jpgFragile stickerPlace a fragile sticker on top and all four sides.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1529_enh_1080x807.jpgShipping box filled with packing materialShipping box ''almost'' filled with packing material.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1527_enh_1080x807.jpgSpecimen box in shipping box.Place specimen boxes inside a sturdy shipping box with plenty of room on all sides.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1522_enh_1080x807.jpgBound specimen boxesMultiple boxes should be bound tightly together.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1512_enh_1080x807.jpgSealed specimen boxSpecimen box sealed with rubber bandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1511_enh_1080x807.jpgInner lid w/ packingCover the inner lid with padding to secure it firmly against the specimens.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1519_enh_1080x807.jpgBracing of specimensLarge specimens are further immobilized with brace pins.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1520_enh_1080x807.jpgPinned insects in specimen boxPinned insects in specimen box ready for packing. 2021-10-21T15:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/about/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/4110e-ted_and_celeripes_loc-hitchcock-ia1081-red.jpg4110e-ted_and_celeripes_loc-hitchcock-ia1081-redhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/44d4f-tedportrait-field.jpg44d4f-tedportrait-field2018-01-08T19:34:01+00:00weekly0.6https://beetlesinthebush.com/2018/01/02/cover-photo-the-coleopterists-bulletin-714/2018-02-11T03:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/04/01/cover-photo-the-coleopterists-bulletin-691/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/moneilema-armata_colbull-714-cover_2017.jpgMoneilema-armata_ColBull-71(4)-cover_2017https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crossidius-coralinus-fulgidus_colbull-691-2015.jpgcso69-1co14.indd2018-01-03T00:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2017/08/01/ellipsoptera-lepida-ghost-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_5999_enh_1325x720.jpgSand plainSand plainhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7997_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)Ellipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7980_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)Ellipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7992_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)Ellipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7978_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)Ellipsoptera lepida (ghost tiger beetle)2018-08-02T19:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2016/12/26/cicindela-formosa-pigmentosignata-the-reddish-green-sand-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8243_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa pigmentosignataCicindela formosa pigmentosignatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8241_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa pigmentosignataCicindela formosa pigmentosignatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img_8240_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa pigmentosignataCicindela formosa pigmentosignata2017-07-14T23:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2017/07/14/cicindela-scutellaris-flavoviridis-chartreuse-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8297_enh_1080x7202.jpgCicindela scutellaris flavoviridisCicindela scutellaris flavoviridishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8301_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela scutellaris flavoviridisCicindela scutellaris flavoviridishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8295_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela scutellaris flavoviridisCicindela scutellaris flavoviridis2017-08-08T09:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2017/07/12/new-literature-buprestidae-from-el-limon-de-cuacuchichinola-mexico/2017-07-12T21:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/14/mini-review-of-the-cicindelidia-abdominalis-species-group/2017-06-20T17:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/24/a-silver-anniversary/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/purpuricenus_paraxillaris.jpgpurpuricenus_paraxillarishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/purpuricenus_humeralis.jpgpurpuricenus_humeralishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/purpuricenus_axillaris.jpgpurpuricenus_axillaris2017-06-20T17:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/29/virtual-mantle-2013/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_terry-erwin.pngXMas_2013_Terry-ErwinTerry Erwin, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DChttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_sam-heads.pngXMas_2013_Sam-HeadsSam Heads, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaignhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_mark-kalashian.jpgXMas_2013_Mark-KalashianMark Kalashian, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevanhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_junsuke-yamasako.jpgXMas_2013_Junsuke-YamasakoJunsuke Yamasako, Ehime University, Tarumi, Matsuyama, Japanhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_ilian-trojan.jpgXMas_2013_Ilja-TrojanIlja Trojan, South Moravia, Czech Republichttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_hong-thai-pham.jpgXMas_2013_Hong-Thai-PhamHong Thai Pham, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, Vietnamhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_erico-ruzzier.jpgXMas_2013_Erico-RuzzierErico Ruzzier, Mirano, Italyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_eduard-vives.jpgXMas_2013_Eduard-VivesEduard Vives, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Barcelona, Spainhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/xmas_2013_denis-keith.jpgXMas_2013_Denis-KeithDenis Keith, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles et de Préhistoire 5bis, Chartres, France2017-06-09T13:49:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/03/14/buprestidae-type-specimens-at-fundacion-miguel-lillo-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_5013_enh_1080x810.jpgJose xx & Ted MacRaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7652_enh_720x1080.jpgPachyshelus huallagaPachyshelus huallaga Cobos 1969 (correct spelling is huallagus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7651_enh_720x1080.jpgPachyschelus weyrauchiPachyschelus weyrauchi Cobos, 1959https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7649_enh_720x1080.jpgTylauchenia golbachiTylauchenia golbachi Cobos, 1993 (currently placed in Oocypetes)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7647_enh_720x1080.jpgLampetis tucumana monrosiLampetis tucumana monrosi Cobos (nomen nudum?)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7646_enh_720x1080.jpgEctinogonia fasciata metallicaPsiloptera (Pseudolampetis) fasciata metallica Cobos, 1969 (Pseudolampetis currently treated as full genus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7643_enh_720x1080.jpgDiadornia golbachiDiadornia golbachi Cobos, 1974 (monotypic)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7642_enh_720x1080.jpgConognatha amphititresConognatha amphititres Cobos, 1958 (syn. of Buprestis amoena Kirby, 1818; currently placed in Conognatha)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7641_enh_720x1080.jpgDismorpha grandisDismorpha grandis Cobos, 1990https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_7638_enh_720x1080.jpgColobogaster weyrauchiColobogaster weyrauchi Cobos, 19662017-01-05T21:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2016/11/24/fall-2015-collecting-trip-ireport-texas-tigers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7243.jpg"Stab 'n; grab" method to collect tiger beetle larvae (Tetracha prob. carolina)"Stab 'n; grab" method to collect tiger beetle larvae (Tetracha prob. carolina)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7275.jpgIMG_7275???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7274.jpgIMG_7274???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7273.jpgTed MacRae w/ field collecting equipment & cameraTed MacRae w/ field collecting equipment & camerahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7254.jpgHabitat for Cicindela formosa formosa and C. scutellaris flavoviridisHabitat for Cicindela formosa formosa and C. scutellaris flavoviridishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7251.jpgHalloween decorationsHalloween decorationshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7250.jpgSandy grassland habitat for Tetracha prob. carolinaSandy grassland habitat for Tetracha prob. carolinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7248.jpgTetracha prob. carolina larval burrowTetracha prob. carolina larval burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7228-e1473217012135.jpgUndet. bee flyUndet. bee flyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_7223.jpgDied 1881 (age 1½ yrs)Died 1881 (age 1½ yrs)2017-05-03T20:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2016/05/03/super-duper-june-bugs/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7829_enh_720x1080.jpgPolyphylla hammondiPolyphylla hammondihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7823_enh_720x1080.jpgPolyphylla hammondiPolyphylla hammondihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7822_enh_1080x720.jpgPolyphylla hammondiPolyphylla hammondi2023-07-31T05:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/18/more-on-conspicuous-crypsis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6432_800x1200_enh.jpgAcanthocinus nodosusSubtle, yet beautiful!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6433_1200x800_enh.jpgAcanthocinus nodosusThe same individual in the above photograph in its original resting spot.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6428_1200x800_enh.jpgAcanthocinus nodosusAcanthocinus nodosus on trunk of Pinus echinata | vic. Calico Rock, Arkansas2016-01-21T14:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2016/01/21/north-americas-most-recognizable-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7807_enh_1080x720.jpgPlectrodera scalatorPlectrodera scalatorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7810_enh_720x1080.jpgPlectrodera scalatorPlectrodera scalatorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_7818_enh_1080x720.jpgPlectrodera scalatorPlectrodera scalator2018-07-24T07:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/12/28/beetle-collecting-101-fermenting-bait-traps-for-collecting-longhorned-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7724_enh_1080x778.jpg2015 fermenting bait trap catch2015 fermenting bait trap catchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7723_enh_1080x780.jpg2015 fermenting bait trap catch2015 fermenting bait trap catchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_7722_enh_1080x773.jpg2015 fermenting bait trap catch2015 fermenting bait trap catchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6311_enh_810x1080.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolensPlinthocoelium suaveolenshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_5954_enh_1080x810.jpgCerambycidae from fermenting bait trapCerambycidae from fermenting bait traphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6688_enh_810x1135.jpgTed MacRae w/ Plinthocoelium suaveolensTed MacRae w/ Plinthocoelium suaveolenshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_6002_enh_810x1080.jpgMolasses-beer fermenting bait trapMolasses-beer fermenting bait trap2019-05-01T12:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/12/11/north-americas-most-extreme-jewel-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pict0007_enh_1800x1200.jpgAlgodones DunesAlgodones Duneshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pict0006_enh_1800x1200.jpgLepismadora algodonesLepismadora algodones2016-05-17T18:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/11/26/insect-identifications-and-etiquette/2015-11-27T05:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/10/29/a-suitable-ode-to-warren-knaus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7800_enh_1080x720.jpgStrigoderma knausiStrigoderma knausihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7790_enh_1080x720.jpgStrigoderma knausiStrigoderma knausihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5964_enh_1333x720.jpgTed MacRae, Mark Huether, Jeff Huether, Mary Liz JamesonL-R: Ted MacRae, Mark Huether, Jeff Huether, Mary Liz Jameson.2015-10-29T18:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/10/21/the-best-species-name-ever/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7500_enh_1080x720.jpgEntomoderes satanicusEntomoderes satanicushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7498_enh_1080x720.jpgEntomoderes satanicusEntomoderes satanicushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7493_enh_1080x720.jpgEntomoderes satanicusEntomoderes satanicus2015-10-24T02:45:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/10/14/summer-insect-collecting-irecap/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7142_enh_1080x810.jpgMegacyllene decoraMegacyllene decorahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7139_enh_1080x720.jpgDusk over Plover PondDusk over Plover Pondhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7135_enh_1080x810.jpgMegacyllene decoraMegacyllene decorahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7134_enh_810x1080.jpgUndet. mantidUndet. mantidhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_7132_enh_1080x720.jpgEgrets congregating on mud flatsEgrets congregating on mud flatshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6780_enh_810x1080.jpgArgiope aurantiaArgiope aurantiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6776_enh_1360x720.jpgCalcareous wet meadowCalcareous wet meadowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6530_enh_810x1080.jpgNeoscona sp.Neoscona sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6528_enh_810x1080.jpgNeoscona sp. courtshipNeoscona sp. courtshiphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_6525_enh_810x1080.jpgPanthea furcillaPanthea furcilla2017-02-02T18:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/08/18/spiney-scaley-distractions/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6285_enh_1080x720.jpgHolbrookia maculata (lesser earless lizard)Holbrookia maculata (lesser earless lizard)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6275_enh_1080x720.jpgHognose snakeHognose snakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6268_enh_1080x720.jpgHognose snakeHognose snakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6258_enh_1080x720.jpgHognose snakeHognose snakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6241_enh_1080x720.jpgHolbrookia maculata (lesser earless lizard)Holbrookia maculata (lesser earless lizard)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6229_enh_1080x720.jpgCollared lizardCrotaphytus collaris (common collared lizard)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6218_enh_1080x720.jpgCollared lizardCrotaphytus collaris (common collared lizard)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6207_enh_1080x720.jpgCollared lizardCrotaphytus collaris (common collared lizard)2015-09-24T21:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/08/09/a-flower-visiting-jewel-beetle-that-is-not-an-acmaeodera/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3140_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus muticusAgrilus muticushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_3142_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus muticusAgrilus muticus2015-08-10T17:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/08/04/crypsis-mimicry-crypsimicry/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6732_enh_1080x720.jpgPhysocnemum brevilineumPhysocnemum brevilineumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6719_enh_1080x720.jpgPhysocnemum brevilineumPhysocnemum brevilineum2015-08-14T02:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/07/26/redux-now-you-see-me/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6318_enh_1080x720.jpgChalcophora virginiensisChalcophora virginiensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6370_enh_1080x720.jpgChalcophora virginiensisChalcophora virginiensis2015-07-27T19:54:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/07/24/spring-beetles-on-coreopsis-flowers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7734_enh_1080x720.jpgValgus canaliculatusValgus canaliculatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7740_enh_1080x720.jpgValgus canaliculatusValgus canaliculatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7716_enh_1080x714.jpgAcmaeodera neglectaAcmaeodera neglectahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7701_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera ornataAcmaeodera ornatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_5732_enh_1080x810.jpgAbby Lee, Ryan Fairbanks, Stephen Penn atop a rhyolite gladesAbby Lee, Ryan Fairbanks, Stephen Penn atop a rhyolite glades2023-05-19T11:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/07/09/a-cicada-that-snaps-crackles-and-pops/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6352_enh_1080x720.jpgPlatypedia putnamiPlatypedia putnami2015-07-15T20:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/07/04/why-is-this-male-carrion-beetle-biting-one-of-the-females-antennae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7775_enh_1080x720.jpgNecrophila americanaThe male has a firm grasp of the female's antenna.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7761_enh_1080x720.jpgNecrophila americanaNecrophila americana mating pair.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7751_enh_1080x720.jpgNecrophila americanaAmerican carrion beetles (Necrophila americana) aggregating at sap flow on the trunk of an oak (Quercus sp.) tree.2015-07-19T15:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/05/04/multiple-megarhyssa-males/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5641_enh_810x1080.jpgMegarhyssa atrata (male)Megarhyssa atrata (male) | Hilda Young Conservation Area, Jefferson Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_5638_enh_810x1080.jpgMegarhyssa macrurus (male)Megarhyssa macrurus (male) | Hilda Young Conservation Area, Jefferson Co., Missouri2015-06-30T13:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/02/22/flower-ants-check-again/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_5500_enh_1080x720.jpgTilloclytus geminatusTilloclytus geminatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_5512_enh_1080x720.jpgTilloclytus geminatusTilloclytus geminatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_5515_enh_1080x720.jpgTilloclytus geminatusTilloclytus geminatus2015-05-02T21:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/02/16/just-how-widespread-is-prionus-heroicus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6458_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6689_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6463_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6339_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6332_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus male2021-06-23T18:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/01/11/whats-black-and-white-and-red-all-over/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7116_enh_1080x720.jpgSunset on the gladeSunset on the gladehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_7098_enh_720x1080.jpgMicrotomus purcisMicrotomus purcis2023-09-15T13:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/01/27/mexican-siesta/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6842_enh_720x1080.jpgChrysobothris octocolaAdults were numerous on fresh wind-thrown branches of Cercidium floridum ssp. peninuslarehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6834_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris octocolaChrysobothris octocola | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexicohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6828_enh_720x1080.jpgStenosphenus sobriusThis species was not as abundant on Cercidium branches as Chrysobothris octocolahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6824_enh_1080x720.jpgStenosphenus sobirusStenosphenus sobrius | Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico2015-02-16T15:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/01/10/one-million-hits/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/million-hits.jpgMillion-hits2015-03-11T16:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2015/01/03/best-of-bitb-2014/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7147_enh_1080x720.jpgMegacyllene decoraMegacyllene decora (amorpha borer) | Stoddard Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6911_enh_1080x720.jpgParasitized hornworm under super moonA "super moon" watches over a parasitized hornworm caterpillar.2015-01-08T21:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/29/virtual-mantle-2014/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_yamasako.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAJunsuke Yamasako, University of Tokyo, Japanhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_williams.jpgXMas_2014_WilliamsGoeff Williams, Australian Museum, Sydney South, New South Waleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_warner-scarab.jpgXMas_2014_Warner-scarabBill Warner, Phoenix, Arizona, USAhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_warner.jpgXMas_2014_WarnerBill Warner, Phoenix, Arizona, USAhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_volkovitsh.jpgXMas_2014_VolkovitshMark Volkovitsh, Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_trojan.jpgXMas_2014_TrojanIlja Trojan, South Moravia, Czech Republichttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_sites.jpgXMas_2014_SitesRobert Sites, University of Missouri, Columbia, USAhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_prepsl.jpgXMas_2014_PrepslStanislav Prepsl, Vyškov, Czech Republichttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_pham.jpgXMas_2014_PhamPham, Hong Thai, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_pardo.jpgXMas_2014_PardoAllan Smith-Pardo, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, South San Francisco, California, USA2014-12-29T18:57:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/16/josef-knull-was-wrong/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a-audax-male-sternite_enh_800x800.jpgA. audax male sternite_enh_800x800Agrilus audax male sternite. The deep, smooth, elongate depression is diagnotic for this species, as only an obsolete depression is found in A. benjamini.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a_audax_frons_female_800x801.jpgA_audax_frons_female_800x801Agrilus audax frons, which is moderately depressed and uniformly pubescent over the entire surface. A. benjamini frons is deeply depressed and pubescent only on lower half.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a_vittaticollis_prosternum_800x738.jpgA_vittaticollis_prosternum_800x738Agrilus vittaticollis prosternum. Note sides of pronotum near apex bent downward to sharp points.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a_audax_prosternum_female_800x713.jpgA_audax_prosternum_female_800x713https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a_audax_dorsal_800x867.jpgA_audax_dorsal_800x867https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/a_audax_dorsal.jpgA_audax_dorsal2014-12-26T17:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/23/holiday-greetings-from-bitb/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas_2014_img_3095_enh_720x1080.jpgBatyle suturalis2014-12-29T18:26:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/20/cactus-beetle-redux/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6610_enh_720x1080.jpgMoneilema sp. larval damageHardened black masses of plant exudate indicate larval feeding within the stems.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6582_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema sp.Moneilema armatum LeConte, 1853 | Vogel Canyon, Otero Co., Coloradohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6576_enh_1080x720.jpgMoneilema sp.Moneilema armatum LeConte, 1853 | Vogel Canyon, Otero Co., Colorado2023-05-09T16:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/13/missouri-master-naturalists-seminar/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_0075_enh_1080x720.jpgTed MacRaeMissouri Master Naturalist Confluence Chapter Seminar | December 9, 2014. Photo by Lee Phillion.2014-12-20T17:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/11/two-endemic-jamaican-jewel-beetles-one-known-one-not/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chryso-quadrimaculata-ruzzier_enh.jpgChryso-quadrimaculata-Ruzzier_enhChrysobothris quadrimaculata (Fabricius, 1776)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chryso-jamaica-ruzzier-e1418229413705.jpgChryso-Jamaica-RuzzierChrysobothris n. sp. ex Jamaica2014-12-12T12:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/09/first-internet-image-of-phaenops-piniedulis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_6545_enh_1080x720.jpgPhaenops piniedulisPhaenops piniedulis on Pinus sp. | Mills Rim Campground, Harding Co., New Mexico.2014-12-13T20:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/05/scorching-plains-screaming-cactus/2015-01-03T18:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/21/t-g-i-flyday-tachinomyia-sp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_9659_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9659_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_9683_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9683_enh_1080x7202014-12-04T17:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/12/01/i-got-thomas-shahan-to-image-my-chrysochroa-corbetti/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chrysochroa-corbetti-twitter.jpgChrysochroa-corbetti-Twitterhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chrysochroa-corbetti-dorsal-elytral-detail-10x-watermarked.jpgChrysochroa corbettiChrysochroa corbetti dorsal elytral detail (10X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chrysochroa-corbetti-ventral-watermarked.jpgChrysochroa corbettiChrysochroa corbetti ventral viewhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chrysochroa-corbetti-lateral-watermaked.jpgChrysochroa corbettiChrysochroa corbetti lateral viewhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chrysochroa-corbetti-dorsal-watermarked.jpgChrysochroa corbettiChrysochroa (Chroodema) corbetti (Kerremans, 1893) | Thailand2014-12-03T19:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/11/24/guess-who-just-turned-7/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6330_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus | Harding Co., New Mexico2014-11-30T04:06:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/27/my-first-experience-with-prionus-lure/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6171_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer femalePrionus integer femalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6183_enh_1080x720.jpgRainbow over shortgrass prairieRainbow over shortgrass prairiehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6166_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer femalePrionus integer femalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6161_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer femalePrionus integer femalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6145_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer mating pairPrionus integer mating pairhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6131_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer burrowPrionus integer burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6128_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus integer femalePrionus integer female2022-09-25T08:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/11/21/how-to-catch-bucket-loads-of-prionus-fissicornis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0357_enh_1080x810.jpgThunderstorms over shortgrass prairieThunderstorms over shortgrass prairie.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6426_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionic acid-bated traps w/ Prionus fissicornis malesPrionic acid-bated traps w/ Prionus fissicornis maleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6425_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionic acid-bated traps w/ Prionus fissicornis malesPrionic acid-bated traps w/ Prionus fissicornis maleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6424_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus fissicornis malePrionus fissicornis malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6414_enh_1080x720.jpgPrionus fissicornis femalePrionus fissicornis female2021-10-19T06:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/11/13/missouris-largest-planthopper/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7115_enh_720x1080.jpgPoblicia fuliginosaPoblicia fuliginosa on Silphium terebinthinaceum (prairie dock)| Barry Co., Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_7101_enh_720x1080.jpgPoblicia fuliginosaThe abdomen is brightly colored red (barely visible in this photo).2014-11-13T14:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/11/02/guest-post-burrow-hole-blues/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/western-red-belied-tiger-beetle.jpgwestern red belied tiger beetleWestern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle adult. Photo by Cary Kerst.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/western-red-beetle-mating.jpgwestern red beetle matingWestern Red-bellied Tiger Beetles mating. Photo by Mike Lewinski.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/larva-of-western-red-bellied-sept-17-2011.jpgLarva of Western red-bellied, Sept 17, 2011Western Red-bellied Tiger Beetle larva. Photo used with permission.2014-11-03T09:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/19/north-americas-most-beautiful-agrilus-jewel-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_3691_enh_1080x810.jpgHibiscus lasiocarpusHairy mallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpus), host for Agrilus concinnushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_3689_enh_810x1080.jpgHibiscus lasiocarpushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6954_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus concinnushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6945_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus concinnusAgrilus concinnus Horn, 1891 | Stoddard Co., Missouri2014-10-29T02:39:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/14/a-buprestis-hat-trick/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6116_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluentaBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823 | Woods Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6087_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluentahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6073_enh_720x1081.jpgBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluentahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6058_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluentaBuprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta | Woods Co., Oklahoma2014-10-15T16:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/09/orange-and-black-on-gold/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_4214.jpgTrigonopeltastes deltaDefensive posture with hind legs raised above abdomen.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7134_enh_1080x720.jpgTrigonopeltastes deltahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7120_enh_1080x720.jpgTrigonopeltastes deltahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_7128_enh_1080x720.jpgTrigonopeltastes deltaTrigonopeltastes delta on goldenrod (Solidago sp.) flowers | Stoddard Co., Missouri2014-11-03T17:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/17/great-basin-collecting-trip-ireport/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4004_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransCrossidius coralinus temprans on Ericameria nauseosa | Churchill Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1273_enh_807x1080.jpgTed MacRaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1271_enh_1080x807.jpgDevil's Canyonhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1267_enh_1080x720.jpgSevier Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1266_enh_1080x807.jpgGreat Basin deserthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1259_enh.jpgTed C. MacRaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1248_enh_1080x807.jpgBenton Rangehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1247_enh_1080x807.jpgBenton Rangehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1244_enh_1080x807.jpgAdobe Valleyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_1242_enh_807x1080.jpgPinus longaeva (bristlecone pine)2014-10-05T23:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/05/amorpha-borer-on-goldenrod/2022-08-27T00:44:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/10/02/2014-great-plains-collecting-trip-ireport/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0383_enh_810x1080.jpgWood collected for rearing wood-boring beetlesWood collected for rearing wood-boring beetles.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/output_eayq6v.gifoutput_eayq6vSunset over shortgrass prairie.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/output_cnclhs.gifoutput_cnClhsThunderstorms over shortgrass prairie.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0381_enh_1080x810.jpgDinosaur tracksDinosaur tracks | vic. Black Mesa, Oklahoma.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0380_enh_810x1080.jpgDinosaur trackshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0379_enh_1080x810.jpg1882 Stagecoach132-year-old stagecoach - model!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0378_enh_1080x820.jpgLonghorn skull on barnLonghorn skull on barn at our Bead and Breakfast.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0382_enh_1080x810.jpgDinosaur tracksDinosaur tracks | vic. Black Mesa, Oklahoma.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0376_enh_810x1080.jpgPrionus heroicus malePrionus heroicus malehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_0375_enh_2364x810.jpgTed MacRaeThe author looks pensively out over the Black Mesa landscape.2014-12-29T07:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/30/sunset-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6664_enh_1080x720.jpgLinsleya convexaLinsleya convexa | vic. Vogel Canyon, Coloradohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6695_enh_1080x720.jpgAulicus sp.Aulicus sp. | vic. Black Mesa, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6668_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera immaculata?Acmaeodera immaculata Horn, 1881 | vic. Vogel Canyon, Otero Co., Colorado.2014-10-02T04:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/24/a-truly-disturbed-garden-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/output_yrwg4q.gifoutput_YRWg4QArgiope trifasciata vibrating web in response to disturbance.2017-09-07T22:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/18/the-lesser-of-two-jewels/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5905_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris dentipesThe flattened body, dull coppery color, and partly yellow antennal segments make this a distinctive eastern U.S. species.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5910_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris sp. emergence holePresumed Chrysobothris dentipes adult emergence hole in exposed root of Virginia pine.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5925_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris dentipesChrysobothris dentipes on exposed root of Pinus virginiana | South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee2014-09-18T21:01:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/15/a-striking-mallow-caterpillar/2014-09-16T04:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/09/not-quite-adult/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6930_enh_1080x720.jpg?Maccaffertium sp.Subadult female, poss. Maccaffertium sp. | Mississippi Co., Missouri2014-09-16T05:19:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/06/first-ever-bitb-readers-poll/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/200812-201409_weekly.png200812-201409_weekly2015-06-24T03:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/03/one-shot-wednesday-swamp-milkweed-leaf-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6897_enh_1080x720.jpgLabidomera clivicollisLabidomera clivicollis on Asclepias incarnata | Hickman Co., Kentucky2014-09-04T00:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/09/02/my-what-busy-palps-you-have/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6894_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllopalpus pulchellus (red-headed bush cricket)The greatly expanded palps are thought to mimic beetle mandibles or spider pedipalps.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6893_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllopalpus pulchellus (red-headed bush cricket)The brown wings and long, sickle-shaped ovipositor identify this individual as a female.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_6891_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllopalpus pulchellus (red-headed bush cricket)Phyllopalpus pulchellus (red-headed bush cricket) | Hickman Co., Kentucky2014-09-03T20:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/30/super-crop-challenge-16/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6891_enh_crp_1080x720.jpgWho am I?2014-09-02T05:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/29/southern-armyworm-feeding-on-soybean/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/output_kih6yb.gifoutput_Kih6YbSouthern armyworm (<i>Spodoptera eridania</i>) late-instar larva feeding on soybean.2014-08-29T21:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/26/digger-wasps-in-action/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/output_ot8ntu.gifBicyrtes quadrifasciatusBicyrtes quadrifasciatus2014-09-18T15:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/21/pretty-little-no-name-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5613_enh_1080x720.jpgCeraticelus minutus?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5612_enh_1080x720.jpgCeraticelus minutus?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5609_enh_1080x720.jpgCeraticelus minutus?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5606_enh_1080x720.jpgCeraticelus minutus?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5605_enh_1080x720.jpgCeraticelus minutus?2017-06-22T18:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/17/stag-and-stagette-beetle/2014-08-21T05:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/15/skulls-on-my-desk/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1682_enh_1080x810.jpgParanthropus aethiopicusKNM-WT 17000, “The Black Skull” (Paranthropus aethiopicus) | West Turkana, Kenya, 2.5 myahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1679_enh_1080x810.jpgHomo ergasterKNM-WT 15000, "Nariokotome/Turkana Boy" (Homo ergaster) | Nariokotome, West Turkana, Kenya, 1.6 myahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1680_enh_1080x810.jpgParanthropus boiseiKNM OH5, "Nutcracker Man" (Paranthropus boisei) | Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, 1.8 myahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1681_enh_1080x810.jpgParanthropus robustusSK 48 "Paranthropus crassidens" (Paranthropus robustus) | Swartkrans, South Africa, 1.8-2.0 myahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1683_enh_1080x810.jpgAustralopithecus africanusAustralopithecus africanus, "Mrs. Ples," STS-5, Sterkfontein, South Africa, 2.5 myahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1684_enh_1080x810.jpgAustralopithecus africanusTaung 1, "Taung Child"2014-08-14T06:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/03/11/entomology-101-how-to-rear-wood-boring-beetles/2014-12-12T16:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/13/a-time-of-reckoning/2014-08-16T15:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/10/the-buprestis-tree/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5968_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis salisburyensisBuprestis (Stereosa) salisburyensis Herbst, 1801 | South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5960_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis salisburyensisBuprestis (Stereosa) salisburyensis | South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5945_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis salisburyensisBuprestis (Stereosa) salisburyensis | South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6008_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis striataBuprestis (Cypriacis) striata | South Cumberland State Park, Tennesseehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5994_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis striataBuprestis (Cypriacis) striata | South Cumberland State Park, Tennesseehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_5931_enh_720x1080.jpgBuprestis striataBuprestis (Cypriacis) striata | South Cumberland State Park, Tennesseehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_2764_enh_1080x810.jpgBluffs near Stone DoorVirginia pine (Pinus viriginiana) on bluff tops | South Cumberland State Park2014-08-12T09:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/08/01/proof-that-its-possible-to-ship-large-pinned-beetles-safely/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_3619_enh_1080x864.jpgBuprestidae from Dan HeffernMiscellaneous Buprestidae from Dan Heffern2014-12-20T18:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/29/chrysobothris-orono-in-tennessee/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_2904_enh_720x1080.jpgTed MacRae collecting his first Chrysobothris oronoThe author catches his first ever Chrysobothris orono (photo by Joshua Basham).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_5992_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris oronoChrysobothris orono was only one of several very cool buprestid species collected on this day...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_5978_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris oronoRarely collected, this species has been reared from several species of pine.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_5984_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris oronoChrysobothris orono Frost, 1920 | South Cumberland State Park, Tennesseehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_2766_enh_1080x810.jpgBluffs near Stone DoorVirginia pine on bluff tops | South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee2014-08-01T16:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/18/big-black-and-red-and-beautiful/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4483_enh_720x1080.jpgCrossidius coralinus jocosusCrossidius coralinus jocosus (female) | Costilla Co., Coloradohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4517_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus jocosusCrossidius coralinus jocosus (male) | Costilla Co., Coloradohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4427_enh_11080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus coccineusCrossidius coralinus ssp. (female) | Nye Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1273_enh_807x1080.jpgTed C. MacRaeThe author photographing insects on flower head of <i>Ericameria nauseosus</i>.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4507_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus coralinushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4496_enh_720x1080.jpgCrossidius coralinus coralinushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4454_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus coralinushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4440_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus coralinus2014-08-01T16:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/14/when-is-a-stag-beetle-not-a-stag-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6761_enh_1080x720.jpgParandra (Tavandra) politaParandra (Tavandra) polita | Alexander Co., Illinoishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6778_enh_1080x720.jpgParandra (Tavandra) politaThe chestnut brown color, shape of the body, and prominent jaws give the appearance of a small stag beetle.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6784_enh_1080x720.jpgParandra (Tavandra) politaThe entire eyes distinguish this species from P. brunnea, the only other eastern U.S. member of the subfamily,https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6770_enh_1080x720.jpgParandra (Tavandra) politaParandra (Tavandra) polita | Alexander Co., Illinois2014-07-28T16:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/12/id-challenge-23/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_6786_enh_1080x742.jpgIMG_6786_enh_1080x7422014-07-14T21:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/10/one-shot-wednesday-mallodon-dasystomus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_3551_enh_720x1080.jpgMallodon dasystomusMallodon dasystomus | southeast Missouri (Mississippi Co.)2019-07-03T20:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/07/03/black-is-beautiful-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4366_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius aterCrossidius ater | Ely, 1.2 mi S Jct US6/50/93, White Pine Co., Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4364_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius aterCrossidius ater | Ely, 1.2 mi S Jct US6/50/93, White Pine Co., Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4352_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius aterCrossidius ater | 7.2 mi SW NV318 on US6, White Pine Co., Nevada.2014-07-03T06:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/06/10/why-i-went-to-georgia/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2751_enh_1080x810.jpgSand scrub habitatSand scrub habitat | Emanuel Co., Georgia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5814_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris seminoleAdults are found primarily on lower stems of living plants.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5800_enh_720x1080.jpgChrysobothris seminoleChrysobothris seminole on Chrysoma pauciflosculosa | Emanuel Co., Georgia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5797_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysomoa pausiflosculosa (woody goldenrod) | Emanuel Co., Georgia.2014-06-18T18:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/06/06/who-likes-mole-crickets/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5838_enh_1080x720.jpgScapteriscus borelliiWho likes mole crickets?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5826_enh_1080x720.jpgScapteriscus borelliiScapteriscus borellii (southern mole cricket) | Emanuel Co., Georgia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_5861_enh_1080x720.jpgScapteriscus borelliiThe widely separated tibial dactyls ("shin fingers") are a clue to the identity of this mole cricket.2015-06-16T01:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/31/turbo-testudine/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5884_enh_1080x720.jpggopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5882_enh_1080x720.jpggopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5880_enh_1080x720.jpggopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5877_enh_1080x720.jpggopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5872_enh_1080x720.jpggopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)2014-06-01T20:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/21/mrs-monday-jumper/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5427_enh_1080x720.jpgPhidippus princepsCheck out those metallic blue chelicerae!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5425_enh_1080x720.jpgPhidippus princepsPhidippus princeps female | Howell Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5421_enh_1080x720.jpgPhidippus princepsSomber coloration, large abdomen, and small carapace contrast distinctly with the male2014-05-29T17:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/19/monday-jumper/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5536_enh_1080x720.jpgPhidippus pincepsPhidippus pinceps, adult male | Howell Co., Missouri (studio shot).2014-05-20T11:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/14/one-shot-wednesday-pale-green-assassin-bug/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5593_enh_1080x720.jpgZelus luridusZelus luridus (pale green assassin bug) | Howell Co., Missouri.2014-05-14T16:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/13/baby-box-turtle-on-white/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/box-turtle-collage_1080x1407.jpgBox-turtle-collage_1080x14072014-05-16T21:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/07/picudo-negro-black-weevil-on-soybean-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5247_enh_1080x720.jpgRhysommatus subtilisEggs are laid singly inside the pod.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5241_enh_1080x720.jpgRhysommatus subtilisThis neonate larva has just hatched and will feed within the pod on developing seeds.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5234_enh_1080x720.jpgRhysommatus subtilis Adult females chew a small hole into the wall of the developing pod, not to feed but for ovipositionhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5225_enh_1080x720.jpgRhysommatus subtilis Rhysommatus subtilis is a significant regional pest of soybean in Tucumán Province.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5205_enh_1080x720.jpgRhysommatus subtilisAdults feed by clipping leaf petioles. The impact is minor, but it is a characteristic sign of adult presence.2014-05-10T23:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/05/02/an-arboreal-fishing-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5296_enh_1080x720.jpgDolomedes tenebrosusThe "W"-shaped markings on the abdomen with interrupted white borders distinguish this species from the otherwise similar D. scriptus (xxx fishing spider).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_5295_enh_1080x720.jpgDolomedes tenebrosusDolomedes tenebrosus (dark fishing spider) | Clark Co., Missouri2014-06-03T07:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/29/the-importance-of-post-processing/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5271_enh_1080x720.jpgGryllus vernalis?The head slightly narrower than the pronotum and early spring occurrence of this large nymph make me think this is the northern woods cricket (Gryllus vernalis).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5267_1080x7201.jpgGryllus vernalis?After initial processing (jpg coverted from edited RAW file).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5267_raw_1080x7201.jpgGryllus vernalis?Straight from the camera (jpg coverted from original RAW file).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5267_enh_1080x720.jpgGryllus vernalis?After additional processing in Photoshop (jpg converted from edited TIFF).2014-05-02T15:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/25/not-all-soybean-caterpillars-are-ugly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_4666_enh_1080x720.jpgEpargyreus clarus larvaWhat a pretty face!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_4653_enh_1080x720.jpgEpargyreus clarus larvaEpargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper) late-instar larva on soybean | Baton Rouge, Louisiana2014-04-26T20:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/24/seminar-on-oklahomas-glass-mountains/2014-05-05T21:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/20/tortoise-beetles-on-the-job/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/20140226_171625-1_enh.jpgPhotographing tortoise beetles.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5146_enh_1080x720.jpgSpiky spines and a pile of poop make formidable defenses.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5139_enh_1080x720.jpgA single tortoise beetle larva was encountered.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5136_enh_1080x720.jpgParaselenis tersa? female guarding her eggs | Cordoba Prov., Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_5133_enh_1080x720.jpgBotanochara angulata? mating pair | Cordoba Prov., Argentina2014-04-22T05:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/12/a-crossidius-hirtipes-subspecies-blend-zone/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4104_enh_1080x720.jpgToiyabe National Forest14 mi SE of Wellington, Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4140_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes macswainei (male)Crossidius hirtipes macswainei (male) | 19 mi S of Wellington, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4129_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes immaculipennis (male)Crossidius hirtipes immaculipennis (male) | 6.3 mi W of Wellington, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4117_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes macswainei? (female)Crossidius hirtipes macswainei? (female) | 6.3 mi W of Wellington, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4088_enh_1080x720.jpgToiyabe National Forest19 mi S of Wellington, Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada.2014-04-13T00:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/08/introducing-acmaeodera-chuckbellamyi/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/acmaeodera-chuckbellamyi_fig1_900x936.jpgAcmaeodera chuckbellamyiAcmaeodera chuckbellamyi MacRae, 2014 | Atascosa Mountains, Arizona2014-04-15T16:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/04/01/tiger-beetles-in-argentinas-chaco-forest/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_9170_enh_1080x720.jpgclay trailHabitat for Odontocheila chrysis and Brasiella argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_9156_enh_1080x720.jpgBrasiella argentataBrasiella argentata | Chaco National Park, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_9150_enh_1080x720.jpgOdontocheila chrysisSuperposition eyes are adapted to the dark forest environment in which this species lives.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_9147_enh_1080x720.jpgOdontocheila chrysisOdontocheila chrysis | Chaco National Park, Argentina2014-04-13T02:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/03/30/id-challenge-22/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4879_enh_1080x720.jpgWhat are these?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4874_enh_1080x720.jpgWhat is this, and how does it relate to the structures in the other photo?2014-04-02T03:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/03/16/crossidius-hirtipes-rhodopus-in-adobe-valley-california/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4323_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes rhodopusA handsome male rests on yellow rabbitbrush flowers (studio shot).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4314_enh_1080x720.jpgAdobe ValleyYellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) abounds in the valley, as the White Mountains loom in the background.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4310_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes rhodopusThis subspecies is one of the more darkly colored subspecieshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4305_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes rhodopusCrossidius hirtipes rhodopus | Adobe Valley, Mono Co., California2014-03-26T00:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/03/02/the-sublimely-beautiful-crossidius-coralinus-caeruleipennis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4240_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus caeruleipennisCrossidius coralinus caeruleipennis | Inyo Co. nr. Bishop, Californiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4238_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus caeruleipennisFemales have a distinct apical blue-black marking on the elytrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_4234_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus caeruleipennisMales are completely orange.2014-03-12T03:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/02/22/clouded-beetles-amidst-spectacular-scenery/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4289_enh_1080x720.jpgWestgard PassView of Westgard Pass from higher up in the White Mountains near Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4299_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes nubilusFemales have the elytral markings xxx.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4293_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes nubilusIn addition to their longer antennae, males are distinguished by xxx.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4241_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes nubilusCrossidius hirtipes nubilus (male) on flowers of Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_1236_enh_1080x807.jpgWestgard PassWestgard Pass, Inyo Co., California.2014-02-25T18:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/02/19/what-was-that-insect/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_3278_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus granulatus granulatusAgrilus granulatus granulatus on Populus deltoides | Beaver Dunes, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_3277_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus granulatus granulatusAgrilus granulatus granulatus on Populus deltoides | Beaver Dunes, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_3276_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus granulatus granulatusAgrilus granulatus granulatus on Populus deltoides | Beaver Dunes, Oklahoma2014-02-19T16:06:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/02/18/help-can-you-identify-this-insect/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_3280_enh_1080x720.jpgOn cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | Beaver Dunes State Park, Oklahoma.2014-02-20T06:11:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/02/09/earths-oldest-living-things/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4288_enh_1080x720.jpgWestgard PassWestgard Passhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4286_enh_1080x720.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4283_enh_720x1080.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4281_enh_1080x720.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4277_enh_720x1080.jpgPinus longaeva conePinus longaeva conehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4272_enh_1080x720.jpgPinus longaeva saplingPinus longaeva saplinghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4267_enh_1080x720.jpgPinus longaeva male catkinsPinus longaeva male catkinshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4264_enh_1080x720.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4260_enh_720x1080.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/img_4255_enh_1080x720.jpgAncient Bristlecone Pine ForestAncient Bristlecone Pine Forest2014-02-19T05:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/30/gbct-beetle-6-crossidius-ater/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4221_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius aterCrossidius ater LeConte | Mono Co., California2014-02-07T16:57:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/26/receiving-a-shipment-of-insects-for-identification/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1979_enh_1080x810.jpgShipping damageShipping damagehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1976_enh_1080x810.jpgOpened specimen boxesOpened specimen boxeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1975_enh_1080x810.jpgUnopened specimen boxesUnopened specimen boxeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1974_enh_1080x810.jpgOpened inner shipping boxesOpened inner shipping boxeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1972_enh_1080x810.jpgInner shipping boxesInner shipping boxeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1971_enh_1080x810.jpgOpened shipping box w/ paperworkOpened shipping box w/ paperworkhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1969_enh_1080x810.jpgUnopened shipping boxUnopened shipping box2014-01-27T23:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/23/pop-goes-the-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3306_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusAfter clicking, the spine returns to its resting position out of the groove.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3305_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusLocked and loaded—the mechanism is primed for the click.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3297_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusA large spine on the prosternum fits into a groove on the mesosternum.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3294_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusA ventral look at the clicking mechanism between the pro- and mesosterna.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3289_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusLook into my eye(spot)s!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_3281_enh_1080x720.jpgAlaus oculatusAlaus oculatus (eyed elater) | Beaver Dunes State Park, Oklahoma2014-03-01T19:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/18/beetles-by-chuck/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/04b_r1-04731-0010_enh_600x405.jpgDystaxia elegansDystaxia elegans Fall | 1998, Warner Springs, San Diego Co., California, USA.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/04a_r1-04731-0004_enh_600x405.jpgAcmaeodera griffithiAcmaeodera (s. str.) griffithi Fall | Apr 2001, Mohawk Valley, Yuma Co., Arizona, USA.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/03e_r1-04731-0009_enh_600x405.jpgCastiarina klugiiCastiarina klugii (Gory & Laporte) | Australia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/03d_r1-04731-0015_enh_600x405.jpgJulodis chevrolatiJulodis chevrolati Laporte | Sep 2000, W. Springbok, Schaaprivier, Northern Cape Prov., RSA.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/03b_r1-04731-0005_enh_600x405.jpgTemognatha chalcoderaTemognatha chalcodera (Thomson) | Western Australia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/02e_r1-04731-0007_enh_600x405.jpgPolycesta aruensisPolycesta (Arizonica) aruensis Obenberger | Apr 2001, Frink Springs, Imperial Co., California, USA.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/02b_r1-04731-0011_enh_600x405.jpgSphaerobothris plattiSphaerobothris (s. str.) platti (Cazier) | 1998, E. Jacumba, San Diego Co., California, USA.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/02_r1-04731-0003_enh_600x405.jpgEvides pubiventrisEvides pubiventris (Laporte & Gory) | Jan 1999, Geelhoutbosch, Northern [Limpopo] Prov., RSA.2014-08-10T05:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/08/review-of-north-american-chalcophora/2014-01-10T23:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2014/01/05/im-a-fun-guy/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4894_enh_1080x720.jpgLeucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum on forest floor | Reynolds Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4982_enh_1080x720.jpgIrpex lacteus?Spores are released from the toothy cap undersidehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4980_enh_1080x720.jpgIrpex lacteus?Irpex lacteus? on fallen branch of Acer rubrum | Iron Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4956_enh_1080x720.jpgCladonia chlorophaea or C. pyxidataCladonia chlorophaea or C. pyxidata on chert-trail | Reynolds Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4947_enh_1080x720.jpgCladonia pyxidata?(Cladonia pyxidata)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4931_enh_1080x720.jpgMulticolored gilled polypore (Lenzites betulina)?"Gills" distinguish this shelf fungus from turkey tails and other similar types.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4920_enh_1080x720.jpgMulticolored gilled polypore (Lenzites betulina)?Multicolored gilled polypore (Lenzites betulina) on river birch (Betula nigra) stump | Reynolds Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4917_enh_1080x720.jpgTrichaptum biforme (purple tooth)Purple tooth (Trichaptum biforme) on dead red maple (Acer rubrum) | Reynolds Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_4903_enh_1080x720.jpgTrichaptum biforme (purple tooth)Trichaptum biforme (purple tooth) on fallen river birch (Betula nigra) | Reynolds Co., Missouri2014-01-29T18:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/12/diffuser-comparisons-for-100mm-macro-lens/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2082_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2082_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2113_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2113_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2095_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2095_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2090_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2090_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2087_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2087_enh_1080x7202014-01-01T17:07:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/15/oversized-double-concave-diffuser-for-mt-24ex-twin-flash/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0940_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_0940_enh_1080X720Oversized double diffuser for Canon MT-24EX twin flash.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0939_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_0939_enh_1080X720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2865_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2865_enh_1080X7202018-02-23T05:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/06/ovipositing-pigeon-horntail/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6613_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6612_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6608_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6606_enh_1080x720.jpgTremex columbaTremex columba, female ovipositing | Sam A. Baker State Park, Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6604_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6600_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6599_enh_1080x720.jpgThttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6614_enh_1080x720.jpgTremex columbaTremex columba (pigeon horntail) | Wayne Co., Missouri2013-12-31T06:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/27/hairy-milkweed-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3326_enh_1080x720.jpgTetraopes pilosusTetraopes pilosushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3341_enh_1080x720.jpgAsclepias arenariaAsclepias arenariahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3325_enh_1080x720.jpgTetraopes pilosusTetraopes pilosus on Asclepias arenariahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3316_enh_1080x720.jpgTetraopes pilosusSpecies of the genus Tetraopes are characterized by the completely divided eyes.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3315_enh_1080x720.jpgBeaver DunesBeaver Dunes, Oklahoma2013-12-28T03:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/24/how-to-be-an-iphone-nature-photographer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1779_enh_1080x810.jpgMoss covered rocksMoss covering the rock exposures in a delightful valley leading up from the Huzzah Creek Valley indicate an abundance of moisture.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1773_enh_1080x810.jpgMushrooms on a fallen log"Bug's eye" view of mushrooms on a fallen log.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1771_enh_1080x810.jpgMushrooms on a fallen logMushrooms on a fallen log.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1769_enh_1080x810.jpgMoss w/ fruiting structures on a fallen logMoss with fruiting structures on a fallen log.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1766_enh_1080x810.jpgIcicles Ted MacRae Yesterday · Rock, ice, and sunlight converge along the bluff topshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1765_enh_1080x810.jpgIce stalagmitesClose-up of ice stalagmites, revealing the twigs and petioles around which they have formed.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1764_enh_810x1080.jpgIciclesIcicles glisten in the frigid sunlight.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1762_enh_1080x810.jpgIce stalagmitesDespite subfreezing air temperatures, sunlight causes water to drip from overhanging icicles, causing ice stalagmites on the ground beneath.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1761_enh_1080x810.jpgBluff top w/ iciclesIcicles were especially abundant in this section of the bluff tops.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1756_enh_1080x810.jpgIciclesMore icicles.2013-12-26T06:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/25/felizard-navidad-2013/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bitb_xmas-card_1080x720.jpgPuerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus cristatellus)2013-12-27T08:08:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/19/a-polypipin-we-will-go/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4640_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha carolinaAdults often construct burrows underneath the polypipe for additional refuge.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4637_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha carolinaAdults are amazingly calm if the polypipe is lifted carefully so as not to disturb them.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4635_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha carolinaTetracha carolina under polypipe in a soybean field in Starkville, Mississippihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1000342_577643038965601_1529721013_n_enh_985x754.jpgPolypipin' in Starkville, Mississippi2013-12-23T13:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/13/id-correction-megaloxantha-bicolor-palawanica/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_5002_enh_720x1080.jpgMegaloxantha bicolor palawanicaMegaloxantha bicolor palawanica (Kurosawa 1978b:215)2013-12-14T06:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/11/id-challenge-22-the-bone-collector/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1679-1684-comp_1080x765.jpgBitB ID Challenge #22https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1679-1684-comp_1080x691.jpgBitB Challenge #222013-12-16T02:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/10/why-did-it-take-30-years-to-collect-these-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3275_enh_1080x720.jpgPoecilonota cyanipesPoecilonota cyanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3269_enh_1080x720.jpgPoecilonota cyanipesPoecilonota cyanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3261_enh_1080x720.jpgPoecilonota cyanipesPoecilonota cyanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_3260_enh_1080x720.jpgPoecilonota cyanipes2014-01-05T16:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/07/the-wondrously-and-eerily-beautiful-mono-lake/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4161_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4162_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4152_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4151_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4160_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4158_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4148_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4145_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lakehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4143_enh_1080x720.jpgMono Lake2013-12-09T17:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/05/stalking-tigers-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_8831_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8831_enh_1080x720Banks of Rio Paraná, habitat for Brasiella argentata.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9010_enh_1080x720.jpgBrasiella argentataBrasiella argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9028_enh_1080x720.jpgBrasiella argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9020_enh_1080x720.jpgBrasiella argentataBrasiella argentata2013-12-06T16:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/04/party-on-a-pin-oak/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1501_enh_1080x720.jpgCotinis nitidusCotinus nitidus | Weatherford, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1508_enh_720x1080.jpgEuphoria sepulchralisEuphoria sepulchralis feeds on a sap flow higher up on the trunk.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1511_enh_1080x720.jpgParty on a pin oakSix insect species representing five families in four orders share a sap flow.2013-12-07T00:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/02/a-belated-happy-birthday/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9362_enh_1080x720.jpgCalopteron sp.Calopteron sp. on flowers of Solidago chilensis| Chaco Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9357_enh_1080x720.jpgCalopteron sp.Calopteron sp. on flowers of Solidago chilensis| Chaco Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_9346_enh_1080x720.jpgCalopteron sp.Calopteron sp. on flowers of Solidago chilensis| Chaco Province, Argentina2013-12-06T04:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/12/01/pedantic-sunday-blister-beetles-dont-suck/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_4398_enh_1080x720.jpgNemognatha cribrariaNemognatha cribraria cribraria on flower head Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Millard Co., Utah2013-12-02T15:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/04/06/my-favorite-of-missouris-milkweeds/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9817_enh_1080x720.jpgAsclepias amplexicaulisA single inflorescence atops each stem.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9812_enh_720x1080.jpgAsclepias amplexicaulisThis species is characterized by broad, clasping, tomentulose leaves with wavy margins.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9810_enh_1080x720.jpgAsclepias amplexicaulisClasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) | Sand Prairie Conservation Area, Scott Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9793_enh_1080x720.jpgSand Prairie Conservation AreaSand Prairie Conservation Area, Scott Co., Missouri2013-11-29T22:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/24/spring-unfolding/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2817_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2817_enh_720X1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2816_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2816_enh_720x1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2801_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2801_enh_720x1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2789_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2789_enh_720x1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2778_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2778_enh_720x1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2756_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2756_enh_720x10802013-11-29T22:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/30/gbct-beetle-5-crossidius-coralinus-monoensis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4336_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus monoensisCrossidius coralinus monoensis (female) | Mono Co., Californiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4200_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus monoensisCrossidius coralinus monoensis (female) | Mono Co., Californiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4172_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus monoensisCrossidius coralinus monoensis (male) | Mono Co., California2013-11-29T22:13:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/29/t-g-i-flyday-soybean-nodule-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4574_enh_1080x720.jpgRivellia quadrifasciatagas maskhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4569_enh_1080x720.jpgRivellia quadrifasciataRivellia quadrifasciata (soybean nodule fly) | Stoneville, Mississipihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4568_enh_1080x720.jpgRivellia quadrifasciataSignal flies wave their wings constantly.2024-07-09T23:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/27/one-shot-wednesday-hawk-moths-suck/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4468_enh_1080x720.jpgHyles lineataHyles lineata nectaring at flowers of Ericameria nauseosa | San Juan Co., Utah2013-12-03T04:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/26/a-winter-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4475_enh_720x1080.jpgRhagium inquisitorRhagium inquisitor | Reynolds Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4477_enh_720x1080.jpgRhagium inquisitorAdults overwinter in cells lined with frass and fibrous wood shavings.2013-11-26T21:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/22/red-eyed-poop/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4819_enh_1080x720.jpgBolbonota sp.Bolbonota sp. nymphs tended by Camponotus sp. | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4816_enh_1080x7201.jpgBolbonota sp.An adult next to a cast nymphal exuvia.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4815_enh_1080x7201.jpg2013-11-23T16:57:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/20/hooray-for-istock-i-finally-have-an-id-for-my-photo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4671_enh_720x1080.jpgPodisus maculiventris preying on Chrysodeixis includens larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/istock-caption_wild-20131120.jpgiStock-caption_Wild-20131120"Bedbug captures a worm"2013-11-22T04:47:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/18/the-dagger-butt-weevil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_9392_enh_1080x720.jpgErodiscus obidensis (Monte)What purpose those daggers?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_9378_enh_1080x720.jpgErodiscus obidensis (Monte)Erodiscus obidensis (Monte) | Chaco Province, Argentina | Apr 20122013-12-15T19:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/17/sunday-scarab-phileurus-valgus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3573_enh_1080x720.jpgPhileurus valgusThe head of this species is adorned with three small cephalic tubercles.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3558_enh_1080x720.jpgPhileurus valgusThis species resembles and is sometimes mistaken for the common "bess bug."https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3554_enh_1080x720.jpgPhileurus valgusPhileurus valgus (Linnaeus) | Otter Slough Conservation Area, Stoddard Co., Missouri2017-08-08T16:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/15/fire-ant-winged-reproductives-male-and-female/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4869-4870_1080x720.jpgSolenopsis invictaSolenopsis invicta winged reproductives: male (top), female (bottom).2013-11-16T16:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/13/esa-insect-macrophotography-workshop/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4842_enh_1080x720.jpgGratiana pallidulahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4841_enh_1080x720.jpgGratiana pallidulahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4838_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera flavomarginatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4836_enh_1080x720.jpgMecaphesa sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4835_enh_1080x720.jpgMecaphesa sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4831_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera flavomarginatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4816_enh_1080x720.jpgPhymata sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4815_enh_1080x720.jpgPhymata sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4814_enh_1080x720.jpgAnax sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4813_enh_1080x720.jpgAnax sp.2013-11-24T12:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/11/the-darwin-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4849_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_4849_enh_1080x720Holding the ''Darwin Beetle''https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4846_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_4846_enh_1080x720Sericoides glacialis (Fabricius), collected at Tierro del Fuego in 1832 by Charles Darwin.2016-02-11T16:11:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/08/midget-male-meloid-mates-with-mega-mama/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4442_enh_1080x720.jpgPyrota bilineataPyrota bilineata on flowers of Chrysothamnus viscidflorus | San Juan Co., Utahhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_4449_enh_1080x720.jpgPyrota bilineataA tiny male mates with the ginormous female.2013-11-12T14:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/06/one-shot-wednesday-the-other-hibiscus-jewel-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3576_enh_720x1080.jpgParagrilus tenuisParagrilus tenuis | Stoddard Co., Missouri2013-11-07T22:19:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/11/05/honey-locust-borer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3230_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus difficilisAgrilus difficilis | Beaver Dunes State Park, Beaver Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3221_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus difficilisThis species is associated almost exclusively with honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_3219_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus difficilisRelatively large size, coppery-purple color without spots on the elytra, and the presence of lateral white patches distinguish this species.2014-07-03T16:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/15/a-missouri-hotspot-for-cylindera-unipunctata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rvobgo0.jpgCylindera unipunctataMating pairs were seen with greater frequency during late afternoon.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/e5zivsc.jpgCylindera unipunctataBeetles were less skittish when hidden amongst small plants.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/f5q3vjj.jpgCylindera unipunctataAdults were most frequent along sloping portions of the trail.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aycezzc.jpgCylindera unipunctataBeetles are quick to take cover in the leaf litterhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dd5b5zq.jpgCylindera unipunctataCylindera unipunctata | Gray Summit, Franklin Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6187_1200x800_enh.jpgOpen woodlandLarval burrows were located on steep rocky/clay slopes in open woodland.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6146_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera unipunctataAdults were most frequent along sloping portions of the trail.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6065_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera unipunctataBeetles were quick to take cover in the leaf litter.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6170_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera unipunctataMating pairs were seen with greater frequency in the late afternoon.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6157_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera unipunctataBeetles were less skittish when hidden amongst the cover of small plants.2017-04-25T12:01:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/25/the-festive-tiger-beetle-in-southeast-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2885_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolorCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2744_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolorCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_2739_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolorCicindela scutellaris lecontei x s. unicolor2013-10-28T01:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/23/inhs-seminar-tiger-beetles-of-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/inhs-seminar-macrae_2013-10-29.jpgINHS-Seminar-MacRae_2013-10-292013-10-24T22:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/20/gbct-beetle-4-crossidius-hirtipes-rubrescens/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4042_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes rubrescens (male)Crossidius hirtipes rubrescens (male) | Lyon Co., Nevada2013-10-22T02:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/17/just-another-bug-on-white/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4223_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4192_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4187_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4178_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4176_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaCicindela oregona oregona | Topaz Lake, California2013-10-18T16:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/16/octobers-bounty/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0078_enh_1080x720.jpg???????????????Mature soybeanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0077_enh_1080x720.jpgMature soybeanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0062_enh_1080x720.jpgCombinehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_0055_enh_1080x720.jpgBountiful harvest2013-10-17T21:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/01/cover-photo-the-coleopterists-bulletin-673/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/coleopbull673.jpgcso67-3co14.indd2013-10-13T01:59:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/21/an-interesting-flightless-may-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3129_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllophaga cribrosaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3125_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllophaga cribrosaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3098_enh_1080x720.jpgPhyllophaga cribrosaPhyllophaga cribrosa | Gloss Mountain State Park, Major Co., Oklahoma2013-10-13T01:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/05/twig-teathered-to-twig/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4718_enh_720x1080.jpgGeometrid larva (Ennominae?)Geometrid larva (subfamily Ennominae?) | Plymouth, North Carolina2013-10-13T01:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/09/attack-of-the-killer-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4222_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela oregona oregonaCicindela oregona oregona | Topaz Lake, California2013-10-12T18:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/08/under-blood-red-skies/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4100_enh_1080x720.jpgToiyabe National ForestGray rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) | Lyon Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4104_enh_1080x720.jpgToiyabe National ForestSunset over Toiyabe National Forest | Lyon Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4062_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes rubrescens (female)Crossidius hirtipes macswainei (female) | Lyon Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4038_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus temprans...and finally blood-red!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4029_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus temprans...then yellow-red...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4026_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransInitially hot yellow (previous photo), the sun turns to soft yellow...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4019_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransCrossidius coralinus temprans (male) | Pershing Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3994_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiAgrilus walsinghami (male) | Washoe Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3983_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiAgrilus walsinghami (female) | Washoe Co., Nevada2013-10-09T07:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/13/t-g-i-flyday-fuzzy-wuzzy-wuz-a/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4085_enh_1080x720.jpgMegaphora? sp.Megaphora? sp. | Lyon Co., Nevada2013-10-04T15:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/26/gbct-beetle-2-agrilus-walsinghami/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3995_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiAgrilus walsinghami (male) | Davis Creek Park, Washoe Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3986_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiAgrilus walsinghami (female) | Davis Creek Park, Washoe Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3998_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiPubescence2013-10-04T15:07:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/10/03/gbct-beetle-3-crossidius-coralinus-temprans/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4018_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransThis male from Pershing Co., Nevada has the elytral marking reduced to a narrow sutural stripe.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4016_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransLateral profile of the male shows a hint of black at the elytral base.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4009_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransA male from Churchill Co. shows reduction of elytral markings relative to females.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4005_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius coralinus tempransCrossidius coralinus temprans (female) | Churchill Co., Nevada2013-10-05T17:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/29/sunday-spider-backlit-araneus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4775_enh_1080x720.jpgAraneus sp.Araneus sp. | Wildwood, St. Louis Co., Missouri2013-10-01T03:30:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/28/red-rock-canyon-national-conservation-area/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3862_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonRocky Gap Road vista point.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3860_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonWhite Rock Hills from Rocky Gap Road.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3859_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonWave "hello" to the photographer.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3858_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonWhite Rock Hills from Rocky Gap Road.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3857_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonPetroglyphs (several hand prints).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3856_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonLost Creek supports relatively lush vegetation.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3848_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonCalico Hills.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3847_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonCalico Hills.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3844_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonCalico Hills.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3843_enh_1080x720.jpgRed Rock CanyonCalico Hills.2013-10-06T18:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/24/teeny-tiny-timid-tot-of-a-toad/2013-09-27T15:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/21/gbct-beetle-1-crossidius-hirtipes-immaculatus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3969_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius hirtipes immaculatusCrossidius hirtipes immaculatus (male) | Davis Creek Park, Washoe Co., Nevadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3977_enh_720x1080.jpgCrossidius hirtipes immaculatusCrossidius hirtipes immaculatus (female) | Davis Creek Park, Washoe Co., Nevada2013-09-24T23:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/15/arizona-collectors-have-you-seen-this-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_4065-4067_enh_898x1080.jpgPlacoschema dimorpha (male)Placoschema dimorpha (male) | lower Madera Canyon, Arizona2013-09-21T00:34:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/09/01/sunset-for-another-great-collecting-trip/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img_3992_enh_720x1080.jpgAgrilus walsinghamiAgrilus walsinghami | Davis Creek Regional Park, Washoe Co., Nevada2013-09-17T04:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/27/dr-charles-l-chuck-bellamy-tribute-to-a-friend/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mexico92_hoteloasis.jpgHotel OasisSvata Bily, Chuck Bellamy, Hans Muhle, Gayle Nelson, Dave Verity, Ted MacRae, & Mark Volkovitsh at Hotel Oasis in Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, July 1992.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2509_1080x720.jpgIMG_2509_1080x720Mark Volkovitsh, Chuck Bellamy, Ted MacRae, & Andy Cline at CDFA, 2010.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2508_1080x720.jpgIMG_2508_1080x720Andy Cline, Chuck Bellamy, & Ted MacRae at CDFA, 2010.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_2514_1080x720.jpgIMG_2514_1080x720Andy Cline, Chuck Bellamy, & Ted MacRae at lunch in Sacramento, 2010.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-evans-carlson-20091.jpgBellamy, Evans, Carlson, 2009Chuck Bellamy, Art Evans, & Carlson, 2009https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-chiricahua-mts-az_evans-1983.jpgBellamy, Chiricahua Mts., AZ_Evans, 1983Chuck Bellamy inspecting fungus for beetles near Portal, AZ.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-at-cdfa-evans-20091.jpgBellamy at CDFA, Evans, 2009Chuck Bellamy in his office at CDFA, 2009.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-co-_malawi-evans-1985.jpgBellamy & Co._Malawi, Evans, 1985Our first night in the bush in Malawi. Left to right: At Schoeman, Steven Chown, Chuck Bellamy, and Clarke Scholtz.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-chown_malawi-evans-1985.jpgBellamy & Chown_Malawi, Evans, 1985Chuck Bellamy (with Steven Chown) on the road in Malawi taking a picture of Art Evans taking a picture of him.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bellamy-carlson-evans-20091.jpgBellamy & Carlson, Evans, 2009Chuck Bellamy & Carlson, 20092018-09-05T04:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/25/flown-the-coop/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3974_enh_720x1080.jpgGeron sp.2013-09-17T04:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/16/the-one-that-got-away/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3380_enh_1080x720.jpgOberea oculaticollisThis adult on black willow (Salix nigra) is the first indication of its host plant.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3377_enh_1080x720.jpgOberea oculaticollisThe dark integument and dense, grayish pubescence distinguish this species.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3386_enh_1080x720.jpgOberea oculaticollisOberea oculaticollis Say 1824 | Beaver Dunes State Park, Beaver Co., Oklahoma2013-08-20T14:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/15/rattlesnakes-may-be-present/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3421_enh_1080x720.jpgCrotalus atroxWestern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) | Gloss Mountain State Park, Major Co., Oklahoma2013-08-15T21:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/10/tips-for-photographing-shiny-beetles-on-yellow-flowers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_0196_1200x800.jpgBatyle suturalisOne of my first photos of Batyle suturalis, taken in May 2009 | Franklin Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3095_enh_720x1080.jpgBatyle suturalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3093_enh_1080x720.jpgBatyle suturalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3091_enh_1080x720.jpgBatyle suturalisBatyle suturalis on paperflower (Psilostrophe villosa) | Alabaster Caverns State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahoma2015-09-01T03:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/08/another-new-record-for-northwestern-oklahoma/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3073_enh_1080x720.jpgParatyndaris prosopishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3069_enh_1080x720.jpgParatyndaris prosopishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_3067_enh_1080x720.jpgParatyndaris prosopisParatyndaris prosopis on dead hackberry (Celtis sp.) | Gloss Mountain State Park, Oklahoma2013-08-10T15:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/08/03/mexico-1992-gang-of-ten/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gangoften_enh.jpgGangofTen_enhL-R: Ted MacRae, Rick Westcott, Hans Mühle, Chuck Bellamy, Gayle Nelson, Byrd Dozier, Dave Verity, Kim Pullen, Svata Bílý, & Mark Volkovitsh in Huahuapan de Leon, Oaxaca, Mexico, 19922013-08-05T14:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/30/the-perfectly-polyphagous-chrysobothris-purpureovittata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3080_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris purpureovittatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3079_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris purpureovittatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3078_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris purpureovittataChrysobothris purpureovittata on Celtis sp. | Gloss Mountains State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3081_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris purpureovittata2013-08-01T23:24:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/26/relaxed-comment-moderation-policy/2013-07-27T18:14:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/23/the-ever-increasing-diversity-of-oklahoma-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3043_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris quadrilineatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3038_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris quadrilineatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_3013_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris quadrilineataChrysobothris quadrilineata | Gloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahoma2013-07-25T05:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/09/30/megacyllene-comanchei-revisited/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/a9b0f-p1020174_2.jpga9b0f-p1020174_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/8ef86-p1020186_2.jpg8ef86-p1020186_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ad0be-p1020187_2.jpgad0be-p1020187_22013-07-22T05:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/17/typocerus-deceptus-in-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/macrae_mcdowell.jpgMacRae_McDowellTed MacRae and Tom McDowell at Trail of Tears State Park, Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0763_1200x800.jpgIMG_0763_1200x800Typocerus velutinus on flower of Hydrangea arborescenshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0748_1200x800.jpgIMG_0748_1200x800Typocerus deceptus on flower of Hydrangea arborescenshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0750_1200x800.jpgIMG_0750_1200x800Typocerus deceptus on flower of Hydrangea arborescens2013-07-22T05:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/07/just-repanda-er-wait-a-minute/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0428_enh_1080x720.jpgSand bank along Mill Creek, Nevada Co., ArkansasHabitat for Cicindela duodecimguttata along Mill Creek, Nevada Co., Arkansas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1672_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela duodecimguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1670_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela duodecimguttataEven tiger beetles get bored during sex—this female preening her antennae seems oblivious to the male engaging her.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1669_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela duodecimguttataCicindela duodecimguttata | Nevada Co., Arkansas2013-07-22T05:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/18/ospriocerus-abdominalis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0791_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_0791_1200x800_enhPhoto details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power w/ diffuser caps.2013-07-22T05:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/04/north-americas-smallest-cicada/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0859_1200x800.jpgBeameria_venosa_IMG_0859_1200x800Beameria venosa (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)2013-07-22T05:20:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/09/17/north-americas-largest-robber-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1023_1200x800_2.jpgIMG_1023_1200x800_2Same individual as in previous photo after flying to another perch.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1019_1200x800_2.jpgIMG_1019_1200x800_2Female Microstylum morosum perched on fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica) bush2013-07-22T05:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/07/revisiting-the-swift-tiger-beetle-part-3/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0774_1200x800.jpgIMG_0774_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0789_1200x800.jpgIMG_0789_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0820_1200x800.jpgIMG_0820_1200x800Star School Hill Prairie Natural Area (north tract), Atchison Co., Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0865_1200x800.jpgIMG_0865_1200x800Hilltop prairie at McCormack Loess Mounds Natural Area, Holt Co., Missouri. The main tract (pictured) was recently burned - beetles were found in a small unburned spur (off left center).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0817_1200x800.jpgIMG_0817_1200x800Cylindera celeripes macrohabitat at Star School Hill Prairie. Beetles were seen along the narrow trail in the foreground and on the mild upper slopes (below bur oak in upper left).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0811_1200x800.jpgIMG_0811_1200x800Fieldmate Chris Brown surveys loess hilltop prairie habitat at Star School Hill Prairie Natural Area, Atchison Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0786_1200x800.jpgIMG_0786_1200x800Cylindera celeripes - High Creek Hill Prairie, Brickyard Hill Conservation Area, Atchison Co., Missouri (new state record)2014-02-18T05:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/28/why-are-this-beetles-elytra-outstretched/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1384_enh_1080x720.jpgToposcopus wrightiiAnother female oviposits on a dead branch of Rhus aromatica.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1322_enh_1080x720.jpgToposcopus wrightiiToposcopus wrightii on dead branch Juniperus virginiana | Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1393_enh_1080x720.jpgToposcopus wrightiiWhy is this female holding her elytra outstretched while ovipositing?2013-07-22T05:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/06/23/plionoma-suturalis-in-oklahoma-a-new-state-record/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3026_enh_1080x720.jpgPlionoma suturalisPlionoma suturalis (female) | Gloss Mountains, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3005_enh_1080x720.jpgPlionoma suturalisPlionoma suturalis (male) | Gloss Mountains, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3030_enh_1080x720.jpgPlionoma suturalisThe female feeds on flowers of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa)2013-07-26T03:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/19/registration-is-now-open-for-my-esa-webinar/2018-03-24T23:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/13/rare-jewel-beetles-discovered-in-mexico-by-team-of-scientists/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-05_figs1-9_1080x1202.jpg2013-05_Figs1-9_1080x1202Figs. 1–9. Actenodes spp. 1–3. Actenodes scabrosus. 1–2. Male holotype. 1. Dorsal habitus. 2. Frontal view. 3. Female paratype (Guerrero). 4–6. A. calcaratus. 4–5. Male (MEXICO, Guerrero, Hwy 95, 5 km S Milpillas, 7.vii.1992, "big dead tree", G. H. Nelson [FSCA]). 4. Dorsal habitus. 5. Frontal view. 6. Female (MEXICO, Hwy 95, 2 km S Milpillas, 6.vii.1992, on Acacia farnesiana, G. H. Nelson [FSCA]), frontal view. 7–9. A. michoacanus. 7–8. Male holotype. 7. Dorsal view. 8. Frontal view. 9. Female paratype, frontal view. All scale bars = 5 mm.2013-07-20T05:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/01/blue-sky-tips-and-tricks/2013-07-06T15:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/07/05/observation-and-bias-in-biology/2013-07-13T15:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/06/21/a-chalcidid-jewel-beetle-parasitoid-wasp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3051_enh_1080x720.jpgAcanthochalcis nigricansAmong chalcidid wasps, the large size and very long ovipositor distinguish this genus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3047_enh_1080x720.jpgAcanthochalcis nigricansAcanthochalcis nigricans | Gloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3054_enh_1080x720.jpgAcanthochalcis nigricansThe white abdominal pubescent patches distinguish this species from A. unispinosa.2013-06-22T01:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/collection/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/0e184-mutillidae.jpg0e184-mutillidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/2a0db-cicadoidea.jpg2a0db-cicadoideahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/9fed8-membracoidea.jpg9fed8-membracoideahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/6837d-tenebrionidae.jpg6837d-tenebrionidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/460ce-asiloidea.jpg460ce-asiloideahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/05121-cleridae.jpg05121-cleridaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/0885f-eucnemidae.jpg0885f-eucnemidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/4febf-scarabaeoidea.jpg4febf-scarabaeoideahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/2107a-cicindelidae.jpg2107a-cicindelidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/3d650-chrysomelidae.jpg3d650-chrysomelidae2013-06-21T19:44:26+00:00weekly0.6https://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/06/13/flatfaced-longhorn-leptostylus-transversus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2963_enh_1080x720.jpgLeptostylus transversusLeptostylus transversus | Holly Ridge Conservation Area, Stoddard Co., Missouri2013-06-17T03:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/06/06/western-diamondback-rattlesnake/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3010_enh_1080x720.jpgCrotalus atroxWestern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) | Gloss Mountains, Major Co., Oklahoma2013-06-10T17:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/06/03/meet-enus-meal/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2965_enh_1080x720.jpgPhymatodes amoenushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2971_enh_1080x720.jpgPhymatodes amoenusPhymatodes amoenus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) | Stoddard Co., Missouri2013-06-04T03:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/31/meet-enus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2981_enh_1080x720.jpgEnoclerus ichneumoneusEnoclerus ichneumoneus | Stoddard Co., Missouri2013-07-28T16:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/29/north-americas-itsiest-bitsiest-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2935_enh_1080x720.jpgCyrtinus pygmaeusLike other (unrelated) ant-mimicking genera, the elytra of this species bear two prominent humps near their bases.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2918_enh_1080x720.jpgCyrtinus pygmaeusCyrtinus pygmaeus | Stoddard Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2940_enh_1080x720.jpgCyrtinus pygmaeus2018-05-30T20:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/04/a-giant-pygmy/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6077_1200x800_enh.jpgTettigidea lateralisBold, white femoral markings contrast nicely with its otherwise marvelously cryptic coloration.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6079_1200x800_enh.jpgTettigidea lateralisTettigidea lateralis | Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri.2013-05-24T01:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/22/field-photographs-of-insects-can-be-deceiving/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2866_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa generosa"You don't see me, but I see you!"2013-05-25T01:02:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/05/21/big-bold-and-beautiful-redux/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2876_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa generosaCicindela formosa generosa | Scott Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2874_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa generosaIndividuals from Missouri often show a hint of the red coloration that characterizes populations further west.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2873_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa generosaBold white markings and a chunky body make this one of Missouri's most distinctive tiger beetles.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_2880_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela formosa generosaShe's got legs up to her neck!2013-06-01T18:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/03/life-at-8x-guide-to-lepidopteran-eggs-on-soybean/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0829_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera frugiperdaSpodoptera frugiperda—fall armywormhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0832_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera frugiperdaSpodoptera frugiperda—fall armywormhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0823_enh_1080x720.jpgHeliothis virescensAs with H. zea, H. virescens eggs laid on soybean pods tend to be stuck to hairs and assume a spherical shape.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0817_enh_1080x720.jpgHeliothis virescensHeliothis virescens eggs on soybean pod.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0815_enh_1080x720.jpgHeliothis virescensThis H. virescens egg is apparently dead.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0533_enh_1080x720.jpgHeliothis virescensHeliothis virescens—tobacco budwormhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0695_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa zeaHelicoverpa zea eggs on soybean podhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0629_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa zeaHelicoverpa zea—soybean podwormhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0535_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysodeixis includensChrysodeixis includens (= Pseudoplusia includens)—soybean looperhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0602_enh_1080x720.jpgAnticarsia gemmatalisAnticarsia gemmatalis (velvetbean caterpillar)2013-05-06T04:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/06/the-very-dirty-tiger/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0481_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascensThe obligatory face-shot—especially stark in its white lime surroundings!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0477_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascens Heavy lime coating the antennae must feel to this fellow like like breathing in concrete does to us!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0485_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascensEllipsoptera cuprascens (Coppery Tiger Beetle) | Mississippi Co., Missouri2013-05-06T04:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/10/not-quite-a-one-shot/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1034_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1034_enh_1080x7202013-05-06T03:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/12/a-classic-fall-bycid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0993_enh_1080x720.jpgMegacyllene decoraBackground achieved with ''blue sky'' settings (ISO160–200, 1/200 sec, f/14–16) and pointing near (but not at) the sun.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0981_enh_1080x720.jpgMegacyllene decoraThe same beetle as in the previous photographs, but with ''normal'' full-flash settings (ISO100, 1/250 sec, f/16).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0995_enh_1080x720.jpgMegacyllene decoraThe species is distinguished from related species in eastern North America by its very wide black and yellow bands.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0990_enh_1080x720.jpgMegacyllene decoraMegacyllene decora (amorpha borer) | Mississippi Co., Missouri2024-08-25T21:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/16/9th-annual-fall-tiger-beetle-trip-day-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0373_enh_1080x807.jpgAphonopelma hentziMale Aphonopelma hentzi | Jefferson Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0375_enh_1080x807.jpgVictoria Glades Natural AreaCan you find the tarantula crossing the creek?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1278_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionataMore even lighting in this face shot compared to my previous attempts.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1276_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionataAdult beetles are colored almost precisely the same as the bark of their host plant.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1269_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionataDicerca pugionata on ninebark branch.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0371_enh_720x1080.jpgPhysocarpus opulifolius intermediusNinebark (Physocarpus opulifolius intermedius) - host for Dicerca pugionatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0367_enh_720x1080.jpgSilphium terebinthinaceumPrairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) - host for Ataxia hubbardihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0364_enh_1080x720.jpgVictoria Glades Natural AreaVictoria Glades Natural Area | Jefferson Co., Missouri2013-05-06T03:54:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/18/9th-annual-fall-tiger-beetle-trip-day-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0404_enh_1080x807.jpgGloss Mountains State ParkCaps of gypsum over soft red clay have resulted in a series of flat-topped mesas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0398_enh_1080x807.jpgGloss Mountains State ParkGloss Mountains State Park, Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1308_enh_1080x720.jpgChauliognathus limbicollisChauliognathus limbicollis on Heterotheca subaxillaris flower | Glass Mountains, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1310_enh_1080x720.jpgEpicauta sp.Epicauta sp. on Heterotheca subaxillaris flower | Glass Mountains, Oklahoma2013-05-06T03:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/20/9th-annual-fall-tiger-beetle-trip-day-3-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0407_enh_1080x807.jpgWood collectingA successful morning of wood collecting.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1595_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris octocolaChrysobothris octocola on stressed Prosopis glandulosa | Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1589_enh_730x1080.jpgChrysobothris octocolaChrysobothris octocola | Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0405_enh_1080x416.jpgGloss Mountain State ParkInfested red-cedars atop main mesa.2013-05-06T03:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/22/9th-annual-fall-tiger-beetle-trip-day-3-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1479_enh_1080x720.jpgListrus senilishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1466_enh_1080x720.jpgListrus senilisListrus senilis on Heterotheca subaxillaris | Alabaster Caverns State Park, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1427_enh_1080x720.jpgEpicauta sp.Mouthparts at 3X—love that pollen!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1421_enh_1080x730.jpgEpicauta sp.Epicauta sp. | Alabaster Caverns State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0408_enh_1080x807.jpgAlabaster Caverns State ParkAlabaster Caverns State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahoma2013-05-06T03:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/25/dressed-in-black/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1575_enh_1080x730.jpgBison bisonA little too close for comfort!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1550_enh_1080x730.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaShe looks angry, but in reality I caught her mandibles half open in the midst of chewing movements.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1546_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaA lest trusting individual relunctantly allows herself to be photographed.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0412_enh_1080x720.jpgWichita Mountains NWRRocky grasslands extend towards Mt. Scott.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0410_enh_1080x720.jpgWichita Mountains NWRAn unusually wooded habitat for Cicindelidia obsoleta vulturina.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1543_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaShade seeking next to a bison chip.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1533_enh_1080x730.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaCicindelidia obsoleta vulturina (prairie tiger beetle) | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1530_enh_1080x720.jpgBison bisonAmerican bison | Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma2013-05-06T03:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/26/inchworm-inchworm-oh-so-small/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0848_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysodeixis includensSoybean looper (Chrysodeixis includens) | 3rd-instar larva2013-05-06T03:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/27/sneak-peek/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1607_enh_1080x720.jpgWho am I?2013-05-06T03:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/28/photographing-the-limestone-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1664_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaThe ''pièce de résistance''—Cicindelidia politula at 2X life size!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1667_enh_1080x720.jpgExposed limestone road bankExposed limestone road bank in Johnson Co., Texas—perfect habitat for Cicindelidia politulahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1660_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaShade-seeking is another strategy to avoid the midday heat.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1652_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaBy midday the adults use ''sun-facing'' to minimize exposure to the sun in their hot, xeric habitats.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1648_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaCicindelidia politula politula | Johnson Co., Texashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1617_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaThe shiny black to blue-black elytra with white markings absent or limited to the apices are characteristic for the species.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1620_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politulaA serviceable photo, but like most photos of confined individuals it suffers from lack of ''pizzazz.''https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1610_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia politula politula | Montague Co., Texas2013-05-06T03:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/30/an-uncommon-fall-active-acmaeodera/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1463_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera macraBathed in pollen!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1455_enh_1080x720.jpgAcmaeodera macraAcmaeodera macra | Woodward Co., Oklahoma2013-05-06T03:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/02/consolation-crossidius/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1304_enh_1080x720.jpgCrossidius pulchellusCrossidius pulchellus on flowers of Gutierrezia sarothrae | Major Co., Oklahoma2013-05-06T02:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/03/wasp-wednesday-not/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1028_enh_1080x720.jpgSynanthedon decipienshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1030_enh_1080x720.jpgSynanthedon decipiensSynanthedon decipiens (oak gall borer) on Solidago sp. | Mississippi Co., Missouri2014-11-13T14:07:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/09/sexual-profiles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6986_1080x720.jpgHabroscelimorpha severa<em>Habroscelimorpha severa</em> (male) | Levy Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6989_enh_1080x720.jpgHabroscelimorpha severaHabroscelimorpha severa (female) | Levy Co., Florida2013-05-06T02:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/13/life-at-8x-bandedwinged-whitefly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0748_enh_1080x720.jpgTrialeurodes abutiloneusA cute couple!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0739_enh_1080x7201.jpgTrialeurodes abutiloneusPiercing/sucking mouthparts are inserted into the leaf for feeding.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0718_enh_1080x720.jpgTZooming in to 8X allows the zig-zag wing pattern to be seen easily.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0725_enh_1080x720.jpgTrialeurodes abutiloneusA more typical view (1X) of a whitefly infestation—this on the leaf underside of soybean.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0721_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_0721_enh_720x10802017-02-02T03:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/16/post-processing-then-and-now/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/anomalipus-elaphus_1080x715.jpgAnomalipus elaphashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020500_enh_900x1200.jpgAnomalipus elephashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/anomalipus-elaphus.jpgAnomalipus elaphashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1020500_1200x900.jpgAnomalipus elephas2013-05-06T02:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/19/the-third-of-floridas-three-metallic-tiger-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6976_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6969_enh-dirty_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaAren't I a dirty boy?!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6969_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaThe solid green elytra without apical markings distinguish this species from all other U.S. members of the genus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_6967_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaTetracha virginica (Virginia Metallic Tiger Beetle) | Levy Co., Florida2019-07-19T04:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/21/the-other-marvelously-monstrous-microstylum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4379_enh_1080x720.jpgMicrostylum galactodesMicrostylum galactodes | Brewster Co., Texashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4382_enh_1080x720.jpgMicrostylum galactodesMicrostylum galactodes2013-05-06T02:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/23/how-to-deal-with-a-crappy-photo-of-a-beautiful-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3807_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela limbalisNot a great photo, but certainly a serviceable one.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3807_1080x720.jpgCicindela limbalisCicindela limbalis | nr. Laramie, Wyoming2013-05-06T02:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/24/frustrating-emerald/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0950_enh_1080x720.jpgSynchlora sp.Synchlora sp. | Mississippi Co., Missouri2013-05-06T02:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/29/the-hardest-id-challenge-in-like-ever/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1720_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_1720_enh_720x1080.jpgMEXICO: Oaxaca, 4.8 km E La Ventosa, Hwy 190, 16°33'27"N, 94°54'27"W, elev. 76', 28.vii.2005, general beating, coll. T. C. MacRae.2013-05-06T02:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/31/happy-halloween-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0545_enh_1080x463.jpgHappy Halloween!2013-05-06T02:22:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/01/monster-in-the-night/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1413_enh_1080x720.jpgBrachystola magnaBrachystola magna (Plains lubber grasshopper) | Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1414_enh_720x1080.jpgBrachystola magnaBrachystola magna2013-05-06T00:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/03/life-at-8x-hibiscus-flea-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0674_enh_1080x720.jpgChaetocnema quadricollisChaetocnema quadricollis on Hibiscus moscheutos lasiocarpus | St. Louis Co., Missouri (photo @1X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0667_enh_1080x720.jpgChaetocnema quadricollisChaetocnema quadricollis (photo at 8X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0633_enh_1080x720_crp.jpgChaetocnema quadricollisChaetocnema quadricollis (photo at 8X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0680_enh_1080x720.jpgChaetocnema quadricollisAdults feed gregariously on the upper leaf surfaces, leaving characterist feeding damage (photo at 3X)2013-05-06T00:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/05/gulf-fritillary-in-southern-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1019_enh_720x1080.jpgAgraulis vanillaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0998_enh_1080x720.jpgAgraulis vanillaeGulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) | Mississippi Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1022_enh_1080x720.jpgAgraulis vanillae2013-05-06T00:23:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/07/black-is-beautiful/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0784_enh_1080x720.jpgCalosoma sayiCalosoma sayi | New Madrid Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0788_enh_1080x740.jpgCalosoma sayiCalosoma sayi | New Madrid Co., Missouri2013-05-06T00:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/08/hand-held-caddisflies/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9684_enh_1080x720.jpgChimarra sp.Chimarra sp. | Sam A. Baker State Park, Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9701_enh_1080x720.jpgChimarra sp.The blackish body and wings are characteristic for this genus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9700_enh_1080x720.jpgChimarra sp.Chimarra sp.2013-05-06T00:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/10/black-olives-with-legs/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1568_enh_1080x720.jpgEhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1559_enh_1080x740.jpgEleodes tricostataNot quite a head stand, but he wants to do it.2013-05-06T00:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/12/persistence-pays/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0806_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaCicindela repanda (Bronze Tiger Beetle) | St. Louis Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cicindela-repanda_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaGetting close is a process, as these successive shots demonstrate.2013-05-06T00:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/16/its-a-mayfly-its-a-moth-its-thyridopteryx/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0344.jpgMississippi River @ Hwy 62 bridgeMississippi River @ Hwy 62 bridgehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0967_enh_1080x720.jpgThyridopteryx ephemeraeformisDorsal viewhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0962_enh_720x1080.jpgThyridopteryx ephemeraeformisTwo maleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0973_enh_720x1080.jpgThyridopteryx ephemeraeformisThyridopteryx ephemeraeformis | Mississippi Co., Missouri2013-12-05T22:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/19/great-smoky-mountains-national-park/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1768_720x1080.jpgArch RockArch Rockhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1766_1080x720.jpgArch RockArch Rockhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1764_1080x720.jpgAlum CreekFoot bridge over Alum Creekhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1763_1080x720.jpgAlum CreekSmall rapids are common in the upper reaches of Alum Creekhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1755_1080x720.jpgAlum CreekSnow melt rushes through Alum Creekhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1754_1080x720.jpgAlum CreekRhododendrons line Alum Creekhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1751_1080x720.jpgClingman's Dome OverlookView north from Clingman's Dome Overlook Towerhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1739_1080x720.jpgClingman's DomeView south from Clingman's Domehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1734_1080x720.jpgClingman's DomeView east from Clingman's Domehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1733_1080x720.jpgClingman's DomeView east from Clingman's Dome2014-06-20T05:51:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/21/super-crop-challenge-14/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_8115_enh_1062x708.jpgWhat is this?2013-05-06T00:16:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/23/araneus-marmoreus-encore/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_8110_enh_1080x720.jpgAraneus marmoreusThe obligatory BitB face shot!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_8102_enh_1080x720.jpgAraneus marmoreusThe hot orange and yellow colors of this individual almost glow against the dark, moist wood of a fallen tree trunk.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_8097_enh_1080x720.jpgAraneus marmoreusAraneus marmoreus (marbled orb weaver) | Washington Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_8115_enh_1080x720.jpgAraneus marmoreusAraneus marmoreus adult female—ventral view showing epigyne.2013-05-06T00:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/25/where-siblings-mingle-ellipsoptera-marginata-vs-e-hamata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6991_enh_1080x7201.jpgEllipsoptera marginataEllipsoptera marginata female | Dixie Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6984_enh_1080x7201.jpgEllipsoptera marginataEllipsoptera marginata female | Dixie Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6994_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera marginataEllipsoptera marginata female | Dixie Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6991_enh_1080x720.jpgEhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_6984_enh_1080x720.jpgE2013-05-06T00:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/27/mother-and-daughter-perhaps/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9955_enh_1080x720.jpgPhrynus marginenotataThe bright orange pedipalps of 2nd-instar nymphs contrast with the more somber coloration of the adults.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9954_enh_1080x720.jpgPhrynus marginenotataThe genus is characterized by five teeth on the pedipalp tibia—the middle one shorter than the 2nd and 4th.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9952_enh_1080x720.jpgPhrynus marginenotataPhrynus marginenotata (Florida tailless whip scorpion)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_9960_enh_1080x745.jpgPhrynus marginenotata...and, of course, the signature BitB face shot!2013-05-06T00:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/30/another-autumn-oedipodine/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3783_enh_1080x720.jpgShortgrass/sage brushlandQuaking aspen glows under the late September sun.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3781_enh_1080x720.jpgArphia pseudonietanaThe pronotum bears a single notch just in front of the middle.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3764_enh_1080x720.jpgArphia pseudonietanaArphia pseudonietana (red-winged grasshopper) | Medicine Bow Natl. Forest, Wyominghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3740_enh_1080x720.jpgShortgrass/sage brushlandShortgrass/sage brushland habitat in Medicine Bow Natl. Forest, Wyominghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3786_enh_1080x720.jpgArphia pseudonietanaI presume this 5th instar nymph also represents A. pseudonietana2013-05-06T00:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/04/one-bad-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3721_1080x720.jpgIMG_3721_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3717_1080x720.jpgIMG_3717_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3951_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_3951_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3726_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela decemnotataThe bold white markings, media band sharply angled and not reaching the edge of the elytra, and ''greasy'' appearance distinguish this species.2014-01-05T07:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/11/spider-insect-or-something-else/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1840_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1840_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1843_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1843_enh_1080x720Colorado: Garfield, Hwy 139, Douglas Pass. Maximum diameter = 22.5 mm.2021-01-01T01:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/12/the-gloriously-dichromatic-dasymutilla-gloriosa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1900_enh_1080x720.jpgDasymutilla gloriosaDasymutilla gloriosa, female | Brewster Co., Texashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1895_enh_720x1080.jpgDasymutilla gloriosaAlso called the ''thistledown velvet ant''https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1904_enh_1080x720.jpgDasymutilla gloriosaDasymutilla gloriosa male | Riverside Co., California2013-05-06T00:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/12/beetle-orthop-or-something-else/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1817_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1817_enh_1080x720USA: Colorado, Rio Blanco Co., Parachute Creek Member. Body length = 11.05 mm.2013-05-06T00:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/14/beautiful-box-of-buprestidae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1940_enh_1080x891.jpgIMG_1940_enh_1080x891236 specimens representing 88 species of Buprestidae2013-05-06T00:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/15/an-elegant-eocene-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1937_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1937_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1864_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_1864_enh_720x10802013-05-06T00:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/17/eye-to-eye-to-eye-to-eye-with-a-tiger-beetle-larva/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3179_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaNote the white-margined pronotum and nearly equal sized simple eyes.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3175_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaSimple, thorn-like outer hooks with much smaller inner hooks distinguish Tetracha larvae from other tiger beetle genera.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3183_enh_1080x720.jpgTetracha virginicaTetracha virginica 3rd instar larva | Mississippi Co., Missouri2013-05-06T00:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/18/a-50-million-year-old-midge/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1926_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1926_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1829_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1829_enh_1080x720Diptera: Chironomidae | USA: Colorado, Garfield, Hwy 139, Douglas Pass2013-05-06T00:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/23/the-2nd-oldest-known-myrmicine-ant/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/myrmecites-rotundiceps_gennady-rasnitsyn-2002.jpgMyrmecites-rotundiceps_Gennady-Rasnitsyn-2002Myrmecites rotundiceps, holotype (Gennady & Rasnitsyn 2002)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1919_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1919_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1877_enh_1080x720.jpgMyrmecites rotundicepscf. Myrmecites rotundiceps | fossil impression from the Green River Formation (45 mya, middle Eocene)2013-05-06T00:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/25/happy-holidays-from-bitb/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/merry-xmas.jpgMerry-Xmas2013-05-06T00:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/26/virtual-mantle-2012/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_warner.jpgXmas-2012_Warnerhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_warner2.jpgXmas-2012_Warner2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_ruicanescu.jpgXmas-2012_Ruicanescuhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_mc3bchle.jpgXmas-2012_Mühlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_kalashian.jpgXmas-2012_Kalashianhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_gashtarov.jpgXmas-2012_Gashtarovhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_bellamy.jpgXmas-2012_Bellamyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/xmas-2012_westcott.jpgXmas-2012_Westcott2013-05-06T00:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/28/more-eocene-insects/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1836_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1836_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1927_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1927_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1850_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1850_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1934_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1934_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1923_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1923_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1826_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_1826_enh_1080x7202013-12-31T03:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/30/best-of-bitb-2012/2017-05-24T17:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/04/the-ultimate-jaws-on-a-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4395_enh_1080x720.jpgCriodion rhinoceroswhat can I sayhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4385_enh_1080x720.jpgCriodion rhinocerosAnother view of the male's remarkable mandibular armaturehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4393_enh_1080x720.jpgCriodion rhinocerosMales sport remarkable horn-like processes arising from the base of the mandibleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/p1030688_lvl_1200x800_usm_clr.jpgC2013-05-05T16:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/08/mr-phidippus-gets-his-loot/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2101_enh_1080x1067.jpgIMG_2101_enh_1080x1067Synoptic collection of tiger beetles2013-05-05T16:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/15/cicindela-443-4-is-issued/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cicindela_443-41.jpgCicindela_44(3-4)2013-05-05T16:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/17/an-elegant-living-fossil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6636_1080x720.jpgIMG_6636_1080x720Yuk!!!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_6636_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_6636_enh_1080x720Pelecinus polyturator female | Wayne Co., Missouri2013-05-05T16:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/20/his-name-is-ralph/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9760_enh_1080x720.jpgEastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Hey, what's your name?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9750_enh_1080x720.jpgEhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9744_enh_1080x720.jpgEhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9727_enh_1080x720.jpgEastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) | Wayne Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9763_enh_1080x720.jpgEastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos)Uh, his name is Ralph!2013-05-05T16:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/22/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-trees/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0611_enh_807x1080.jpgShortleaf pine (Pinus echinata)Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) | Wayne Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0622_enh.jpgCarya ovataShagbark hickory (Carya ovata) | Wayne Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0617_enh_807x1080.jpgGleditsia triacanthosHoney locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) | Wayne Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0611_enh_1080x807-e1358751728795.jpgPinus echinataShortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) | Wayne Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_0625_enh_807x1080.jpgGleditsia triacanthosHoney locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) - thornless individual | Wayne Co., Missouri2013-05-05T16:14:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/24/you-know-what-bugs-me-about-dung-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4000_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_4000_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_3996_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_3996_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4051_enh_1080x720.jpgGeotrupes splendidus...Their silly little shit-eating grins!2013-05-05T16:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/26/how-to-collect-larvae-of-amblycheila-cylindriformis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1374_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisDig around the burrow, carefully excavating along the grass stem, until the larva is reached.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1362_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisThe numerous stout setae are also characteristic of the genus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1361_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformis...and the well-separated hooks on the 5th abdominal segment confirm it is Amblycheila.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1353_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisThe distinctly smaller 2nd pair of eyes confirm this is not Tetracha or Cicindela (sensu lato)...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1348_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisAmblycheila cylindriformis 3rd instar larva.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1333_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisAmblycheila cylindriformis larval burrow | Major Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1332_enh_1080x720.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformisBurrow diameter of ~8mm identifies this as a 3rd instar larva.2013-07-01T00:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/29/the-texas-prick/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1085_enh_1080x720.jpgDectes texanusDectes texanus (dectes stem borer) | Washington Co., Mississippihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1095_enh_1080x720.jpgDectes texanusa.k.a. ''The Texas Prick''2013-05-05T16:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/31/diffusion-versus-post-processing-or-perhaps-something-even-better/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2169_enh_1080x720.jpgMegaloxantha purpurascens peninsulaeFlash heads mounted on flexible arms, diffused by SoftBoxes + open concave diffuserhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2095_enh2_1080x7201.jpgIMG_2095_enh2_1080x7202013-05-05T16:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/02/super-crop-challenge-15/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_8054_ssc_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8054_ssc_enh_1080x7202013-05-05T16:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/04/backyard-gems/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0769_enh.jpgAplectrum hyemalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0768_enh_807x1080.jpgJuniperus virginianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0766_enh_1080x807.jpgJuniperus virginianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0756_enh_1080x807.jpgEnglemann Woods Natural Areahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0755_enh_1080x807.jpgEnglemann Woods Natural Areahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0770_enh_1080x807.jpgEnglemann Woods Natural Areahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0750_enh_1080x807.jpgEnglemann Woods Natural Areahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0751_enh_1080x807.jpgEnglemann Woods Natural Area2013-05-05T16:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/07/raining-spit/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hamilton_2012_cephisus.jpgHamilton_2012_Cephisushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_8031_enh_1080x720.jpgCephisus siccifoliahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_8054_enh_1080x720.jpgCephisus siccifoliahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_8049_enh_1080x720.jpgCephisus siccifoliahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_8044_enh_1080x720.jpgCephisus siccifolia2013-05-05T16:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/08/a-jewel-of-a-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2176_enh_720x1080.jpgActenodes calcaratusActenodes calcaratus | MEXICO: Guerrero, Hwy 95, 5 km S Milpillas, 7.vii.1992, "big dead tree", G. H. Nelson [FSCA]. Male plesiotype.2013-05-05T16:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/11/featured-guest-photo-a-spectacular-case-of-mimicry/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc_0937_1080x718.jpgPeridexia hilarisThe mimic: Peridexia hilarishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc_1560_1080x718.jpgPogonius venustipennisThe model: Pogonius venustipennis2013-05-05T16:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/18/the-silky-bellied-humpbacked-ant/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_9158_enh_1080x720.jpgCamponotus sericeiventrishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_9164_enh_1080x718.jpgCamponotus sericeiventris2013-05-05T16:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/22/t-g-i-flyday-argentine-robber/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_9168_enh_1080x718.jpgTriorla sp.Triorla sp. | Chaco National Park, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_9168_enh_1080x720.jpgAsilidae2013-05-05T15:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/24/brazilian-bike-adventure/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0800_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic ForestElevated roadways bypass the beauty of the forest below them.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0830_enh_1080x807.jpgAlmir Zanca, Ted MacRae, Cristiano Gelain, Ted Galvan, Simone TrentoMy Brazilian colleagues and I enjoy some well-deserved refreshments after our 53-km trek!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0828_enh_1080x720.jpgdigger waspOutside of the cicada killer, this digger wasp (family Crabronidae) on the beach at Guarujá is the largest that I have ever seen.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0822_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic ForestThe new elevated highway snakes through the Serra do Mar. This portion was closed due to landslides.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0817_enh_1080x720.jpghellgramiteA dobsonfly larva, a.k.a. 'hellgramite' (order Megaloptera, family Corydalidae) crosses the road. Thanks to Dragonflywoman for the ID.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0815_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic ForestMagical vistas such as this were around every turn of the road.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0810_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic ForestThe first of many landslides that blocked our path.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0798_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic ForestDescending into the forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0792_enh_1080x807.jpgManacá da Serra (Tibouchina mutabilis)Manacá da Serra (Tibouchina mutabilis) was abundant in the forest.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0843_enh_1080x807.jpgAtlantic beachI may have looked like a nerd still in my cycling clothes, but the wave experience was unforgettable.2013-05-05T15:58:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/03/baffling-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_9110_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9110_enh_1080x720Elateridae | Rt 16 nr. Rio Nego, Chaco Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4827_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_4827_enh_1080x720Tenebrionidae? | Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.2015-12-01T09:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/06/greetings-from-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2514_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_2514_enh_720x1080Salinas Grandes, Provincia de Catamarca, Argentina2013-05-05T15:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/08/fun-at-salinas-grandes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2507_enh_1080x726.jpgIMG_2507_enh_1080x7262013-05-05T15:53:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/14/field-of-dreams/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2468_enh1_1080x726.jpgIMG_2468_enh1_1080x726Soybeans, Tucumán Province, Argentina.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2473_enh_1080x726.jpgIMG_2473_enh_1080x726https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2472_enh_1080x726.jpgIMG_2472_enh_1080x726Soybean field in Tucumán Province, Argentina.2013-05-05T15:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/15/the-little-soybean-weevil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2439_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2439_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2436_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2436_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2446_enh_1080x720.jpgPromecops carinicollisPromecops carinicollis | Tucumán Province, Argentina2013-05-05T15:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/20/these-bugs-rock/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2610_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2610_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2608_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2608_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2606_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2606_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2624_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2624_enh_1080x7202013-05-05T15:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/21/id-challenge-21/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2332_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2332_enh_1080x7202013-05-05T15:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/24/the-213-year-old-gran-gomero/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2334_enh_1080x7201.jpgIMG_2334_enh_1080x720Huge buttress roots support a massive, 50-meter wide crown.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2330_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2330_enh_1080x720El "Gran Gomero" rubber tree (<em>Ficus elasticus</em>) | Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2334_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2334_enh_1080x720El "Gran Gomero" rubber tree (Ficus elasticus) | Buenos Aires, Argentina2016-11-25T17:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/26/the-true-ombu/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2329_enh_1080.jpgIMG_2329_enh_1080Ombú (Phytolacca dioica) | Buenos Aires, Argentina2013-05-05T15:46:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/03/30/bollworms-rising/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_8458_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa gelotopeonHelicoverpa gelotopeon feeding on soybean pod | Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2260_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa gelotopeonAdults are slightly smaller than H. zea and a little darker with somewhat bolder markings.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2253_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa gelotopeonHelicoverpa gelotopeon (South American bollworm) | Buenos Aires Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2243_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_2243_enh_1080x720Young larvae feed on foliage (note the very small caterpillar in the lower center area of the leaf).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2272_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa gelotopeonA mid-instar larvae feeding on soybean foliage.2013-05-05T15:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/04/08/ceti-eel-offspring/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9784_enh_1080x720.jpgNicrophila americanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9791_enh_1080x720.jpgNecrophila americana2018-04-09T14:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/04/23/group-mimicry-in-cerambycidae-and-more/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9306_enh_1080x720.jpgRhopalophora collarisRhopalophora collaris (Germar 1824) | Chaco Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_9324_enh_1080x720.jpgCosmisoma brulleiCosmisoma brullei (Mulsant 1863) | Chaco Province, Argentina2013-05-05T15:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/04/21/battle-of-the-bug-blogs/2013-04-30T14:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/02/15/another-happy-customer/2013-03-12T00:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/20/cicindela-a-quarterly-journal-devoted-to-cicindelidae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cicindela_cover_42-2.jpgCicindela_cover_42-22023-12-30T06:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/10/its-always-a-happy-day/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/072_066_0400_cover.jpg072_066_0400_coverhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/072_066_0mo4_cover.jpgcso 66-4Mco14.qxd2013-07-27T03:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2013/01/02/lets-make-a-deal/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/buprestid.jpgbuprestid2013-01-04T18:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/09/dainty-delicate-little-fairies/2012-12-13T00:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/07/friday-editors-tip-lose-the-formatting/2012-12-11T16:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/06/book-announcement-field-guide-to-the-jewel-beetles-coleoptera-buprestidae-of-northeastern-north-america/2012-12-09T03:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/12/05/life-at-8x-mpmi-cover/2012-12-06T02:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/11/14/approaching-the-unapproachable/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/approaching-the-unapproachable2.jpgApproaching the unapproachable2012-12-02T05:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/30/beetle-collecting-101-how-to-pin-a-beetle/2012-11-01T00:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/27/ppe-call-for-submissions/2012-10-27T21:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/25/have-you-googled-yourself-lately/2012-10-29T05:16:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/17/a-visit-to-the-dallas-arboretum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0510_enh_765x1024.jpgPumpkin VillagePumpkin Villagehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0507_enh_1024x765.jpgPumpkin VillagePumpkin Villagehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0505_enh_765x1024.jpgMexican Hat Tower"Mexican Hat Tower" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0502_enh_1024x765.jpgTiger Lilies"Tiger Lilies" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0501_enh_1024x765.jpgYellow Reeds"Yellow Reeds" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0499_enh_765x1024.jpgYellow Icicle Tower"Yellow Icicle Tower" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0518_enh_765x1024.jpgRuby Fiddleheads"Ruby Fiddleheads" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0526_enh_1024x765.jpgGirl and Boy At The Beach"Girl and Boy At The Beach"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0520_enh_1024x765.jpgPersian Pond"Persian Pond" by Chihulyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0519_enh_1024x765.jpgFloat Boat, Carnival Boat & Niijima Floats"Float Boat," "Carnival Boat" & "Niijima Floats" by Chihuly2012-10-21T15:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/11/tiger-lovin/2012-10-11T21:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/11/lord-of-the-flies/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8555_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus lanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8550_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus lanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8530_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus lanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8528_enh2_1080x720.jpgApiomerus lanipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8557_enh_1080x720.jpgApiomerus lanipes2014-08-30T15:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/10/05/some-recent-publications/2012-10-05T07:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/09/21/the-pan-pacific-entomologist-882-penrose-memorial-issue/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rlpenrose.jpgRichard Lynn PenroseRichard "Dick" Penrose (1943–2011)2013-08-30T18:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/30/unexpected-visitors/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0568_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaAll jaws, eyes, legs, and hair!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0571_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaA male in more natural-looking surroundings.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0555_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaA macerated bolus is all that remains of the caddisfly meal.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0553_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaFeasting on the bountyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0557_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaCicindela repanda (Bronzed Tiger Beetle) | Lewis Co., Missouri2012-09-02T04:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/29/ghosts-in-the-night/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0596_enh_1080x720.jpgArctosa littoralisActive primarily at night, the spider's eyes glow blue-green when hit by light.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0591_enh_1080x720.jpgArctosa littoralis...but provides perfect camoflauge on the dry sand further away from the water's edge.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0593_enh_1080x720.jpgArctosa littoralisThe mottled, white coloration is conspicuous on wet sand...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0582_enh_1080x720.jpgArctosa littoralisArctosa littoralis (beach wolf spider) | Lewis Co., Missouri2012-09-19T18:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/28/program-announcment-2012-esa-annual-meeting/2012-08-29T06:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/27/life-at-8x-soybean-aphid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0878_enh_1080x720.jpgAphis glycinesA mother surrounded by her young progeny. As in the first female above, eye spots of additional unborn nymphs can be seen inside her body.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0869_enh_1080x720.jpgAphis glycinesAnother adult female—eye spots of an unborn nymph can be inside the body of this female as well.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0870_enh_1080x720.jpgAphis glycinesAdult female aphid—note the eye spots of the unborn nymphs visible within the body.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0868_enh_1080x720.jpgAphis glycinesAphis glycines (soybean aphid) | Warren Co., Illinoishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0333_enh_1080x807.jpgIMG_0333_enh_1080x807Canon 50D body, MP-E 65mm macro lens on 68mm extension, MT-24EX twin flash w/ DIY diffuser.2016-11-25T17:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/23/id-challenge-20/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0598_enh_1080x720.jpgNo clues here!2012-08-31T18:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/20/shooting-8x-hand-held-in-the-field/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0639_enh_1080x720.jpgAlthaeus hibisci/folkertsiAlthaeus hibisci/folkertsi on Hibiscus moscheutos lasiocarpus | Route 66 State Park, St. Louis Co., Missouri2012-08-24T03:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/22/the-very-hungry-caterpillar/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0615_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera eridaniaSpodoptera eridania (southern armyworm) | reared from lab colony on soybean2012-08-29T01:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/19/very-cozy-tigers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0352_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascens cuprascensMales mandibles are modified for grasping the female pronotum during mating.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0353_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascens cuprascensThe relatively coarse and dense punctures of the elytra help distinguish this species from the closely related E. macra.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0358_enh_1080x720.jpgEllipsoptera cuprascens cuprascensEllipsoptera cuprascens cuprascens2012-08-20T18:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/18/a-day-maker/2012-08-20T04:32:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/14/very-wary-tigers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0342_enh_1080x720.jpgSand barSand bar habitat along the Mississippi River | Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0336_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela hirticollis shelfordiThe ''G''-shaped humeral lunule (shoulder marking) identifies this individual as Cicindela hirticollis.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0329_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela repandaThe ''C''-shaped humeral lunule (shoulder marking) identifies this individual as Cicindela repanda.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0339_enh_1080x720.jpg''Stilting'' and ''sun-facing'' by Cicindela hirticollis shelfordi | Cape Girardeau Co., MissouriCicindela hirticollis shelfordi 2012-08-18T05:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/12/a-non-black-background-is-better-often/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9498_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9529_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9528_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9527_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9525_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9501_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9496_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9491_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_9484_enh_1080x720.jpgArgiope argentata2012-08-18T04:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/09/a-black-background-is-better-sometimes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0318_enh_720x1080.jpgEriophora ravilla2012-08-10T15:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/05/and-the-winner-is/2012-08-14T03:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/08/02/2013-esa-world-of-insects-calendar-selection/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_7671_crossidius-coralinus-fulgidus.jpgCrossidius coralinus fulgidusCrossidius coralinus fulgidus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) - a rabbitbrush longhorned beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_7429_spissistilus-festinus.jpgSpissistilus festinusSpissistilus festinus (Hemiptera: Membracidae) - threecornered alfalfa hopperhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_6936_tetracha-floridana.jpgTetracha floridanaTetracha floridana (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) - Florida metallic tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_6290_trimerotropis-saxatilis.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisTrimerotropis saxatilis (Orthoptera: Acrididae) - lichen grasshopperhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_5947_cicindela-formosa-generosa.jpgCicindela formosa generosaCicindela formosa generosa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) - eastern big sand tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_5630_edessa-meditabunda.jpgEdessa meditabundaEdessa meditabunda (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) - alquiche chicohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_3117_buprestis-rufipes.jpgBuprestis rufipesBuprestis rufipes (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tcm_0912_megaphasma-denticrus.jpgMegaphasma-denticrusMegaphasma denticrus (Phasmatodea: Phasmidae)2012-08-05T16:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/31/even-a-12-year-old-can-discover-the-larva-of-a-rare-endemic-species/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0311_enh_1080x720.jpgMicronaspis floridanaRestricted to intertidal marshes in coastal Florida, available habitat continues to decline in the face of development.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0305_enh_1080x720.jpgMicronaspis floridanaLarvae of this species exhibit the retractable head characteristic of most firefly larvae.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0300_enh_1080x720.jpgMicronaspis floridanaLarva of Micronaspis floridana (Florida intertidal firefly) | Pinellas Co., Florida2018-09-14T01:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/28/planets-coolest-critters-tiger-beetles/2012-07-29T15:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/26/working-with-cerceris-fumipennis-epilogue/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0189_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis nest w/ Neochlamisus sp.The bright coppery coloration suggests Neochlamisus platanihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0177_enh_1080x7201.jpgCerceris fumipennis nest w/ Neochlamisus beetlesCerceris fumipennis nest littered with Neochlamisus sp. beetles2012-08-01T16:04:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/21/palmetto-tortoise-beetle-hemisphaerota-cyanea/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0285_enh_1080x720.jpgHemisphaerota cyaneaSpecially modified tarsi and a hemispherical shape allow the beetle to clamp itself tightly against the leaf to repel attack by ants and other insect predators.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0288_enh_1080x720.jpgHemisphaerota cyaneaBeetles scarify the leaf epidermis, leaving trough-like feeding marks.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0269_enh_1080x720.jpgHemisphaerota cyaneaHemisphaerota cyanea (palmetto tortoise beetle) | Levy Co., Florida2012-07-25T03:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/17/one-shot-wednesday-proctacanthus-fulviventris-ovipositing/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0264_enh_1080x720.jpgProctacanthus fulviventrisProctacanthus fulviventris | Dixie Co., Florida2012-07-25T03:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/15/working-with-cerceris-fumipennis-part-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0203_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestidae from Cerceris fumipennis nestsBuprestidae taken from five different Cerceris fumipennis nests.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0159_enh_1080x720.jpgAgrilus quadriguttatus in Cerceris fumipennis nest...while this one contained a cache of seven Agrilus quadriguttatus.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0170_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis rufipes from Cerceris fumipennis nestThis nest contained a single Buprestis rufipes...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0168_enh_1080x720.jpgDigging a Cerceris fumipennis nestUse a grass stem as a guide while carefully digging away the surrounding soil.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0140_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia punctulata larval burrowTiger beetle larval burrows (this one belongs to Cicindelidia punctulata) lack the pile of diggings surrounding the entrance.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0144_enh_1080x720.jpgBembix americana nestI presume this nest to be that of Bembix americana (sand wasp).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0127_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis nestCerceris fumipennis nest with Chrysobothris sp. adult left on diggings.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0177_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis nestCerceris fumipennis nest littered with leaf beetles (Neochlamisus sp.).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0087_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis habitat2016-11-27T17:27:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/13/working-with-cerceris-fumipennis-part-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0195_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestid prey of Cerceris fumipennisBuprestid prey of Cerceris fumipennishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0095_enh_1080x720.jpgBuprestis rufipes laying near Cerceris fumipennis nest entrance.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0104_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis femaleCerceris fumipennis female removing soil from burrow entrance.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0091_enh_1080x720.jpgCerceris fumipennis nestThe unmistakeable nest of Cerceris fumipennis, with it's perfectly circular, pencil-wide entrance and symmetrical mound of diggings.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0147_enh_1080x720.jpgChesterfield Valley Athletic ComplexPractice fields at Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex | St. Louis Co., Missouri2012-07-14T20:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/11/cicada-killer-on-the-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0259_enh_1080x720.jpgSphecius speciosusAn eastern cicada killer (Sphecius speciosus) searches for her burrow.2012-07-12T03:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/07/the-importance-of-background-and-apparent-light-size/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_9908_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9908_enh_1080x720Blue background—bump the ISO up to 320 and point the subject to the brightest part of the sky.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_9914_enh_1080x754.jpgIMG_9914_enh_1080x754Black background—the typical background of full-flash macrophotography.2012-07-10T04:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/04/id-challenge-19/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0193_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_0193_enh_1080x7202012-07-26T17:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/04/one-shot-wednesday-two-striped-grasshopper-nymph/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_6711_enh_1080x720.jpgMelanoplus differentialisMelanoplus differentialis (differential grasshopper) nymph | Jerseyville, Illinois2012-07-07T20:27:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/19/fathers-day-at-the-missouri-botanical-garden/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0131_enh_1080x807.jpgIMG_0131_enh_1080x807Seychelles day gecko (Phelsuma astriata).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0122_enh_1080x807.jpgIMG_0122_enh_1080x807One of many epiphytic orchids blooming in the Climatron.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0119_enh_1080x807.jpgIMG_0119_enh_1080x807Corpse flower explained.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0118_enh.jpgAmorphophallus titanumCorpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) getting ready to bloom.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0116_enh.jpgIMG_0116_enhMe and Pop.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0111_enh_807x1080.jpgMe with my daughters Mollie and MadisonMe and daughters Mollie and Madison.2012-07-02T22:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/07/01/sea-grape-flatid-petrusa-epilepsis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_9994_enh_1080x720.jpgPetrusa epilepsishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_9992_enh_1080x720.jpgPetrusa epilepsisThe numerous parallel crossveins along the costal margin of the forewing are characteristic of species in the family Flatidae.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_9982_enh_1080x720.jpgPetrusa epilepsisPetrusa epilepsis adults on seagrape (Coccoloba uvifera) | vic. Isabela, Puerto Rico2012-07-03T19:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/28/west-indian-seagrape-sawfly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0062_enh_1080x720.jpgSericoceros krugiiLarvae consume all but the largest veins of the foliage.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0068_enh_1080x720.jpgSericoceros krugiiThis mature larva will soon spin a coccoon on the bark for pupation.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0054_enh_1080x7201.jpgSericoceros krugiiSericoceros krugii female guarding eggs on leaf underside of sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera) | Bosque de Piñones, San Juan, Puerto Ricohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0040_enh_1080x720.jpgSericoceros krugiiFemale ovipositing her clutch of eggs, which are solid red when first laid.2012-06-30T22:21:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/23/more-on-chalcosyrphus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_6562_enh_1080x720.jpgChalcosyrphus sp.The holoptic (contiguous) eyes suggest this is a male.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_6564_enh_1080x720.jpgChalcosyrphus sp.Lateral view showing pubescent metasternum2012-06-25T03:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/26/super-crop-challenge-13/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0054_enh_ssc_1080x720.jpgBitB SSC #132012-07-12T03:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/22/t-g-i-flyday-chalcosyrphus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_6560_enh_1080x720.jpgChalcosyrphus? sp.2012-06-24T04:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/03/monday-moth-simple-maiden-amata-simplex/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/424046-r1-e012_012_crp_enh.jpgAmata simplex2012-06-21T03:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/14/beetle-botanists/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9870_enh_1080x720.jpgCalligrapha spiraeaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9924_enh_1080x720.jpgCalligrapha spiraeaeCalligrapha spiraeae on Physocarpus opulifolius | Jefferson Co., Missouri2012-06-25T14:10:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/12/damon-diadema-tanzanian-giant-tailless-whip-scorpion/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9940_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diademaThis 2nd instar youngster can already handle crickets its own size.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9950_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diademaTwo ventral spines on the pedipalp trochanter distinguish Damon diadema from related species in east Africa.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9947_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diademaPedipalps modified as raptorial ''claws'' make these arachnids formidible predators.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9944_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diadema...while in females the pedipalps do not reach the knee.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9943_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diademaAdult males have the pedipalps extending past the ''knee'' of the first pair of walking legs...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9946_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diademaDamon diadema, Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpion2015-11-22T20:26:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/10/welcome-baby-damon/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9938_enh_1080x720.jpgDamon diadema''Baby Damon''—one of six 2nd instar Tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpions that call me Papa!2012-06-18T04:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/07/poised-for-the-bounty/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9578_enh_1080x720.jpgMisumenops pallidusMisumenops pallidus? on soybean | Santa Fe Province, Argentina2012-06-08T03:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/05/dear-author/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/newbannerlpanpac.gifThe Pan-Pacific Entomologist2012-06-10T14:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/03/just-published-cicindela-441-march-2012/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cicindela_441_cover.jpgCicindela_44(1)_cover2012-06-19T00:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/06/01/dicerca-pugionata-safe-and-sound/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9915_enh_1080x754.jpgDicerca pugionataGreen background—achieved by placing a leaf some distance behind the subject.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9895_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9889_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9898_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9871_enh_1080x720.jpgDicerca pugionataDicerca pugionata on Physocarpus opulifolius (ninebark) | Jefferson Co., Missouri2021-10-19T06:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/30/cosmetid-harvestman-with-parasiticphoretic-mites-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8915_enh_1080x720.jpgMetalibitia sp. poss. paraguayensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8912_enh_1080x720.jpgMetalibitia sp. poss. paraguayensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8911_enh_1080x720.jpgMhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8908_enh_1080x720.jpgMhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8906_enh_1080x720.jpgMetalibitia sp. poss. paraguayensisMetalibitia sp. poss. paraguayensis | Corrientes Province, Argentina2012-06-01T13:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/27/holy-conglobulation-batman/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9970_enh_1080x720.jpgPerisphaerus sp.Despite appearances, the presence of six legs and appearance of the head clearly identify this as a cockroach.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9969_enh_1080x720.jpgPerisphaerus sp.Adult females apparently exhibit not only maternal protection but also nutrition.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9965_enh_1080x720.jpgPerisphaerus sp.Adult females exhibit a ''wingless, half-ellipsoid'' morphology.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9973_enh_1080x720.jpgProsphaerus sp.It's a pill bug... no, it's a roach. It's a pill roach!2012-06-08T03:44:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/24/id-challenge-18/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9972_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9972_enh_1080x7202012-11-21T19:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/22/science-outreach-in-action/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/adobe-reader_128.jpgAdobe-Reader_1282012-06-01T01:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/20/dr-charles-l-chuck-bellamy-12th-honorary-member-of-the-coleopterists-society/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8598-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8598-edited_1200x900Art Evans, Chris Borkent, Ted MacRae and Eric Fisher.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8595-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8595-edited_1200x900Larry Bezark and Ted MacRae.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8592_1200x900.jpgIMG_8592_1200x900Art chats after the seminar with Lynn Kimsey and Rolf Aalbu.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8574-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8574-edited_1200x900Dr. Art Evans reminisces about earlier days.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8573-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8573-edited_1200x900Chuck receives a standing ovation from the audience.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8567-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8567-edited_1200x900Andy Cline presents Chuck his Honorary Membership.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8559-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8559-edited_1200x900Chuck learns of his award with wife Rose and sister Gail at his side.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8558-edited_1200x900.jpgIMG_8558-edited_1200x900Chuck is announced as the 12th Honorary Member of The Coleopterists Society.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8557_1200x900.jpgIMG_8557_1200x900Colleagues, friends and family gather for the presentation.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chuck-bellamy.jpgChuck BellamyDr. Charles L. ''Chuck'' Bellamy2012-06-20T12:12:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/20/milestone-half-a-million-page-hits-for-bitb/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bitb_logo.jpgBeetles in the Bush2012-06-01T01:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/18/maddening-mutillid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9143_enh_1080x720.jpgTraumatomutilla graphicaThe distinctive color pattern is diagnostic for the species.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9145_enh_1080x720.jpgTraumatomutilla graphicaTraumatomutilla graphica | Parque Nacional Chaco, Argentina2012-05-20T21:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/16/one-shot-wednesday-upside-down-bee-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9829_enh_1080x720.jpgBombylius sp. cf. mexicanusBombylius sp. cf. mexicanus | Scott Co., Missouri2012-05-20T14:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/14/aglaoschema-rufiventre-in-chaco-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9374_enh_1080x720.jpgAglaoschema rufiventreThe species name refers to its "red belly"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9369_enh_1080x720.jpgAglaoschema ventraleAglaoschema ventrale | Chaco Province, Argentina2012-05-16T05:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/11/friday-flower-phacelia-purshii/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9655_enh_1080x720.jpgPhacelia purshiiPhacelia purshii (Miami mist) | Sam A. Baker State Park, Wayne Co., Missouri2012-05-12T05:02:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/20/friday-flower-spring-coralroot-orchid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6009_1200x800_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6007_1200x800_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5994_1200x800_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5965_800x1200_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5955_800x1200_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6011_1200x800_enh.jpgCorallorhiza wisteriana (spring coral root)2012-05-11T05:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/09/one-shot-wednesday-panorpa-helena-scorpionfly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9765_enh_1080x720.jpgPanorpa helenaMale Panorpa helena | Wayne Co., Missouri2012-05-12T16:01:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/07/desmiphora-hirticollis-crypsis-or-mimicry/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8902_enh_1080x720.jpgDesmiphora hirticollis...or perhaps even mimicking ''hairy'' caterpillars.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8898_enh_1080x720.jpgDesmiphora hirticollis...while the hair tufts may have function in mimicking ''hairy'' caterpillars.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8892_enh_1080x720.jpgDesmiphora hirticollisDesmiphora hirticollis | Corrientes Prov., Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_8891_enh_1080x720.jpgDesmiphora hirticollisAdults are almost impossible to see from overhead, suggesting the hair tufts and coloration function in crypsis...2015-10-12T02:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/02/more-fly-got-eye/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9251_enh_1080x720.jpgPsellidotus(?) sp.Once again... fly got eye!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9235_enh_1080x720.jpgPsellidotus(?) sp.Psellidotus(?) sp. | Corrientes Prov., Argentina2012-05-06T04:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/05/01/adult-male-hentzia-palmarum-jumping-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_9832_enh_1080x720.jpgHentzia palmarumNote the elongated chelicerae.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9835_enh_1080x720.jpgHentzia palmarumHentzia palmarum, adult male | Scott Co., Missouri2012-05-01T13:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/28/out-with-the-old-but-on-a-good-note/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-mo03-1440.jpgGelastocoris.MO03.1440Figure 8. Gelastocoris oculatus, 2003https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-nymph-mo06-6528.jpgGelastocoris nymph.MO06.6528Figure 7. Gelastocoris oculatus nymph, 9.2.2006https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-mo06-6532.jpgGelastocoris.MO06.6532Figure 6. Gelastocoris oculatus, 9.2.2006, https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-head-snr-mo10-7500.jpgGelastocoris.head.SNR.MO10.7500Figure 5. Gelastocoris oculatus, 5.23.2010, Shaw Nature Reserve, Franklin Co., MOhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-snr-mo10-7479.jpgGelastocoris.SNR.MO10.7479Figure 4. Gelastocoris oculatus, 5.23.2010, Shaw Nature Reserve, Franklin Co., MOhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-distant-mo12-7524.jpgGelastocoris.distant.MO12.7524https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-mo12-7498.jpgGelastocoris.MO12.7498https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/gelastocoris-close-mo12-7515.jpgGelastocoris.close.MO12.75152012-05-07T13:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/27/traffic-jam-treehoppers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9399_enh_1080x720.jpgEnchenopa gracilisxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9396_enh_1080x720.jpgEnchenopa gracilisEnchenopa gracilis (Germar, 1821) | Chaco Province, Argentina2012-04-29T11:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/26/cochinilla-australiana-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9469_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiThe long setae on the body of the nymph might aid in wind dispersal.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9465_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiNewly hatched nymphs are bright red with dark antennae and thin brown legs.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9461_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiFirst instar nymph dispersing on citrus twig.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9451_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiCloser view of eggs - newly hatched nymph can be seen at bottom.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9442_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiEgg case opened to reveal eggs and newly hatched nymphshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9430_enh_1080x720.jpgIcerya purchasiIcerya purchasi (''cochinilla australiana'') on citrus twig | western Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2012-04-26T05:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/22/id-challenge-17/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9419_enh_1080x720.jpgID Challenge #172012-04-27T13:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/19/my-response-to-can-you-talk-to-10-year-olds-about-science/2017-11-20T22:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/18/inaugural-one-shot-wednesday/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9252_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_9252_enh_1080x720xxx | nr. Corrientes, Argentina2012-04-29T23:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/14/fly-got-eye/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9437_enh_1080x720.jpgHoplitimyia sp. poss. mutabilisBaby got eye!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9434_enh_1080x720.jpgHoplitimyia sp. poss. mutabilisHoplitimyia sp. poss. mutabilis | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2012-04-18T11:41:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/12/i-fear-no-weevil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9209_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_9209_enh_720x1080https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9227_enh_1080x720.jpgMegabaris quadriguttatusMegabaris quadriguttatus | Corrientes Province, Argentina2012-05-12T05:03:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/10/bicho-palito-or-my-longest-post-ever/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9407_enh_600x1831.jpgIMG_9407_enh_600x1831https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9295_enh_720x1080.jpgTetanorhynchus calamusxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9273_enh_720x1038.jpgTetanorhynchus calamusThe super-elongate fastigium xxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9267_enh_1080x720.jpgTetanorhynchus calamus?Tetanorhynchus calamus | Chaco Province, Argentina2012-04-19T03:20:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/08/the-ups-and-downs-of-bug-collecting/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ups-downs-bug-collecting1.jpgUps-Downs-Bug-Collectinghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ups-downs-bug-collecting.jpgUps-Downs-Bug-Collecting2012-04-14T21:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/06/super-crop-challenge-12/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_9281_scc_enh_720x1067.jpgSuper Crop Challenge #122012-04-11T10:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/03/pseudomyrmex-in-corrientes-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_8851_enh_1080x720.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.Closest!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_8850_enh_1080x720.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.closer...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_8839_enh_720x1080.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.Close...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_8843_enh_1080x720.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.At this point it appeared to be eating something it plucked from the bark.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img_8842_enh_1080x720.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.Pseudomyrmex sp. | Corrientes, Argentina2013-08-28T14:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/04/01/is-blogging-dead-another-view/2012-04-11T23:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/30/animals-alarmed/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8868_enh_1080x720.jpgRhea americanaGreater Rhea (<i>Rhea americana</i>)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8862_enh_1080x730.jpgBurrowing owl, or ''Lechuza" (Athene cunicularia)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8855_enh_1080x720.jpgYacaré Negro (Caiman crocodylus yacare)Yacaré Negro (Caiman crocodylus yacare)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8835_enh_1080x720.jpg''La Costanera'' | Corrientes, Argentina2015-12-11T23:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/29/the-backwards-firefly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8657_enh_1080x720.jpgAspisoma sp....and finally, the requisite ''face'' shot.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8651_enh_1080x720.jpgAspisoma sp.A little closer...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8654_enh_1080x720.jpgAspisoma sp.Aspisoma sp. | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2018-06-27T06:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/26/seeing-the-unseen/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8721_enh_1080x720.jpgundet. FulgoridaeThe obligatory face-on shothttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8738_enh_1080x720.jpgundet. FulgoridaeEven lower. How did I get the nymph to "prop" itself?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8712_enh_1080x720.jpgundet. FulgoridaeA lateral profile view makes the bug much more visible.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8703_enh_1080x720.jpgUndet. fulgorid nymph | northwestern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2017-03-28T16:47:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/25/a-tortoise-beetle-gift/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8658_enh_1080x720.jpgChelymorpha variansSomethinghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8631_enh_1080x720.jpgChelymorpha variansAs the name suggests, markings are highly variable in shape and extent.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8661_enh_1080x720.jpgChelymorpha variansChelymorpha varians | northwestern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2012-03-26T02:47:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/22/retrachydes-thoracicus-times-four/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8692_enh_1080x720.jpgRatrachydes thoracicusISO 1600, 1/160 sec, f/14 - pavement background (foliage)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8691_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8691_enh_1080x720ISO 1600, 1/160 sec, f/14 - pavement background (more distant)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8690_enh_1080x720.jpgRatrachydes thoracicusISO 1600, 1/160 sec, f/14 - pavement background (close)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8683_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8683_enh_1080x720ISO 1000, 1/160 sec, f/14 - cloudy sky background2012-04-15T22:40:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/21/two-more-winners/2012-03-22T21:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/19/chicharra-que-canta-calor-adelanta/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5305_enh_1080x720.jpgDorisiana drewseniThat's one heck of a cibarial pump!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5312_enh_1080x720.jpgDorisiana drewseniA second female rests calmly on a tree branchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5282_enh_720x1080.jpgDorisiana drewseniDorisiana drewseni, female resting on thistlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5279_enh_1080x720.jpgDorisiana drewseniDorisiana drewseni - male singing2014-10-19T20:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/17/the-most-common-beetle-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8625_enh_1080x720.jpgAstylus atromaculatusAstylus atromaculatus | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2025-05-19T19:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/15/eriopis-connexa-on-soybean-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8588_enh_1080x720.jpgEriopis connexaEriopis connexa larva on soybean | Buenos Aires Province, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8603_enh_1080x720.jpgEriopis connexaEriopis connexa adult on soybean | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2021-09-25T08:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/13/id-challenge-16/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8604_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8604_enh_1080x7202012-03-16T19:19:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/05/tucuras-langostas-y-saltamontes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5455_enh_1080x720.jpgChromacris speciosaChromacris speciosa | Cordoba Province, Argentina (March 2011)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5514_enh_1080x720.jpgEutropidacris cristataEutropidacris cristata | Chaco Province, Argentina (March 2011)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_5470_enh_720x1080.jpgElaeochlora sp.Elaeochlora sp. | Cordoba Province, Argentina (March 2011)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8406_enh_1080x720.jpgElaeochlora sp.Elaeochlora sp. | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2012-03-11T12:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/08/sharpshooter/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8601_enh_1080x720.jpgPawiloma victimaPawiloma victima | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina2012-03-09T16:50:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/07/me-encanta-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8501_enh_1080x720.jpgLas Lajitas, ArgentinaLooking northwest from Las Lajitas, Argentina (Salta Province)2012-03-11T12:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/03/03/crazy-eyes-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8426_enh_1080x7201.jpgIMG_8426_enh_1080x720Female horse flies have well-separated eyes and distinct, blade-like mouthparts.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_8425_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8425_enh_1080x720Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | March 20122012-03-09T11:50:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/29/the-big-3-of-corn-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8321_enh_1080x720.jpgHelicoverpa zeaHelicoverpa zea egg on corn silk | Buenos Aires Prov., Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8315_enh_720x1080.jpgDiatraea saccharalisDiatraea saccharalis eggs about ready to hatch | western Buenos Aires Prov., Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8355_enh_1080x720.jpgSpodoptera frugiperdaSpodoptera frugiperda mid-instar larva on soybean | 2012-03-09T11:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/28/leafcutter-ants-on-corn/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8325_enh_1080x720.jpgAcromyrmex sp. poss. lundii?Acromyrmex sp. poss. lundii?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8326_enh_720x1080.jpgAcromyrmex sp. poss. lundiiLeafcutter ants attacking corn | western Buenos Aires Prov., Argentina2012-02-29T20:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/26/to-the-land-of-gauchos/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8075_enh_1080x720.jpgundetermined Coreidaeundetermined coreid nymphs | Buenos Aires, Argentina2012-02-29T02:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/24/chrysobothris-viridiceps/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6442_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris viridicepsChrysobothris viridiceps | Baxter Co., Arkansashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6441_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris viridicepsChrysobothris viridiceps | Baxter Co., Arkansashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6448_enh_1080x720.jpgChrysobothris viridicepsMalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6454_enh_1080x7181.jpgChrysobothris viridicepsMales sport not only the green face for which the species is names, but distinct yellow areas on the antennal segments2012-02-24T23:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/20/grampus-and-go-devil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_6665_enh_1080x7201.jpgIMG_6665_enh_1080x720Corydalus cornutus | Wayne Co. Missouri2017-11-25T21:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/17/tiger-beetles-in-southeast-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cylindera-cursitans-se-mo.jpegCylindera cursitans (se MO)Figure 1. Sites surveyed in southeastern Missouri for Cylindera cursitans during 2007–2010. Site numbers are referenced in Table 1 (CRP = Cape Rock Park), with red stars indicating sites where C. cursitans was observed. Black box on inset map of Missouri denotes main map area (bordering states include AR to the south and TN, KY, and IL to the east).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cylindera-cursitans-plate.jpgCylindera cursitansFigure 2. Cylindera cursitans in southeast Missouri: a) New Madrid Co., Girvin Memorial Conservation Area, 6.vii.2007; b-c) Mississippi Co., Dorena Ferry Landing, 6.vii.2008; d) Mississippi Co., Hwy 60 at Mississippi River bridge, 20.vi.2009. Photos by CRB (a) and TCM (b-d).2012-02-19T03:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/13/the-worlds-largest-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8232_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8232_enh_1080x720Female mandibles are nonetheless impressive despite their smaller size.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8227_enh_720x1078.jpgManticora scabraMales of all Manticora spp. have asymmetrically enlarged mandibleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8225_enh_1080x720.jpgManticora scabraManticora scabra - male (L) and female (R) | Republic of South Africahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8240_enh_1080x720.jpgManticora scabra - male mandiblesThe right mandible is larger than the left mandible.2021-10-16T02:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/10/of-bots-and-warbles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rabbit-bot-fly-with-shed-pupal-case-mo09-3058.jpgrabbit bot fly with shed pupal case.MO09.3058Figure 3. Newly emerged C. buccata with shed puparium nearbyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rabbit-bot-fly-mo09-3046.jpgrabbit bot fly.MO09.3046Figure 2. Newly emerged rabbit bot fly, Cuterebra buccatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/c-abdominalis-bot-fly-2006-snr-mo4151.jpgC.abdominalis bot fly.2006.SNR.MO4151Figure 1. Cuterebra abdominalis, a rabbit bot fly2014-03-14T21:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/08/macrae-entomology-museum-expansion/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8309_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8309_enh_1080x720Unit trays designed for Cornell drawers fortuitously fit nicely inside the custom-sized drawers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8304_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_8304_enh_720x1080Each cabinet came complete with 10 hand-made, wooden, glass-topped drawers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8299_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8299_enh_1080x720https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8313_enh_720x1080.jpgIMG_8313_enh_720x10802012-02-12T05:53:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/06/my-favorite-super-bowl-commercial/2012-02-12T01:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/02/02/pollen-bath/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8092_enh_1080x720.jpgSpintherophyta (?) sp.Spintherophyta (?) sp. in flower of Abutilon pauciflorum | Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_8093_enh_1080x720.jpgSpintherophyta (?) sp.2012-02-07T17:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/31/a-living-jewel-madecassia-rothschildi/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8246_enh_550x1080.jpgMadecassia rothschildihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8244_enh_1080x714.jpgMadecassia rothschildihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8270_enh_1080x720.jpgMadecassia rothschildihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8261_enh_1080x720.jpgMadecassia rothschildihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8258_enh_1080x725.jpgMadecassia rothschildihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8255_enh_1080x725.jpgMadecassia rothschildi2012-02-16T17:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/29/super-crop-challenge-11/2012-02-01T01:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/26/another-cover-photo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cicindela_434_cover.jpgCicindela_43(4)_cover2012-01-29T07:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/25/my-peripatetic-quest-for-north-americas-rarest-tiger-beetles/2012-01-29T07:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/23/return-to-calico-rock/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7636_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaA very weakly maculate individual.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7631_enh_1080x746.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaThe last sight that their prey sees.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7624_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaThis individual exhibits weakly-developed maculations.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7618_enh_1080x720.jpgSandstone gladeBeetle's-eye view of sandstone glade habitat.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7615_enh_1080x720.jpgSandstone gladeSandstone glade | nr. Calico Rock, Arkansas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7614_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaxxxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7610_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaOn more open ground and from a lower angle, the beetle is much more visible.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7603_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaThe beetle's coloration likely has a function in crypsis, as shown by this individual nestled in amongst moss and lichens.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7600_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaUnlike true spring-fall species, mating occurs in fall instead of spring.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7598_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaCicindelidia obsoleta vulturina | nr. Calico Rock, Arkansas.2013-12-11T19:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/20/a-modest-model-for-mimicry/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/exema-appendages-out-mo-2011-30791.jpgExema appendages out.MO.2011.3079Figure 5. Exema sp. with appendages extendedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warty-leaf-beetle-from-a-distance-2732-enh-red-copy4.jpgwarty leaf beetle from a distance.2732.enh.red. copyFigure 4. https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warty-leaf-beetle-from-a-distance-2732-enh-red-copy3.jpgwarty leaf beetle from a distance.2732.enh.red. copyFigure 4.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warty-leaf-beetle-from-a-distance-2732-enh-red-copy2.jpgwarty leaf beetle from a distance.2732.enh.red. copyFigure 4.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/warty-leaf-beetle-from-a-distance-2732-enh-red-copy1.jpgwarty leaf beetle from a distance.2732.enh.red. copyFigure 4.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cryptocephalinae-larva-8545-enh-red.jpgcryptocephalinae larva.8545.enh.redFigure 9. Chlamasini larva, likely that of Exema sp. on sweet coneflower, Rudbeckia subtomentosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/exema-wings-exposed-2873.jpgExema.wings exposed.2873Figure 8. Exema sp. ready for flighthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/exema-head-mo-2011-3000.jpgExema, head.MO.2011.3000Figure 7. Exema sp. on sweet coneflower, Rudbeckia subtomentosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/exema-appendages-in-mo-2011-3069.jpgExema appendages in.MO.2011.3069Figure 6. Exema sp. with appendages retractedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/exema-appendages-out-mo-2011-3079.jpgExema appendages out.MO.2011.3079Figure 5. "Set-up" shot of Exema sp. with appendages extended2012-02-04T03:06:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/18/bitbs-newest-contributor-chris-brown/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3436_enh_720x1080.jpgChris BrownChris photographing Cicindela pulchra in South Dakota.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0811_1200x800.jpgIMG_0811_1200x8002012-05-26T13:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/16/colorados-great-sand-dunes-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7903_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela theatinaFabulous metallic red and green highlights on the head and pronotum contrast with the reddish brown elytra and its lateral white maculations.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7883_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela theatinaAdults ''hug'' the sand for warmth during the cooler morning hours.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7882_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_7882_enh_1080x720Like most sand dune tiger beetles, adults are densely hairy on the lateral and ventral surfaces.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7881_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_7881_enh_1080x720Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle (Cicindela theatina) | Medano-Zapata Ranchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7872_enh_1080x720.jpgNumerous small sand dunes are found west of GSDNP in the Nature Conservancy's Medano-Zapata Ranchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7886_enh_1680x911.jpgGreat Sand Dunes National ParkGreat Sand Dunes National Park | Alamosa County, Colorado2012-01-23T21:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/15/memories-of-summer-neoclytus-scutellaris/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_6524_enh_1080x720.jpgNeoclytus scutellaris2012-01-17T12:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/14/something-for-adrian/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8219_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8219_enh_1080x720What species is that without the ''normal'' ID label?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8220_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_8220_enh_1080x720Hmm, is that a wasp at the bottom?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8218_enh_1680x1120.jpgIMG_8218_enh_1680x1120Miscellaneous North American Cerambycidae2012-01-16T16:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/11/id-challenge-15/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7878_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_7878_enh_1080x7202012-01-21T05:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/09/buprestidae-exchange/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8213_enh_1080x720.jpgClose-up view of lower left corner of boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8207_enh_1080x720.jpgPrepsl Buprestidae2012-01-23T17:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/08/extreme-sexual-dimorphism-in-buprestidae-xenorhipis-hidalgoensis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8199_enh_1080x720.jpgXenorhipis higalgoensisFemales lack highly modified antennaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8196_enh_1080x720.jpgXenorhipis hidalgoensisMale with highly pectinate antennaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8190_enh_720x1080.jpgXenorhipis higalgoensisXenorhipis higalgoensis (♀)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8186_enh_720x1080.jpgXenorhipis higalgoensis2012-01-11T02:33:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/02/i-am-an-entomologist/2012-01-07T00:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2012/01/04/2171-pieces-of-chitin/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/p1030739_enh_1080x720.jpgP1030739_enh_1080x720Specimen boxes ready to ship out2012-01-11T06:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/31/best-of-bitb-2011/2012-01-22T01:19:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/19/a-riot-of-colors/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8126_enh_1080x720.jpgTrametes versicolorThe strikingly zonate upper surfaces present contrasts in texture as well as colorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8127_enh_1080x720.jpgTrametes versicolorNatural light (ISO1600, f/5.6, 1/60 sec)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8132_enh_1080x720.jpgTrametes versicolorTurkey tails (Trametes versicolor) on lichen-encrusted trunk of fallen post oak (Quercus stellata).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8128_enh_1080x720.jpgTrametes versicolorFull flash (ISO160, f/16, 1/200 sec)2011-12-30T08:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/29/hover-fly-on-mallow-flower/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_7961_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_7961_enh_1080x7202015-05-21T11:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/24/santa-jaws/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_4353_lvl_800x1200_usm_santa.jpgP2011-12-28T19:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/16/super-crop-challenge-10/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8132_enh_ssc_1080x720.jpgSuper Crop Challenge #102011-12-20T14:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/14/sometimes-the-best-collecting/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p1030708_enh_810x1080.jpgAnambodera n. sp.Anambodera sp. (prob. undescribed) | Nothing, Arizona2011-12-22T14:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/11/swift-tiger-beetle-species-on-the-brink/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/fig8_1080x720.jpgCylindera-celeripes_Fig8Fig. 8. Historical and currently known geographical occurrence of Cylindera celeripes by county. Red = last record prior to 1920; orange = last record 1941–1960 (“?” = questionable record); green = last record 1991–1996; blue = last record 2005–2011.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/c-celeripes_fig8.jpgC-celeripes_Fig82011-12-13T20:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/27/zygogramma-leaf-beetles-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8080_enh_1080x720.jpgZygogramma sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8085_enh_1080x720.jpgZygogramma sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8082_enh_1080x720.jpgZygogramma sp.2016-11-25T16:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/06/cycloalexy-in-tortoise-beetle-larvae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8020_enh_1080x720.jpgAnacassis sp. poss. exaratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_8011_enh_1080x720.jpgAnacassis sp. poss. exaratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_7997_enh_1080x720.jpgAnacassis sp. poss. exaratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_7983_enh_1080x720.jpgAnacassis sp. poss. exarata2011-12-10T03:37:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/12/04/beetles-in-the-bush-t-shirts-now-available/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bitb.jpgBeetles in the Bush image onlyImage onlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bitb_logo.jpgBeetles in the Bush image w/ logo2011-12-06T03:10:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/30/speaking-of-cover-photos/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ecol-evol_12_cover.jpgEcol-Evol_1(2)_cover2011-12-03T04:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/29/arriving-now-in-a-mailbox-near-you/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cicindela_433_cover2.jpgCicindela_43(3)_cover2011-12-03T06:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/24/a-day-of-gratitude-and-of-milestones/2011-11-28T23:38:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/20/return-to-la-reserva-ecologica-costanera-sur/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8060_enh_1080x720.jpgReserva Ecológica Costanera Surhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7946_enh_1080x720.jpgActinote carycina (Yellow Lazy)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_8069_enh_1080x720.jpgAstylus sp. nr. quadrilineatus2012-03-01T02:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/16/puente-de-la-mujer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc06546_enh_1080x720.jpgPuente de la Mujer2011-11-20T15:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/13/sunflower-looper-rachiplusia-nu/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5369_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu adulthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5637_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu 5th instar larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5370_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu 3rd instar larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5355_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu neonate larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5351_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu eggshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5617_enh_1080x720.jpgRachiplusia nu2011-11-20T15:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/10/id-challenge-14/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_5609_enh_1080x720.jpgIMG_5609_enh_1080x7202011-11-15T02:02:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/05/new-comment-policy/2011-11-16T15:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/07/a-brazilian-longhorned-beetle-oxymerus-aculeatus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_4867_enh_1080x720.jpgOxymerus aculeatus aculeatusOxymerus aculeatus aculeatus | January 2011 | Campinas, Brazil2024-06-18T00:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/11/03/cicindela-albissima%e2%80%94the-coral-pink-sand-dunes-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7865_enh_1080x720_enh.jpgCoral Pink Sand Dunes State ParkORV tracks can be seen just ouside the conservation area boundaryhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7847_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela albissimahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7855_enh_1080x720-e1320300312356.jpgCicindela albissimahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7854_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela albissimahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7852_enh_1080x720.jpgCicindela albissimahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7849_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela albissimahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7859_enh_1080x720.jpgCoral Pink Sand Dunes State ParkAdult beetles were found on the northern edge of this dune. A majority were seen amongst sparse vegetation rather than barren areas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7861_enh_1080x720.jpgCoral Pink Sand Dunes State ParkColored pink by iron oxide minerals, the dunes are estimated at 10,000 to 15,000 years old.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7869_enh_1080x720.jpgCoral Pink Sand Dunes State ParkCoral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah2011-11-24T06:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/29/isnt-she-splendid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7936_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela splendidahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7940_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela splendidaCicindela splendida | Bald Hill Glade Natural Area, Ripley Co., Missouri2011-11-07T18:07:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/28/id-challenge-13-results-and-session-4-final-standings/2011-11-01T03:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/26/st-anthony-dune-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7778_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela arenicola (green color form) | September 2011 | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7772_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela arenicola (bronze color form) | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7756_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela arenicolaCicindela arenicola in completed adult burrow | September 2011 | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7749_1080x720_enh.jpgSandy Downs ParkBeetle's-eye view of sand dune habitat | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7722_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela arenicolaCicindela arenicola adult excavating burrow | September 2011 | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7719_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela arenicolaCicindela arenicola adult burrows | September 2011 | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7716_1080x720_enh.jpgSand dune habitat for Cicindela arenicola | Idaho Falls, Idaho2015-10-16T15:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/20/id-challenge-13-addendum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7771_1080x720_enh.jpgID Challenge #13 - addendum2011-10-27T03:57:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/14/id-challenge-13/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7718_1080x720_enh.jpgNo clues here!Explain the scene in this photo.2011-10-27T03:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/12/lytta-vulnerata-cooperi/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7741_1080x720_enh.jpgLytta vulnerata cooperiLytta vulnerata cooperi | Idaho Falls, Idahohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7742_1080x720_enh.jpgLytta vulnerata cooperiNote distinct elytral sculpturing and immaculate pronotum2023-05-10T14:29:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/10/the-methocha/2011-10-12T17:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/22/bitb-goes-dslr/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0030_enh.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/canon_p1020977_2.jpgCanon_P1020977_22011-10-10T21:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/27/a-new-look-at-an-old-friend/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_innsbrook_029-2.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0041_enh1.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0085_enh.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0076_enh.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0042_enh.jpgCicindela sexguttatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0041_enh.jpgCicindela sexguttata2011-10-10T21:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/10/third-times-a-charm/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cylindera_unipunctata_img_0244_enh_small.jpgCylindera_unipunctata_IMG_0244_enh_smallPhoto details: Canon EF 100mm macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/13, MT-24EX flash 1/8 power with diffuser capshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0085_small.jpgCicindela_sexguttata_IMG_0085_smallFlash 1/4 power without diffuser caps, f/20https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0257_small.jpgCicindela_sexguttata_IMG_0257_smallFlash 1/4 power, w/ diffuser caps, f/13https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/cicindela_sexguttata_img_0253_small.jpgCicindela_sexguttata_IMG_0253_small1/8 power flash w/ diffuser caps2011-10-10T21:09:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/30/bitb-best-of-2009/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0533_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgDicerca_obscura_IMG_0533_crp_enh_1200x800Dicerca obscura on bark of dead persimmon2011-10-10T21:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/01/26/a-matter-of-diffusion/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1979_1200x800_enh_crp.jpgCicindela splendidahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1819_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela_splendida_IMG_1819_1200x800_enh2011-10-10T21:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/04/gromphadorina-portentosa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2456_enh_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2456_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2453_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_2453_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2451_enh_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2451_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2440_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2440_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2432_enh_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2432_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2425_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2425_crp_enh_1200x8002011-10-10T21:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/09/the-new-gromphadorina-portentosa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2456_enh_1200x8001.jpgIMG_2456_enh_1200x800Optimizedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2456_1200x800.jpgIMG_2456_1200x800Originalhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2451_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_2451_crp_enh_1200x800Optimizedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2451_1200x800.jpgIMG_2451_1200x800Originalhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2440_crp_enh_1200x8001.jpgIMG_2440_crp_enh_1200x800Optimizedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2440_1200x800.jpgIMG_2440_1200x800Originalhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2432_enh_1200x8001.jpgIMG_2432_enh_1200x800Optimizedhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2432_1200x800.jpgIMG_2432_1200x800Originalhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2425_crp_enh_1200x8001.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2425_crp_enh_1200x800Levels adjusted, minimally cropped, minimally sharpened w/ unsharp maskhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2425_1200x800.jpgGromphadorina-portentosa_IMG_2425_1200x800Original photo (size reduced to 1200x800)2011-10-10T21:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/28/my-first-jumping-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2494_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgPhidippus_IMG_2494_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2492_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgPhidippus_IMG_2492_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2491_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgPhidippus_IMG_2491_crp_enh_1200x8002011-10-10T21:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/17/collecting-in-australias-remote-mcilwraith-range/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/blattaria1.jpgBlattaria1Folks who complain about roaches have obviously never seen one of these...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/leptomyrmex6j.jpgLeptomyrmex6jA Leptomyrmex spider ant.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/teneb2.jpgteneb2An unlikely darkling beetle.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/termite4j.jpgTermite4jNasute termites guarding a breach in their tunnels.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/calomyrmex3.jpgCalomyrmex3https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/driving2.jpgdriving2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/asplenium1.jpgAsplenium1A fern in the foresthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/phil1.jpgPhil1Setting up camp for the nighthttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/carinata1j.jpgcarinata1jRhytidoponera carinatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/oecophylla19.jpgOecophylla19Winter leaf drop reveals an arboreal empire of Oecophylla weaver ants.2011-10-10T21:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/23/a-good-photographer-is-invisible/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img01582-20100822-1318_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTed photographing a tiger beetle larva2011-10-10T21:09:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/13/new-blogs-of-note/2011-10-10T21:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/15/lens-and-lighting-comparisons/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3285_1200x800.jpgScolopendra herosCanon 65mm macro lens, direct flashhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3281_1200x800.jpgScolopendra herosCanon 65mm macro lens, indirect flashhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3274_1200x800.jpgScolopendra herosCanon 65mm macro lens @ 1Xhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3272_1200x800.jpgScolopendra heros2011-10-10T21:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/17/the-better-eleodes-suturalis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3246_crp_enh_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgEleodes suturalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3241_enh_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgEleodes suturalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3248_enh_crp_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgEleodes suturalis2015-09-10T02:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/29/flash-solutions-for-the-beautiful-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_4081_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchraCanon 100mm macro lens, indirect flash in white box.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_4070_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_4069_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3550_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchraCanon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X macro lens w/ Sto-Fen+Puffer diffusers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_4068_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchraCanon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X macro lens w/ concave diffuser.2014-09-06T05:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/10/amblycheila-cylindriformis-on-white/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4181_lvl_clr_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4149_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4145_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4143_lvl_str_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4144_lvl_str_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformis2011-10-10T21:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/16/the-best-eleodes-suturalis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4227_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgEleodes suturalisEleodes suturalis - "sutured" clown beetle2011-10-10T21:09:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/14/cleaning-tiger-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3678_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela scutellaris scutellarisUnsharp mask applied (amount = 80%, radius = 2.0 pixels, threshold = 12 levels).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3678_crp_lvl_1200x800.jpgCicindela scutellaris scutellarisLevels adjusted to brighten photo.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3678_crp_1200x800.jpgCicindela scutellaris scutellarisSlight cropping to enhance composition.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3678_1200x800.jpgCicindela scutellaris scutellarisOriginal photograph before processing.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3678_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm_dge_spt.jpgCicindela scutellaris scutellarisCicindela scutellaris scutellaris - the festive tiger beetle2011-12-12T17:38:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/27/my-mt-24ex-flash-diffuser/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030677_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser is ultralight and lays almost flat when not installed - easily carried in camera backpack.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030674_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser attaches to front of flash bracket using Velcro strips.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030672_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser attached to flash bracket.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030671_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser is curled back and corners attached to back of flash heads using Velcro.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030670_asf_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser in position and ready for use.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030666_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserDiffuser remains properly positioned regardless of flash head position or lens changes.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030663_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserCanon MT-24EX flash and 100mm macro lens with DIY oversized concave diffuser.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1030679_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDIY Oversized Concave DiffuserFlash heads are moved forward using Kaiser extenders. Thin polypropylene foam layer is taped over flash head.2011-10-10T21:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/04/north-americas-largest-scarab-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4443_crp_cln_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgDynastes tityusDense setae adorn the underside of the thoracic horn of the male.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4374_crp_cln_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgDynastes tityusDynastes tityus male - USA: Missouri, Jefferson Co., DeSoto2018-06-08T04:15:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/28/bichos-argentinos-6-jumping-spider/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5144_900x6001.jpgJumping spiderhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5142_900x600.jpgJumping spiderhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5141_900x600.jpgJumping spiderhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5138_900x600.jpgJumping spider2011-10-10T21:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/30/bichos-argentinos-7-naupactus-xanthographus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5173_900x600.jpgNaupactus xanthographusNaupactus xanthographus (fruit tree weevil) | La Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina2014-12-17T02:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/03/wrong-lens/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6102_1200x800_enh.jpgSceloporus undulatus (eastern fence lizard)Sceloporus undulatus (eastern fence lizard) | Shaw Nature Reserve, Franklin Co., Missouri2011-10-10T21:09:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/01/cylindera-cursitans-ant-like-tiger-beetle-in-arkansas/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6498_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera (s. str.) cursitanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6496_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera (s. str.) cursitanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6504_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera (s. str.) cursitanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6501_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera (s. str.) cursitanshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6506_1200x800_enh.jpgCylindera (s. str.) cursitans2011-10-10T21:09:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/27/charming-couple-revisited/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6924_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6930_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata lacerataNote curiously bent elytral apices and basolateral pronotal groove for reception of male mandibles.2011-10-10T21:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/29/use-of-extension-tubes-for-better-lighting/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6938_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha floridana100mm lens + 68mm extension tubes.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6915_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha floridana100mm lens only.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6910_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha floridanaTetracha floridana | Pinellas Co., Florida (100mm lens only)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6943_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha floridanaTetracha floridana | Pinellas Co., Florida (100mm lens + 68mm extension tubes)2011-10-10T21:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/02/bumelia-borer-on-white/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7155_1200x800_enh1.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7187_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensDirect flash w/ DIY diffuserhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7178_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7174_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7169_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7167_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7155_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensIndirect flash in white boxhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7205_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensDirect flash w/ DIY diffuserhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7203_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensDirect flash w/ DIY diffuserhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7201_1200x800_enh.jpgPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolensPlinthocoelium suaveolens suaveolens | Ozark Co., Missouri2014-05-10T22:50:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/04/bugshot-2011-lesson-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7220_1080x720_enh.jpgAcutalis tartareaBoth flash heads attached to front of lens.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7229_1080x720_enh.jpgAcutalis tartareaRight flash head attached to front of lens; left flash head held directly above subject.2011-10-10T21:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/08/bugshot-2011-final-thoughts/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7297_1080x720_enh.jpgMisumenoides formosipes (whitebanded crab spider)2011-10-10T21:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/17/crazy-eyes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7429_1080x720_enh.jpgSpissistilus festinusSpissistilus festinus | Stoneville, Mississippi2011-10-11T14:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/25/my-canon-8x-macro-lens/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7640_1080x720_enh.jpgIMG_7640_1080x720_enhCanon MP-E 65mm lens @ 1Xhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7639_1080x720_enh.jpgIMG_7639_1080x720_enhCanon MP-E 65mm lens @ 1X + 68mm extension tubes (= 1.7X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7638_1080x720_enh.jpgIMG_7638_1080x720_enhCanon MP-E 1-5X macro lens @ 5X + 68mm extension tubes (= 8X)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7645_1080x720_enh.jpgIMG_7645_1080x720_enhCanon MP-E 65mm lens @ 5X + 68mm extension tubes (= 8X)2015-10-12T12:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/04/crossidius-coralinus-fulgidus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7655_720x1080_enh.jpgCrossidius coralinus fulgidusISO 400, 1/200 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Park2011-10-10T21:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/10/09/tigers-in-the-nebraska-badlands/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020126.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020143_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020146_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020088_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020136.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020135_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020131_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020092_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020124_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlandshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1020156_2.jpgTigers in the Nebraska Badlands2011-10-10T21:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/11/03/cicindela-scutellaris-lecontei-x-scutellaris-unicolor-intergrades-in-southeast-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/p1020319_2.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x scutellaris unicolor intergrades in southeast Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/p1020342_2.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x scutellaris unicolor intergrades in southeast Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/p1010885_2.jpgCicindela scutellaris lecontei x scutellaris unicolor intergrades in southeast Missouri2014-05-05T22:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/02/25/sanctuary-for-the-betulaceae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020519_2.jpgOstrya virginiana - trunkOstrya virginiana - trunkhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020518_21.jpgOstrya virginiana - habitOstrya virginiana - habithttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020554_2.jpgtrail through pine savannahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020550_2.jpgpine savanna - fire managementhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020549_2.jpgLamotte sandstone cutHawn State Park, Pickle Creek - February 2009https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020543_2.jpgrhyolite shut-inshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020541_2.jpgAlnus serrulata - young branch & twig w/ budAlnus serrulata - young branchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020538_2.jpgBetula nigra - young branchBetula nigra - young branchhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020524_2.jpgBetula nigra - old barkhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/p1020522_2.jpgAlnus serrulata - old cones2011-10-10T21:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/03/17/born-of-glaciers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/p1020608_2.jpgp1020608_2Upper Eagle Falls from Eagle Lake - part of a ''glacial staircase'' above Emerald Bay2011-10-10T21:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/08/myths-about-why-lake-tahoe-does-not-freeze/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1020598_2.jpgp1020598_22017-02-27T11:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/14/hawn-state-park-winter-hiking-at-its-finest/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030176_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030176_enh_1200x900Arriving back at White Oaks Trailhead with a few minutes to spare.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030171_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030171_enh_1200x900Pickle Creek along Whispering Pines Trail.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030167_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030167_enh_1200x900Pickle Creek meanders lazily through Whispering Pines Wild Area.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030163_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030163_enh_1200x900More Lamotte sandstone exposures along Pickle Creek, Whispering Pines Trail.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030162_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030162_enh_1200x900Madison next to the root wad of an 83-yr old wind-thrown oak tree.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030161_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030161_enh_1200x900https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1030170_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030170_enh_1200x900Hawn State Park, Pickle Creek - February 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mite"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6193_1200x800_enh.jpg"Velvet mite"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_6201_1200x800_enh.jpg"Velvet mite"2020-05-31T20:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/01/22/friday-flower-crystallofolia-frost-flowers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1498_1200x900_enh.jpgCunila_origanoides_IMG_1498_1200x900_enhFrost flowers on dittany were largest in shaded, protected areas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1487_1200x900.jpgCunila_origanoides_IMG_1487_1200x900Partial thawing during ribbon formation causes twists and turns.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1481_1200x1600_enh.jpgCunila_origanoides_IMG_1481_1200x1600_enhDittany (Cunila origanoides) dried stem, leaves, and fruits.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1473_1200x900_crp_enh.jpgCunila_origanoides_IMG_1473_1200x900_crp_enhLike snowflakes, each frost flower is completely unique.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1516_1200x900_enh.jpgVerbesina_sp_IMG_1516_1200x900_enhFrost flowers on Verbesina sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1511_1200x900.jpgVerbesina_sp_IMG_1511_1200x900Dried fruits of Verbesina sp. (poss. alternifolia).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_1495_1200x900_enh.jpgCunila_origanoides_IMG_1495_1200x900_enh"Crystallofolia" (frost flowers) on dittany (Cunila origanoides).2011-10-10T20:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/17/clubmoss-along-the-ozark-trail/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2007_enh_1200x800.jpgLycopodium digitatumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2003_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgLycopodium digitatumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2001_enh_1200x800.jpgLycopodium digitatumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2009_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgLycopodium digitatum2015-01-02T23:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/26/friday-flower-%e2%80%93-ozark-witch-hazel/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2235_1200x800_enh.jpgHamamelis_vernalis_IMG_2235_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2196_1200x800_crp.jpgHamamelis_vernalis_IMG_2196_1200x800_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2196_1200x800.jpgHamamelis_vernalis_IMG_2196_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2235_1200x800.jpgHamamelis_vernalis_IMG_2235_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2198_1200x800_crp.jpgHamamelis_vernalis_IMG_2198_1200x800_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2209_1200x800.jpgHamammelis_vernalis_IMG_2209_1200x800Hamammelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel) | Iron Co., Missouri2011-10-10T20:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/13/winter-botany-quiz-6/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2352_enh_800x1200_usm.jpgIMG_2352_enh_800x1200_usm2011-10-10T20:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/14/winter-botany-quiz-6-answers-and-a-checklist/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2358_1200x800_enh.jpgCercocarpus-ledifolius_IMG_2358_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2348_1200x800.jpgCercocarpus-ledifolius_IMG_2348_1200x8002011-10-10T20:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/23/north-americas-second-rarest-pine/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2306_1200x1800.jpgPinus-washoensis_IMG_2306_1200x1800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2307_1200x1800.jpgPinus-jeffreyi_IMG_2307_1200x1800Pinus jeffreyihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2304_1200x1800.jpgPinus-ponderosa_IMG_2304_1200x1800Pinus ponderosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2302_1200x1800.jpgPinus-washoensis_IMG_2302_1200x1800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2299_1200x800.jpgPinus-washoensis-jeffreyi_IMG_2299_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2284_1200x800.jpgPinus-ponderosa-washoensis_IMG_2284_1200x800Cones of ponderosa (L) and Washoe (R) pine. Note smaller size and outward-pointing spines of ponderosa pine cone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2296_1200x800.jpgPinus-washoensis-jeffreyi_IMG_2296_1200x800Washoe pine cones surround a larger Jeffrey pine cone.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2303_1200x1800.jpgPinus-jeffreyi-washoensis_IMG_2303_1200x1800Jeffrey pine (L) and Washoe pine (R) at Galena Creek Park, Nevada2018-08-17T21:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/30/friday-flower-red-buckeye/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2500_enh_800x1200.jpgAesculus-pavia_IMG_2500_enh_800x1200https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2515_enh_1200x800.jpgAesculus-pavia_IMG_2515_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2521_enh_1200x800.jpgAesculus-pavia_IMG_2521_enh_1200x800Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in southeastern Missouri2011-10-10T20:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/07/friday-flower-pawpaw/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2512_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgAsimina-triloba_IMG_2512_enh_crp_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2508_enh_crp_1200x8001.jpgAsimina-triloba_IMG_2508_enh_crp_1200x8002020-10-12T14:56:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/11/friday-flower-dwarf-spiderwort/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2645_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTradescantia-longipes_IMG_2645_crp_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2636_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTradescantia-longipes_IMG_2636_crp_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T20:59:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/25/friday-flower-sedum-pulchellum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2735_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgSedum pulchellumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2733_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgSedum pulchellumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2730_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgSedum pulchellum2011-10-10T20:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/09/friday-flower-cleft-phlox/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2649_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgPhlox bifida2011-10-10T20:59:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/15/guest-blogger-dogbane-for-dinner/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dogb-wasp_mod.jpgdogb wasp_modhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dogb-skip_mod.jpgdogb skip_modPeck's Skipper Butterfly (Polites peckius).2011-10-10T20:59:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/19/the-joys-of-ecological-restoration/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/polyergus-research-specimens.jpgPolyergus research specimensA museum drawer of ant specimens mounted for taxonomic study, the ants no doubt frustrated by the years of inattention they have received as I have tended to the duties of my day job.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/platanthera_peramoena_snr_wetland_berm.jpgPlatanthera_peramoena_SNR_wetland_bermhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/orchelimum_nigripes_male.jpgOrchelimum_nigripes_maleThe "black-legged greater meadow katydid" thrives in low areas and near bodies of water in SNR's prairie and wetland areas.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/platanthera_lacera.jpgPlatanthera_laceraThe prairie ragged orchid began to appear in old fields and prairie plantings to where prescribed burning occurs at SNR. It has not been seen in field maintained exclusively by mowing or haying.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/formica_incerta_on_gentiana_andrewsii.jpgFormica_incerta_on_Gentiana_andrewsiihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/melanthium_virginicum_in_seepy_thicket_at_snr_prairie.jpgMelanthium_virginicum_in_seepy_thicket_at_SNR_prairieAn ecologically conservative lily ally of undisturbed moist soil habitats now thrives in prairie plantings at the Reserve.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bombus_buzz_pollinates_dodecatheon_2.jpgBombus_buzz_pollinates_Dodecatheon_2Colony-founding queen bumblebees are the primary actors in loosening pollen with ultrasound from shootingstar anthers, and distributing it about the plant's population.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/clematis_fremontii_with_crematogaster_lineolata.jpgClematis_fremontii_with_Crematogaster_lineolataA dolomite glade plant endemic to a few counties in eastern Missouri, this leatherflower was established at SNR in the 1930s, but has expanded exponentially after prescribed fire was intorduced in the 1990s. Here, an ant characteristic of glades and dry prairies forages on the flower.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/spring_in_the_snr_prairie.jpgspring_in_the_SNR_prairieIndian paintbrush and lousewort now dominate patches of SNR's planted prairie in early spring.2011-10-10T20:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/03/friday-flower-green-fringed-orchid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2748_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgPlatanthera lacerahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2738_enh_800x1200_usm.jpgPlatanthera lacera2011-10-10T20:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/18/friday-flower-orquidea-bambu/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4879_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgArundina graminifolia (bamboo orchid)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4874_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgArundina graminifolia (bamboo orchid)2011-10-10T20:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/08/friday-flower-ceibo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5200_900x600.jpgErythrina crista-galliErythrina crista-galli ("ceiba") | Buenos Aires, Argentina2013-01-20T20:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/22/friday-flower-hedychium-coccineum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_4742_900x600.jpgHedychium coccineum (Zingiberaceae)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_4741_900x600.jpgHedychium coccineum (Zingiberaceae)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_4739_600x900.jpgHedychium coccineum (Zingiberaceae)2011-10-10T20:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/06/friday-flower-palo-borracho/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_4824_600x900.jpgIMG_4824_600x900https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5656_900x600.jpgAvenida 9 de Juliohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5193_900x600.jpgCeiba speciosa2023-04-04T14:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/06/a-face-only-a-mother-could-love/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1814_800x1200.jpgCentruroides_vittatus_IMG_1814_800x1200Centruroides vittatus (striped bark scorpion)2011-10-10T20:58:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/13/cold-and-wet/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1819_1200x800.jpgIMG_1819_1200x800Photo details: Canon 65mm 1-5X macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, manual mode, ISO-100, 1/250 sec, f/14, MT-24EX flash 1/8 power through diffuser caps.2011-10-10T20:58:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/26/revision-of-the-formicidae-of-north-america/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2631_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_2631_crp_enh_1200x800Formica meganigra guarding a nest entrance.2017-11-23T02:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/29/rough-green-snake/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2551_enh_1200x8001.jpgOpheodrys-aestivus_IMG_2551_enh_1200x8002011-10-10T20:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/12/a-horridus-birthday/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2627_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgCrotalus-horridus_IMG_2627_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2622_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgCrotalus-horridus_IMG_2622_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2618_enh_1200x800.jpgCrotalus-horridus_IMG_2618_enh_1200x8002012-07-14T20:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/28/merci/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/p1030318_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgEtape du Tour route previewView from the Col du Soulor, French Pyrénées.2011-10-10T20:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/10/30/happy-halloween/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/p1010938_2.jpgHappy Halloween!2018-08-02T17:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/13/creepy-crawly-spiders/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/creepy_crawly_spiders.jpgCreepy_crawly_spiders"Creepy Crawly Spiders" - by Madison MacRae2011-10-10T20:51:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/09/tuesday-tarantula/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1575_1200x800_enh.jpgAphonopelmis_hentzi_IMG_1575_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1599_1200x800_enh.jpgAphonopelmis_hentzi_IMG_1599_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1590_1200x800_enh.jpgAphonopelmis_hentzi_IMG_1590_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1573_1200x800_enh.jpgAphonopelmis_hentzi_IMG_1573_1200x800_enh2011-10-10T20:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/05/jeepers-creepers-whered-ya-get-those-multilayered-retinae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3379_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgPhidippus apacheanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3376_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgPhidippus apacheanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3387_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgPhidippus apacheanus2011-10-10T20:50:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/25/phreaky-phalangid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3525_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTrachyrhinus favosushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3531_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTrachyrhinus favosus2011-10-10T19:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/31/halloween-id-challenge/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3542_crp_enh_1200x1800_usm.jpgArgiope trifasciata2011-10-10T19:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/05/forgotten-foto-friday-centruroides-vittatus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_1789_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCentruroides vittatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_1798_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCentruroides vittatus2011-10-10T19:49:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/20/super-crop-challenge-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4048_rot_sup-crp_lvl_1200x800.jpgIMG_4048_rot_sup-crp_lvl_1200x8002011-10-10T19:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/22/answer-to-super-crop-challenge-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4048_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4048_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm2015-08-03T16:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/05/answer-to-super-crop-challenge-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4035_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgAraneus marmoreushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4028_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgAraneus marmoreushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4044_lvl_1200x800_usm_brt.jpgAraneus marmoreus2011-10-10T19:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/02/06/entumalejust/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/entumalejust.jpg"Entumalejust"2011-10-11T13:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/06/12/the-chrysobothris-femorata-problem/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/p10101772.jpgThe Chrysobothris femorata "problem"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/p10101902.jpgThe Chrysobothris femorata "problem"2011-10-10T19:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/06/23/saving-missouris-tigers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/innsbrook0292.jpgSaving Missouri's tigers2011-10-10T19:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/07/15/cicindela-cursitans-in-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p10104082.jpgCicindela cursitans in Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p10103902.jpgCicindela cursitans in Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p10104072.jpgCicindela cursitans in Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p1010396.jpgCicindela cursitans in Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/p10103942.jpgCicindela cursitans in Missouri2011-10-10T19:43:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/08/09/the-hunt-for-cicindela-celeripes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p10106092.jpgThe hunt for Cicindela celeripeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p10106072.jpgThe hunt for Cicindela celeripeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p10105872.jpgThe hunt for Cicindela celeripeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/p1010549.jpgThe hunt for Cicindela celeripes2011-10-10T19:43:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/07/25/dicerca-pugionata/2011-10-10T19:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/08/24/trichinorhipis-knulli/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/buprestidae001_cs_2.jpgTrichinorhipis knulli2021-10-19T06:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2008/09/22/goin-fishin/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020121.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020115_2.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020113.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020106_2.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p10201032.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020075_2.jpgGoin' fishin'https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/p1020096.jpgGoin' 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Oaxaca)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/campylocentrus_sp1.jpgcampylocentrus_sp1Campylocentrus sp. (Mexico: Oaxaca)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/umbonia_reclinata.jpgumbonia_reclinataUmbonia reclinata (Mexico: Oaxaca)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/idd-treehoppers.jpgidd-treehoppers2011-10-10T19:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/02/18/millipede-assassin-bug/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/ectrichodia-crux.jpgEctrichodia crux2017-12-09T05:13:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/02/28/ship-timber-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/atractocerus-brevicornis.jpgAtractocerus brevicornis2023-01-17T14:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/03/04/magodo-giant-twig-wilter/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/petascelis-remipes.jpgpetascelis-remipes2011-10-10T19:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/03/31/tiger-beetle-safari/2011-10-10T19:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/12/coral-pink-sand-dunes-tiger-beetle-on-arkive/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/coral-pink-sand-dunes_3.jpgcoral-pink-sand-dunes_32011-10-10T19:40:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/15/coral-pink-sand-dunes-tiger-beetle-range-map/2011-10-10T19:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/16/an-extendable-handle-for-insect-nets/2011-10-10T19:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/20/library-expansion/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1020880_3.jpgp1020880_3https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1020870_3.jpgp1020870_3https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1020884_3.jpgp1020884_3https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/p1020873_3.jpgp1020873_32011-10-10T19:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/27/i-brake-for-dung-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pachylomera-femoralis.jpgpachylomera-femoralisPhoto 7: Pachylomera femorata Kirby.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/scarabaeus-galenus_2.jpgscarabaeus-galenus_2Photo 6: Scarabaeus galenus (Westwood) excavating a burrow.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/allogymnopleurus-thalassinu.jpgallogymnopleurus-thalassinuPhoto 5: Allogymnopleurus thalassinum (Klug) individuals fighting over a mammal dung ball.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/scarabaeus-galenus_1.jpgscarabaeus-galenus_12011-10-10T19:39:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/04/30/bon-appetit/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cicindela_sp_larva_p1020936.jpgcicindela_sp_larva_p10209362011-10-10T19:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/03/a-festive-tiger-beetle-birthday/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/arrowhead_p1020900_2.jpgarrowhead_p1020900_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_habitat_p1020899_2.jpgcicindela_scutellaris_habitat_p1020899_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_p1020906_2.jpgcicindela_scutellaris_p1020906_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_p1020910_2.jpgcicindela_scutellaris_p1020910_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_p1020889_2.jpgcicindela_scutellaris_p1020889_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/cicindela_scutellaris_semo1.jpgcicindela_scutellaris_semo1Records of Cicindela scutellaris in southeast Missouri2011-10-10T19:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/06/wednesday-what-the-heck/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/p1020893_2.jpgp1020893_22011-10-10T19:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/08/newly-emerged-rabbit-bot-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cuterebra-buccata_p1020894_2.jpgCuterebra buccata_P1020894_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cuterebra-buccata_p1020891_2.jpgCuterebra buccata_P1020891_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cuterebra-buccata_p1020896_2.jpgCuterebra buccata_P1020896_22011-10-10T19:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/09/body-invaders/2011-10-10T19:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/11/now-you-see-me/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/myrmeleon_sp_p1020914_2.jpgMyrmeleon_sp_P1020914_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/myrmeleon_sp_p1020915_2.jpgMyrmeleon_sp_P1020915_22011-10-10T19:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/15/saving-endangered-species-with-herbicides/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_arenicola.jpgCicindela_arenicolaCicindela arenicola, copyright © K. Fothergill 20072011-10-10T19:39:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/20/tiger-beetle-rearing/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_rearing_p1020929_2.jpgCicindela_scutellaris_rearing_P1020929_2Adults imbibing moisture from polymer gelhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/cicindela_scutellaris_rearing_p1020931_2.jpgCicindela_scutellaris_rearing_P1020931_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tiger-beetle_rearing_p1020932.jpgTiger beetle_rearing_P1020932Welcome to the Hotel Cicindela!2021-10-19T06:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/25/do-the-doodlebug-flip/2011-10-10T19:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/01/springtime-acmaeodera/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/acmaeodera_ornata_img_0155_enh2.jpgAcmaeodera_ornata_IMG_0155_enh2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/acmaeodera_tubulus_img_0123_enh2.jpgAcmaeodera_tubulus_IMG_0123_enh2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/acmaeodera_tubulus_img_0110_enh2.jpgAcmaeodera_tubulus_IMG_0110_enh22011-10-10T19:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/03/goldenrod-leaf-miner/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microrhopala_vittata_img_0183_enh2.jpgMicrorhopala_vittata_IMG_0183_enh2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/microrhopala_vittata_img_0185_enh2.jpgMicrorhopala_vittata_IMG_0185_enh22012-01-08T19:46:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/05/on-the-road-again/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3285_0024_024_enh.jpgIMG_3285_0024_024_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_3397_0006_006_enh.jpgIMG_3397_0006_006_enh2011-10-10T19:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/08/brachys-on-oak/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/brachys_ovatus_img_0193_enh2.jpgBrachys_ovatus_IMG_0193_enh2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/brachys_aerosus_img_0165_enh2.jpgBrachys_aerosus_IMG_0165_enh22011-10-10T19:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/12/pyromorpha-dimidiata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/pyromorpha_dimidiata_img_0135_enh_1200x800.jpgPyromorpha_dimidiata_IMG_0135_enh_1200x800Photo details: Canon MP-E 65mm 1-5X macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/200 sec, f/16, MT-24EX flash 1/8 power through diffuser capshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lycomorpha_pholus_img_0135_enh_1200x800.jpgLycomorpha_pholus_IMG_0135_enh_1200x8002011-10-10T19:39:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/15/beetle-news-a-new-online-publication/2011-10-10T19:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/17/treatise-of-western-hemisphere-cicindelitae/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sumlinia_hirsutifrons.jpgSumlinia hirsutifrons2011-10-10T19:38:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/19/the-obscure-dicerca/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0534_1200x800.jpgIMG_0534_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0533_1200x800.jpgIMG_0533_1200x8002025-10-08T22:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/22/four-canyon-preserve-oklahoma/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0404_1200x800.jpgIMG_0404_1200x800View of Mulberry Canyon bluffs from Canadian River valleyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0403_1200x800.jpgIMG_0403_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0402_1200x800.jpgIMG_0402_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0399_1200x800.jpgIMG_0399_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0384_1200x800.jpgIMG_0384_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0382_1200x800.jpgIMG_0382_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0295_1200x800.jpgIMG_0295_1200x8002013-10-01T03:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/06/30/revisiting-the-swift-tiger-beetle-part-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0580_1200x800.jpgIMG_0580_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0578_1200x800.jpgIMG_0578_1200x800Photo 6 - Cylindera celeripes macrohabitat, Alabaster Caverns State Park, Oklahoma. Note rather widely spaced clumps of vegetation (photo details: Canon 17-85mm zoom lens (17mm) on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/64 sec, f/8).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0561_1200x800.jpgIMG_0561_1200x800Photo 5 - Cylindera celeripes with parasite (dryinid hymenopteran?). Note also the ant head attached to right antenna.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0598_1200x800.jpgIMG_0598_1200x800Photo details: Canon 65mm 1-5X macro lens on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/13, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power through diffuser capshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0569_1200x800.jpgIMG_0569_1200x800Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens with 68mm extension tube on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/11, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power through diffuser capshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0576_1200x8001.jpgIMG_0576_1200x800Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens with 68mm extension tube on a Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/13, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power through diffuser capshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/img_0560_1200x800.jpgCylindera_celeripes_IMG_0560_1200x800Cylindera celeripes (swift tiger beetle)2011-10-10T19:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/03/revisiting-the-swift-tiger-beetle-part-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0619_1200x800.jpgIMG_0619_1200x800Cylindera celeripes macrohabitat at Gloss Mountains State Park. Adults were quite common on the mesa top.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0602_1200x800.jpgIMG_0602_1200x800Cylindera celeripes macrohabitat along Hwy 412 in the Gloss Mountainshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0620_1200x800.jpgIMG_0620_1200x8002011-10-10T19:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/21/dromochorus-pruinina-in-oklahoma/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0626_1200x800.jpgIMG_0626_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0622_1200x800_2.jpgIMG_0622_1200x800_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0624_1200x8001.jpgIMG_0624_1200x8002011-10-10T19:37:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/24/oklahoma-is-for-lovers/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0640_1200x800.jpgIMG_0640_1200x800Ellipsoptera cuprascens ("family" Cicindelidae) - June 12, 2009 at Salt Plain National Wildlife Refuge, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0348_1200x800.jpgIMG_0348_1200x800Chrysobothris ignicollis (family Buprestidae) - June 6, 2009 at Four Canyon Preserve, Ellis Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0283_1200x800.jpgIMG_0283_1200x800Eleodes suturalis (family Tenebrionidae) - June 6, 2009 at Four Canyon Preserve, Ellis Co., Oklahoma2011-10-10T19:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/28/salt-plains-national-wildlife-refuge/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0651_1200x800.jpgIMG_0651_1200x800Cicindela fulgida fulgida - crimson saltflat tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0675_1200x800.jpgIMG_0675_1200x800Habroscelimorpha circumpicta johnsonii - Johnson's tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0635_1200x800.jpgIMG_0635_1200x800Ellipsoptera nevadica knausii - Knaus' tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0689_1200x800.jpgIMG_0689_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0687_1200x800.jpgIMG_0687_1200x8002011-10-10T19:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/11/the-last-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0849_1200x800.jpgIMG_0849_1200x800Ellipsoptera macrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0831_1200x800.jpgIMG_0831_1200x800Chris Brown looks for Ellipsoptera macra amongst the swarm.2011-10-10T19:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/14/overlooked-needle-tailed-thick-headed-fly/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0767_1200x8001.jpgIMG_0767_1200x800Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/16, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power w/ diffuser caps.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0767_1200x800.jpgStylogaster_neglecta_IMG_0767_1200x800Stylogaster neglecta (family Conopidae)2015-03-28T16:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/21/north-americas-longest-insect/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0913_1200x800.jpgMegaphasma_denticrus_IMG_0913_1200x800Megaphasma denticrus (giant walkingstick)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0909_1200x800.jpgIMG_0909_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/img_0908_1200x800.jpgIMG_0908_1200x800Megaphasma denticrus - giant walkingstick2013-03-11T02:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/08/25/the-ubiquitous-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0372_1200x800.jpgIMG_0372_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0371_1200x800.jpgIMG_0371_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0362_1200x800.jpgIMG_0362_1200x800Cicindela ubiquita2011-10-10T19:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/09/04/a-bit-of-housekeeping/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0547_1200x800.jpgIMG_0547_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0540_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_0540_1200x800_enhPhoto details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power through diffuser caps.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0540_1200x800.jpgIMG_0540_1200x800Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power through diffuser caps.2011-10-10T19:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/09/10/ant-like-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_0998_1200x800.jpgIMG_0998_1200x800Fig. 3. Adult male Cylindera cursitans.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/cylindera_cursitans_microh.jpgCylindera_cursitans_microhFig. 3. Habitat for Cylindera cursitans, along Mississippi River, vic. Donaldson Point Conservation Area, New Madrid Co., Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1002_1200x800.jpgIMG_1002_1200x800Fig. 2. Adult female Cylindera cursitans ovipositing into substrate.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1008_1200x800.jpgIMG_1008_1200x800Fig. x. Adult female Cylindera cursitans2011-10-10T19:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/09/14/prey-bee-mine/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1034_1200x800_2.jpgPromachus_hinei_IMG_1034_1200x800_2Promachus hinei preying upon a small carpenter bee2011-10-10T19:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/09/21/assassin-ate/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/img_1146_1200x800.jpgIMG_1146_1200x8002011-10-10T19:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/02/do-you-know-what-time-it-is/2011-10-10T19:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/17/my-introduction-to-florida-tiger-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1271_1200x800_crp_enh.jpgIMG_1271_1200x800_crp_enhEllipsoptera marginata - female elytral apices showing curiously "bent tips"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1061_1200x800.jpgIMG_1061_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1046_1200x800.jpgIMG_1046_1200x800Ellipsoptera marginata - Margined Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1041_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_1041_1200x800_enhEllipsoptera marginata - Margined Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1068_1200x800.jpgIMG_1068_1200x800Intertidal salt marsh, Tara Cay Sound Nature Preserve, Seminole, Florida2012-04-07T18:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/22/anatomy-of-a-tiger-beetle-larva/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1072_1200x800_enh.jpgTiger_beetle_larva_4https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1081_1200x800.jpgIMG_1081_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1077_1200x800_crp.jpgIMG_1077_1200x800_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1083_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha_floridana_IMG_1083_1200x800_enhTetracha floridana (Florida metallic tiger beetle), 3rd-instar larva2011-10-10T19:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/10/27/florida-metallic-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1890_1200x800_enh_crp1.jpgTetracha_floridana_IMG_1890_1200x800_enh_crpTetracha floridana (Florida Metallic Tiger Beetle), dorsal viewhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1901_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha_floridana_4Feasting on a corn rootworm larva.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1863_1200x800.jpgTetracha_floridana_3The anteriolateral areas of the elytra lack violet or copper reflectionshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1861_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha_floridana_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1870_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha_floridana_1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_1080_1200x800.jpgTetracha_floridana_larva_5Hump of 5th abdominal segment, showing simple, thornlike inner and outer hooks2014-06-21T13:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/05/beetle-research-roundup/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/megacephala_aserrano.jpgMegacephala_megacephala_ASerrano2011-10-10T19:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/09/monday-moth-white-tipped-black-moth/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1241_1200x800_enh.jpgMelanchroia_chephise_IMG_1241_1200x800_enhPhoto details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon 50D (manual mode), ISO-100, 1/250 sec, f/22, MT-24EX flash w/ Sto-Fen diffusers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/melanchroia_chephise.jpgMelanchroia_chephiseMelanchroia chephise - White-tipped Black2024-05-04T15:36:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/12/highlands-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1122_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela_highlandensis_IMG_1122_1200x800_enhNote absence of white flattened hairs on sides of thorax and abdomen, distinguishing this Lake Wales Ridge endemic from the closely related C. abdominalis and C. scabrosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1126_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela_highlandensis_IMG_1126_1200x800_enhCicindela highlandensis, Highlands Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1128_1200x800_enh.jpgLake Wales Ridge_IMG_1128_1200x800_enhDry sand scrubland on the Lake Wales Ridge in central Florida2011-10-10T19:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/16/moustached-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1131_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_hirtilabris_IMG_1131_1200x800_enhThe white coloration with small brown markings helps adults blend in perfectly in their white sand habitatshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1091_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_hirtilabris_IMG_1091_1200x800_enhEllipsoptera hirtilabris in the alert positionhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1127_1200x800_enh.jpgLake_Wales_Ridge_IMG_1127_1200x800_enhDry sand scrubland on Lakes Wales Ridge in central Florida2011-10-10T19:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/24/a-really-big-headed-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/m-megacephala-larva-coli-quebo-g-b-170706_enh_1200x900.jpgM megacephala larva Coli Quebo G-B 170706_enh_1200x900Megacephala megacephala 3rd-instar larva. Photographed in Guinea Bissau, Africa by Artur M. Serrano.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/m-megacephala-coli-quebo-g-b-110706_enh_1200x900.jpgM megacephala Coli Quebo G-B 110706_enh_1200x900Adult Megacephala megacephala. Photographed in Guinea Bissau by Artur M. Serrano.2011-10-10T19:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/28/a-bid-for-openlab/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_0465_1200x800_enh.jpgEuphoria_kernii_IMG_0465_1200x800_enhPhoto details: Canon 100mm f/2.4 macro lens on Canon 50D (manual mode), ISO-100, 1/250 sec, f/xx, diffused MT-24EX flash.2011-10-10T19:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/01/cicadetta-kansa-in-oklahoma/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0456_1200x800_enh_crp.jpgCicadetta_kansa_IMG_0456_1200x800_enh_crpPhoto details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/14, MT-24EX flash 1/4 power w/ Sto-Fen diffusers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_0456_1200x800.jpgCicadetta_kansa_IMG_0456_1200x8002011-10-10T19:35:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/16/do-you-have-an-inordinate-fondness/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/an-inordinate-fondness-screenshot2.jpgAn Inordinate Fondness (screenshot)2011-10-10T19:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/18/tiger-beetles-agree%e2%80%94its-hot-in-florida/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1200_crp_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_hirtilabris_IMG_1200_crp_1200x800_enhStilting is often accompanied by "sun facing" to minimize incident radiationhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1198_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_hirtilabris_IMG_1198_1200x800_enhEllipsoptera hirtilabris (Moustached Tiger Beetle)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1168_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela_abdominalis_IMG_1168_1200x800_enh"Stilting"—a form of behavioral thermoregulationhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1180_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia abdominalisCicindela abdominalis (Eastern Pinebarrens Tiger Beetle)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1195_1200x800_enh.jpgWithlachoochee_pine_sandhill_IMG_1195_1200x800_enhPine sandhill habitat, Withlachoochee State Forest—Citrus Tract2011-10-10T19:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/12/22/tiger-beetles-at-floridas-road-to-nowhere/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1264_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_marginata_IMG_1264_1200x800_enhEllipsoptera marginata—Margined Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1230_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera_hamata_lacerata_IMG_1230_1200x800_enhEllipsoptera_hamata_lacerata—Gulf Beach Tiger Beetle (reduced maculations)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1239_crp_1200x800_enh.jpgHabroscelimorpha_severa_IMG_1239_crp_1200x800_enhHabroscelimorpha severa—Saltmarsh Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1215_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela_trifasciata_ascendens_IMG_1215_1200x800_enhCicindela (Cicindelidia) trifasciata ascendens—Ascendent Tiger Beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/img_1205_1200x800.jpgIMG_1205_1200x800Coastal salt marsh - 11 mi S Jena, Dixie County, Florida2011-10-10T19:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/01/12/habitat-partitionining-in-tiger-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/habitat_partitioning_2.jpgHabitat_partitioning_2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/habitat_partitioning.jpgHabitat_partitioninghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cicindela_willistoni_estancia_img_6532_enh_1200x922.jpgCicindela_willistoni_estancia_IMG_6532_enh_1200x922Cicindela willistoni estancia at Laguna del Perro, New Mexico. Photo by David Meliushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cicindela_willistoni_estancia_img_6531_enh_1200x1222.jpgCicindela_willistoni_estancia_IMG_6531_enh_1200x1222Cicindela willistoni estancia at Laguna del Perro, New Mexico. Photo by David Melius.2011-10-10T19:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/01/15/me-and-my-buds/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/p1020925_2.jpgP1020925_2Ted and Chris take a break from looking for tiger beetles in a sand prairie relict.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ted-and-ospriocerus-star-school-4796.jpgTed and Ospriocerus.Star School.4796Ted photographing the robber fly, Ospriocerus abdominalis, at Star School Hill Prairie in the Loess Hills of northwest Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ted-in-distance-star-school-praire-ca-4784.jpgTed in distance.Star School Praire CA.4784.Distant view of Ted photographing Ospriocerus abdominalis in a loess hilltop prairie.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ted-on-the-hunt-4-23-09-3211.jpgTed on the hunt.4.23.09.3211Ted scans the open sand in a sand prairie relict for adult tiger beetles.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/digging-burrow-4-23-09-3214.jpgdigging burrow.4.23.09.3214https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/extracting-a-larva-4-23-09-3219.jpgextracting a larva.4.23.09.3219https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ted-and-rich-4-23-09-3172.jpgTed and Rich.4.23.09.3172Rich (L) and Ted scan the sandy 2-track in the southeastern lowlands for tiger beetles.2011-10-10T19:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/01/29/triple-quiz/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/img_0745_1200x800.jpgIMG_0745_1200x800Photo Details: Canon EOS 50D w/ Canon 100mm macro lens, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/20, MT-24EX flash w/ Sto-Fen diffusers.2011-10-10T19:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/04/bitbs-newest-contributor/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/p1010711_2.jpgTed MacRae & James TragerTed MacRae & James Trager. Photo by Madison MacRae.2011-10-10T19:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/05/ants-invade-beetle-bush/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/polyergus-lucidus-returning-from-raid.jpgPolyergus lucidus returning from raidShiny red workers of Polyergus lucidus return with pupae pillaged from a nest of Formica incerta several meters away. Two brown and differently proportioned workers of the latter that matured from raids earlier in the life of this Polyergus colony may be seen at the right of the photo.2011-10-10T19:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/08/cicindelophilically/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_2144_crp_enh_800x533.jpgIMG_2144_crp_enh_800x533https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_2146_crp_enh_800x10181.jpgIMG_2146_crp_enh_800x10182011-10-10T19:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/16/who-am-i/2011-10-10T19:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/17/alkali-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1713_1200x800_enh_crp.jpgEunota_togata_globicollis_IMG_1713_1200x800_enh_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1695_1200x800.jpgEunota_togata_globicollis_IMG_1695_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1726_1200x800.jpgSalt_Plains_NWR_IMG_1726_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1722_1200x800.jpgEunota_togata_globicollis_IMG_1722_1200x8002011-10-10T19:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/18/beetle-love/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aif_3_original.jpgaif_3_original2011-10-10T19:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/22/monday-menage-brachyleptura-rubrica/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_0759_1200x800.jpgBrachyleptura_rubrica_IMG_0759_1200x800Photo details: Canon 100mm macro lens on Canon EOS 50D, ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/18, MT-24EX flash w/ Sto-Fen diffusers.2012-01-22T01:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/25/euhagena-nebraskae-in-kansas/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/img_1686_1200x800.jpgEuhagena_nebraskae_IMG_1686_1200x800Euhagena nebraskae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/barber-county-kansas-e1267075531483.jpgBarber County Kansas2011-10-10T19:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/01/a-tiger-beetle-aggregation/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cicindela-sedecimpunctata_41r9377.jpgCicindela-sedecimpunctata_41R9377https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cicindela-sedecimpunctata_41r9371.jpgCicindela-sedecimpunctata_41R9371https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cicindela-sedecimpunctata_41r9409.jpgCicindela-sedecimpunctata_41R94092011-10-10T19:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/12/north-americas-largest-jewel-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/euchroma-gigantea_2.jpgEuchroma-gigantea_2Euchroma gigantea in Jamaica. Photo © Steve Meyer2011-11-26T18:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/19/the-inexorable-march-of-spring/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/male-box-turtle-emerges2.jpgmale box turtle emerges2Male box turtle emergeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aphonopelma-hentzi-in-flooded-burrow-resize.jpgAphonopelma hentzi in flooded burrow resizeAphonopelma hentzi in flooded burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/gerridae-eats-prenolepis-imparis-alate-female.jpgGerridae eats Prenolepis imparis alate femalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/formica-pallidefulva-with-charred-earthworm-small.jpgFormica pallidefulva with charred earthworm smallFormica pallidefulva with charred earthwormhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/formica-pallidefulva-sniffs-the-spring-air.jpgFormica pallidefulva sniffs the spring airFormica pallidefulva sniffs the spring air2011-10-10T19:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/23/pismire-puzzle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2321_1200x800.jpgIMG_2321_1200x800This is where I live.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2326_1200x800.jpgIMG_2326_1200x800Why do I do this?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2324_1200x800_crp.jpgIMG_2324_1200x800_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2323_1200x800.jpgIMG_2323_1200x8002011-10-10T19:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/06/tuesday-teaser/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/424046-r1-e007_007_crp_enh_900x6083.jpg424046-R1-E007_007_crp_enh_900x6082011-10-10T19:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/12/monday-moth-arniocera-erythropyga/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/424046-r1-e026_026_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpg424046-R1-E026_026_crp_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/15/mylabris-oculatus-in-south-africa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/424046-r1-e013_013_crp_enh_800x1200_usm.jpg424046-R1-E013_013_crp_enh_800x1200_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ceroctis_bohemani.jpgceroctis_bohemanihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mylabris-oculata.jpgmylabris-oculata2011-10-10T19:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/19/two-ladies-from-ontario/2011-10-10T19:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/21/hello-world/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2410_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgCylindera-celeripes_IMG_2410_crp_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2404_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgCylindera-celeripes_IMG_2404_enh_crp_1200x8002011-10-10T19:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/22/orange-banded-checkered-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2580_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgEnoclerus-ichneumoneus_IMG_2580_crp_enh_1200x800Enoclerus ichneumoneus (family Cleridae) - the mimic?2011-10-10T19:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/27/pseudomethoca-simillima-a-model-for-enoclerus-ichneumoneus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_2665_crp_enh_1200x800.jpgPseudomethoca-simillima_IMG_2665_crp_enh_1200x800Pseudomethoca simillima (family Mutillidae)2011-10-10T19:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/05/beetle-collecting-101-dress-for-success/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1701_crp_enh_labeled.jpgIMG_1701_crp_enh_labeledA well-dressed entomologist2021-03-29T03:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/10/hitchin-a-ride/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2598_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgStenosphenus-notatus-with-phoretic-pseudoscorpion_IMG_2598_enh_crp_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2596_enh_1200x800.jpgStenosphenus-notatus_IMG_2596_ENH_1200x8002014-12-05T16:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/14/waiter-theres-a-fly-on-my-fungus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2610_enh_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgDrosophilidae_IMG_2610_enh_1200x800_enh_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2615_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgIMG_2615_enh_crp_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2604_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_2604_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:29:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/18/the-moth-and-me-11/2011-10-10T19:29:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/20/may-beetles-and-herps/2011-10-10T19:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/21/the-marvelously-cryptic-dicerca-lurida/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_2576_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgDicerca-lurida_IMG_2576_enh_1200x800_usmDicerca lurida on trunk of wind-thrown mockernut hickory (Carya alba).2011-10-10T19:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/24/introducing-chrysobothris-caddo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0614_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgChrysobothris caddohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0608_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgChrysobothris caddohttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0616_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgChrysobothris caddo2018-06-04T03:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/26/cylindera-celeripes-larva-revealed/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1942_1200x800.jpgCylindera celeripesCylindera celeripes 3rd instar larva - that grotesquely beautiful head!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1959_1200x800.jpgCylindera celeripesCylindera celeripes 3rd instar larva - closeup of hump on 5th abdominal segment with hooks to aid in securing the larva in its burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1961_1200x800_enh_crp.jpgCylindera celeripes2023-01-10T03:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/28/long-weekend-bug-collecting-trip/2011-10-10T19:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/31/do-you-know-what-im-doing/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1665_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_1665_enh_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_1666_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_1666_enh_1200x8002011-10-10T19:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/01/trying-to-photograph-whirligig-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2525_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgDineutus-sp_IMG_2525_enh_crp_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2526_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgDineutus-sp_IMG_2526_enh_crp_1200x8002011-10-10T19:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/07/when-is-a-locust-borer-not-a-locust-borer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2593_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgMegacyllene-caryae_IMG_2593_enh_1200x800_usm2022-01-06T00:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/10/an-irresistible-sight/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2704_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgChrysobothris-quadriimpressa_IMG_2704_crp_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2724_enh_1200x800.jpgIMG_2724_enh_1200x800To the woodboring beetle collector, this is a lovely site!2017-11-23T22:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/13/wheres-ted-now/2011-10-10T19:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/15/swift-tiger-beetle-good-news-bad-news/2012-02-23T04:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/17/future-entomologist/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2870_enh2_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_2870_enh2_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2870_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_2870_enh_1200x800_usmMadison MacRae attempts to net a butterfly from flowers of Asclepias tuberosus in a native loess hilltop prairie remnant in northwestern Missouri.2011-10-10T19:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/20/june-beetles-moths-and-herps/2011-10-10T19:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/22/north-americas-largest-tiger-beetle-i-think/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2699_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela-pulchra/obsoleta_IMG_2699_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2698_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela-pulchra/obsoleta_IMG_2698_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2696_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela-pulchra/obsoleta_IMG_2696_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/28/typocerus-lugubris/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_0737_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTypocerus lugubrisTypocerus lugubris on Hydrangea arborescens, Trail of Tears State Park, Missouri.2011-10-10T19:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/01/call-for-paratypes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/acmaeodera_n-sp_locality.jpgAcmaeodera_n-sp_localityhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/60420016_enh_800x1200.jpg60420016_enh_800x12002014-01-01T23:08:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/03/the-power-of-impulse/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_0601_1200x800.jpgMixed-shortgrass prairie - Glass Mountain, Oklahoma2011-10-10T19:28:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/04/amblycheila-success/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3052_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila-cylindriformis_IMG_3052_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3051_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila-cylindriformis_IMG_3051_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/07/hunting-the-great-plains-giant-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3102_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3060_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3076_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3079_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_0601_1200x800_markers.jpgAmblycheila cylindriformis habitat2016-11-25T16:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/09/vicarious-friday-beetle-blogging/2011-10-10T19:28:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/02/eastern-red-bellied-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_0968_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventrishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_0943_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventrishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_0942_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventrishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_0941_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventris2011-10-10T19:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/04/the-marvelously-monstrous-microstylum-morosum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2994_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgMicrostylum morosumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2998_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgMicrostylum morosumhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_3002_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgMixed-grass prairie atop mesa2018-09-07T01:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/06/manduca-vs-amblycheila/2011-10-10T19:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/12/whats-so-special-about-this-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2461_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCylindera celeripeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_3160_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCylindera celeripeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_3151_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCylindera celeripes2011-10-10T19:28:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/17/bruneau-sand-dune-tiger-beetles-caught-in-the-act/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bruneaudunes18may09cwayneifront_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela wayneihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bruneaudunes18may09cwaynei_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela waynei2011-10-10T19:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/25/clown-beetle-surprise/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_3045_enh_1200x800_usm_crp.jpgEleodes hispilabris?2011-10-10T19:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/31/trichodes-bibalteatus-in-oklahoma/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2982_crp_enh_1200x800_enh.jpgTrichodes bibalteatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2980_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgTrichodes bibalteatus2011-10-10T19:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/05/flaming-the-debate/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2871_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLoess hilltop prairieEastern redcedar encroaching loess hilltop prairie, a critically threatened natural community in Missouri.2011-10-10T19:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/07/north-americas-largest-centipede/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3287_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgScolopendra heroshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3268_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgScolopendra heroshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3269_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgScolopendra heros2015-08-28T04:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/10/rearing-the-prairie-tiger-beetle-cicindela-obsoleta-vulturina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3196_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaA female Prairie Tiger Beetle oviposits in a rearing container of native soil.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3212_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2802_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturina larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2792_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturina larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2790_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturina larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2781_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturina larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3213_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturina2011-10-10T19:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/16/the-real-eleodes-suturalis/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3095_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgEleodes suturalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3087_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgEleodes suturalis2020-09-09T17:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/21/the-last-survivor/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2824_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela limbalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_2825_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela limbalis2011-10-10T19:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/23/reunion-in-the-badlands-and-beyond/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/p1020078_crp_enh_1200x900_usm.jpgP1020078_crp_enh_1200x900_usmTed MacRae and Matt Brust stand in Cicindela nebraskana habitat (northwestern Nebraska).2011-10-10T19:18:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/27/2-days-6-localities-10-species/2011-10-10T19:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/30/sweet-sixteen/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3549_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchraCicindela pulchra - the ''beautiful'' tiger beetle2011-10-10T19:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/04/quick-business/2011-10-10T19:18:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/10/missouris-disjunct-population-of-cicindela-obsoleta-vulturina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3400_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgDolomite gladeDark green-black lichens encrust the thin black soils overlaying the dolomite exposures. Prairie tiger beetle adult coloration closely matches the coloration of the lichens and soil.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3396_enh_crp_1200x800.jpgDolomite gladeThinly-soiled dolomite exposures punctuate the glades in the White River Hills. Prairie tiger beetles are found in these exposures.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3391_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) obsoleta vulturinaMale - brown, median band complete, marginal band incomplete.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3354_cnt_1200x800_usm.jpgDolomite glade.Blackjack Knob is part of an extensive xeric dolomite prairie (a.k.a ''cedar glade'') complex in the White River Hills of southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas. The prairie tiger beetle and other more typically southwestern plants and animals find refuge in these grasslands.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3337_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaCicindela obsoleta vulturina - the prairie tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3329_crp_enh_1200x800_enh_usm1.jpgSteve Spomer & Ted MacRaeSteve Spomer and yours truly.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3318_crp_enh_flh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaMale - green, marginal band incomplete, median band complete.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3315_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaMale - green w/ brown, marginal band complete, median band complete.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3308_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaA male sports his impressive pair of choppers.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3305_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela obsoleta vulturinaMale - green w/ brown, marginal band incomplete, median band incomplete.2011-10-10T19:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/13/saltatorial-sidetracks/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3364_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgHippiscus ocelote - Wrinkled Grasshopperhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3359_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgHippiscus ocelote - Wrinkled Grasshopperhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3372_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgHippiscus ocelote - Wrinkled Grasshopper2011-10-10T19:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/15/a-leafless-leaf-footed-bug/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_0242_crp_enh_800x1200_usm.jpgMerocoris distinctusMerocoris distinctus feeding on flower stem of Coreopsis lanceolata.2011-10-10T19:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/21/euhagena-nebraskae-again/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3504_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgEuhagenia nebraskaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3522_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgEuhagenia nebraskae2011-10-10T19:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/27/north-americas-most-beautiful-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3455_str_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3451_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3436_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3434_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgShortgrass prairie/sage brushlandhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3427_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra larval burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3422_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3418_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3935_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra2011-10-10T19:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/02/halloween-id-challenge-answer-argiope-trifasciata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_1681_1200x800.jpgArgiope "transversa"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/img_3548_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgArgiope trifasciata2011-10-10T19:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/04/cicindela-nebraskana-prairie-long-lipped-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_3697_hlt_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela nebraskanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_3696_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela nebraskanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_3694_lvl_clr_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela nebraskanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/p1020066_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgShortgrass prairie, Pine Ridge area, Sioux Co., Nebraska2012-01-11T14:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/13/cicindela-pulchra-on-white/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4156_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchrahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_4162_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra pulchra2011-10-10T19:17:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/18/desmocerus-palliatus-elderberry-borer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_2881_asf_cln_crp_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgDesmocerus palliatusDesmocerus palliatus (elderberry borer), Squaw Creek Natl. Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.2017-07-18T12:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/24/3rd-blogoversary-7-new-blogs-aif-10/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/poly0991.jpgPoly099https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/h-suspectum-1-041009.jpgH-suspectum-1-0410092011-10-10T19:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/11/28/litaneutria-minor-agile-ground-mantid/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_3534_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgLitaneutria minorLitaneutria minor - agile ground mantid2011-10-10T19:09:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/01/kirbys-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3483_lvl_cst_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela tranquebaricaA male Kirby's tiger beetle prepares to leave his emergence burrow.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3458_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela tranquebaricaA newly emerged Kirby's tiger beetle sits at the entrance of his burrow.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3460_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela tranquebaricaCicindela tranquebarica kirbyi - Kirby's tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3465_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgAlkaline wash in shortgrass prairieDry alkaline creek in the Oglala National Grasslands, Sioux Co., Nebraska2011-10-10T19:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/03/tiny-little-slivers-of-life/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3587_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgScythris?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3574_crp_asf_1200x800_usm_hsb_crp.jpgScythris?2011-10-10T19:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/08/monroe-canyon-a-tiger-beetle-hot-spot/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3646_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela lengiA gorgeous species.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3644_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela lengiCicindela lengi - the obliquely straight humeral lunule distinguishes this species from the otherwise similar C. formosa.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3630_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela lengiCicindela lengi - blowout tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/img_3679_asf_crp_1200x800_clr_usm.jpgSteep, sparsely vegetated, fine sand road cut in ponderosa pine/sage woodland.Steep, sparsely vegetated, fine sand road cut on the Nebraska Pine Ridge escarpment.2011-10-10T19:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/16/a-first-class-box-of-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4267_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgAgrilus auroguttatushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4262_crp_lvl_spt_1200x800_usm.jpgTetracha igneahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4260_spt_cln_lvl_crp_rot_800x1200_usm.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4261_cln_lvl_crp_rot_800x1200_usm.jpgCtenostoma maculicornehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4252_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgHespenheide gift2013-04-09T14:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/17/esa-in-absentia/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/esa-2010_c-cursitans.jpgESA-2010_C-cursitans2011-10-10T19:08:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/19/aif-11-hoh-12/2011-10-10T19:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/21/pseudoxycheila-tarsalis-remounted/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4311_asf_spt_crp_800x1200_usm.jpgIMG_4311_asf_spt_crp_800x1200_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4352_str_crp_asf_spt_800x1200_usm.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4345_asf_cln_crp_800x1200_usm.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4297_lvl_spt_800x1200_usm.jpgIMG_4297_lvl_spt_800x1200_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4356_asf_cln_crp_800x1200_usm_cln_rot_brn.jpgIMG_4356_asf_cln_crp_800x1200_usm_cln_rot_brnhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4271_lvl_800x1200_usm.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4260_spt_cln_lvl_crp_rot_800x1200_usm1.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4274_lvl_800x1200_usm.jpgPseudoxycheila tarsalis2023-06-09T17:26:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/23/id-challenge-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3701_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela denverensisCicindela denverensis - green claybank tiger beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3691_lvl_clr_crp_1200x800_usm_clr.jpgCicindela denverensishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1020085_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgP1020085_asf_crp_1200x800_usmPonderosa pine mingles with prairie grasses on the Nebraska Pine Ridge escarpment.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3709_crp_asf_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgCicindela denverensis2011-10-10T19:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/24/cicindela-denverensis-green-claybank-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_3903_lvl_crp_cln_1200x800_lvl_usm.jpgCicindela denverensisIndividual with more complete maculations | Sherman Co., Nebraska.2011-10-10T19:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/30/north-americas-largest-stag-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4363_str_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgLucanus elaphushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4360_cln_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgLucanus elaphushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4368_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgLucanus elaphus2025-07-13T19:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/02/bitb-top-10-of-2010/2011-10-10T19:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/05/monroe-canyon-epilogue-audubons-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3613_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgCicindela purpurea audubonii (green morph)Cicindela purpurea audubonii (Audubon's tiger beetle) - green morphhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3607_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgCicindela purpurea audubonii (black morph)Cicindela purpurea audubonii (Audubon's tiger beetle) - black morphhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3682_asf_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgChris BrownChris Brown waits patiently to photograph a burrowing wolf spider at the entrance of its burrow.2011-10-10T19:08:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/07/id-challenge-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4412_lvl_cln_clr_crp_800x1200_usm.jpgimg_4412_lvl_cln_clr_crp_800x1200_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4412_lvl_cln_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgimg_4412_lvl_cln_clr_1200x800_usm2012-01-29T08:27:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/08/red-eyed-devil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4412_lvl_cln_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgNeobarrettia spinosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4437_lvl_clr_cln_1200x800_usm.jpgNeobarrettia spinosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4434_lvl_clr_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgNeobarrettia spinosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4422_crp_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgNeobarrettia spinosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/neobarrettia-spinosa-cohn-1965.jpgNeobarrettia spinosa (Cohn 1965)Neobarrettia spinosa (greater arid-land katydid). Image from Cohn (1965).2013-05-20T15:01:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/13/diversity-in-tiger-beetle-larval-burrows/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/p1020126_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela tranquebarica kirbyi adult/larval burrowsCicindela tranquebarica kirbyi (Kirby's tiger beetle) adult & larval burrows - Sioux Co., Nebraskahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3430_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela pulchra larval burrowCicindela pulchra pulchra - Fall River Co., South Dakotahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_1494_1200x800.jpgCylindera celeripesCylindera celeripes (swift tiger beetle) - Woodward Co., Oklahomahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3625_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela sp. prob. lengi larval burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3621_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela formosa formosa larval burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3464_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela fulgida larval burrowhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_3662_lvl_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgCicindela formosa formosa larval burrow2011-10-10T19:08:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/16/calm-waters-frenzied-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4066_lvl_clr_lay_1200x800_usm.jpgNorth Fork RiverNorth Fork River - Ozark Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4065_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgDineutus sp. poss. ciliatusDineutus ciliatus? (whirligig beetles)2011-10-10T19:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/19/brazil-bugs-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4509_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgPseudoplusia includens?Pseudoplusia includens?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4503_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgLygaeidae?Lygaeidae?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4493_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgLygaeidae?Same species?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4512_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgMothNoctuidae?2014-09-06T00:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/20/rush-skeletonplant-pea-gall-wasp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2960_enh_1200x800_clr_usm.jpgLygodesmia junceaAntistrophius lygodesmiaepisum galls on stem of Lygodesmia juncea.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2959_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgAntistrophus lygodesmiaepisumAntistrophus lygodesmiaepisum larva inside its gall on the stem of Lygodesmia juncea (rush skeletonplant).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2962enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgLygodesmia junceaLygodesmia juncea with galls of Antistrophis lygodesmiaepisum on stem.2011-10-10T19:07:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/22/brazil-bugs-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4591_crp_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgWasphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4585_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgHairstreakhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4555_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgFlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4554_asf_1200x800_usm.jpgLadybird beetlehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4616_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgCicada exuvium2011-10-10T19:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/23/brazil-bugs-3-gorgulho-enorme/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4687_asf_crp_1200x800_usm1.jpgHomalinotus coriaceushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4678_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgGiant weevilhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4628_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgGiant weevil2016-03-23T20:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/25/brazil-bugs-4-mais-dos-percevejos/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4545_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLeaf-footed bughttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4595_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLeaf-footed bug2011-10-10T19:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/28/brazil-bugs-6-a-mosca/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4525_asf_1200x800_usm.jpg"Fly"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4517_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpg"Fly"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4513_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpg"Fly"https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4528_asf_crp_1200x800_usm.jpg"Fly"2011-10-10T19:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/29/brazil-bugs-7-cigarrinhas/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4594_asf_spt_1200x800_usm.jpgDilobopterus costalimaiDilobopterus costalimai or nearhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4542_asf_1200x800_usm_spt.jpgAcrogonia citrina (cigarrinha da CVC)Acrogonia citrina or nearhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4539_asf_spt_1200x800_usm.jpgAcrogonia citrina (cigarrinha da CVC)Acrogonia citrina at 5X life sizehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4606_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgLeafcutter ants2011-10-10T19:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/31/brazil-bugs-8-desafio-de-identificacao-4/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4756_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4756_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4744_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4744_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/02/answer-to-id-challenge-4-aetalion-reticulatum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4756_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4756_enh_1200x800_usmAetalion reticulatum female guarding her egg mass.2014-07-31T02:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/03/recent-literature-the-coleopterists-bulletin/2011-10-10T19:07:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/05/brazil-bugs-9-formiga-hostil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4566_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4566_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4565_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4565_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4564_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4564_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4599_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4599_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4559_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4559_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/06/brazil-bugs-10-a-mosca-mais-legal-que-eu-ja-vi/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4764_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4764_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:07:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/09/brazil-bugs-11-formigas-cortadeiras/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4606_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4606_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4615_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4615_enh_1200x800_usm2011-10-10T19:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/11/brazil-bugs-12-desafio-de-identificacao-5/2011-10-10T19:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/14/answers-to-id-challenge-5-artropodes-em-casca-de-arvore-morta/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4572_crp2_enh_usm_1200x800.jpgIMG_4572_crp2_enh_usm_1200x800Tiny adult coleopterans (family?)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4572_crp1_enh_usm_1200x800.jpgIMG_4572_crp1_enh_usm_1200x800Polyxenid millipedes and collembolans (Poduromorpha and Entomobryomorpha)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4575_asf_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgBeetle larvaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4582_asf_spt_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgBeetle larvaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4572_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgBeetle larvaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4569_crp_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgDead tree w/ beetle larvae under barkhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4580_asf_crp_spt_1200x800_usm.jpgBeetle larvae2015-03-23T06:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/15/featured-guest-photo-dromica-kolbei/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dromica-kolbei.jpgDromica kolbei?Dromica kolbei? - Kruger National Park, South Africa. Copyright © Joe Warfel 2011.2011-10-10T19:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/17/brazil-bugs-13-gorgulho-do-fungo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4812_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4812_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4792_1200x800_usm.jpgIMG_4792_1200x800_usmFungus weevil (Anthribidae) - Parque Municipal, Campinas, Brazil2011-10-10T19:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/21/is-missouris-disjunct-population-of-johnsons-tiger-beetle-extirpated/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/habroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_fig-2.jpgHabroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_Fig-2https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/habroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_fig-1.jpgHabroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_Fig-1https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/habroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_fig-3.jpgHabroscelimorpha-circumpicta-johnsonii_Fig-3https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/c-circumpicta2-mo02-309_usm_crp.jpgC.circumpicta2.MO02.309_usm_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/c-circumpicta-enhanced2-mo02-716_usm.jpgC.circumpicta.enhanced2.MO02.716_usm2011-10-10T19:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/23/frenatae-2011-calendar/2011-10-10T19:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/25/brazil-bugs-14-fusquinha/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4840_1200x800_enh_usm1.jpgParaselenis (Spaethiechoma) flava (Linnaeus, 1758)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4842_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgParaselenis (Spaethiechoma) flava (Linnaeus, 1758)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4839_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgParaselenis (Spaethiechoma) flava (Linnaeus, 1758)2016-02-08T10:04:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/02/28/monday-moth-polka-dot-wasp-moth/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/img_4445_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgSyntomeida epilais2013-11-20T03:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/02/brazil-bugs-15-formiga-membracideos-mutualismo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4776_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgGuayaquila xiphiashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4775_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgGuayaquila xiphiashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4773_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgGuayaquila xiphiashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4772_1200x800_enh_usm1.jpgGuayaquila xiphiashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4769_1200x800_enh_usm1.jpgGuayaquila xiphias2021-02-15T16:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/09/bichos-argentinos-1-eristalinus-taeniops/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5202_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgEristalinus taeniopsEristalinus taeniops - a hoverfly in the family Syrphidae2011-10-10T19:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/10/bichos-argentinos-2-pseudomyrmex-sp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5315_1200x800_enh_usm1.jpgPseudomyrmex sp.Pseudomyrmex sp. (twig ant) | Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina2011-10-10T19:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/14/bichos-argentinos-3-bicho-torito/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5323_800x1200_enh_usm.jpgDiloboderus abderusDiloboderus abderus, female | Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5321_800x1200_enh_usm.jpgDiloboderus abderusDiloboderus abderus, male | Buenos Aires, Argentina2017-08-08T16:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/15/bichos-argentinos-4-balancing-act/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5495_800x533_enh.jpgNezara viridulaNezara viridula (southern green stink bug) | Pergamino, Pcia. Buenos Aires, Argentina2011-10-10T19:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/17/brazil-bugs-16-outro-percevejo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_4838_800x533_enh_usm.jpgProxys sp. poss. victorProxys sp. | Barão Geraldo, Campinas, Brazil2012-12-03T15:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/18/id-challenge-6/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5622_900x600_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5622_900x600_enh_usm2011-10-10T19:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/20/a-thrips-is-a-thrips/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5636_900x600.jpgCaliothrips phaseolihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5624_900x600.jpgCaliothrips phaseoli2011-10-10T19:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/21/id-challenge-7/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5581_900x600.jpgID Challenge #72011-10-10T19:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/23/bichos-argentinos-5-cyrtocoris-egeris/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5587_900x600.jpgCyrtocoris egerisCrazy stuff going on at the back end.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5586_900x600.jpgCyrtocoris egerishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5583_900x600.jpgCyrtocoris egerisCyrtocoris egeris | 15 km S Reconquista, Pcia. Santa Fe, Argentina2012-03-09T11:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/04/bichos-argentinos-8-mosca-de-la-carne/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5265_900x600.jpgSarcophagidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5262_900x600.jpgSarcophagidaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5270_900x600.jpgSarcophagidae2011-10-10T19:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/07/au-bon-marche/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/beetle_carriage.jpgBeetle_Carriage2011-10-10T19:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/10/agelia-lordi-walker/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5733_800x1200.jpgIMG_5733_800x12002011-10-10T19:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/11/the-pan-pacific-entomologist/2011-10-10T19:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/13/bichos-argentinos-9-membracido/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5294_900x600.jpgCampylenchia? sp.Campylenchia? sp. | Buenos Aires, Argentina2011-10-10T19:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/15/bichos-argentinos-10-friday-formicine/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5250_900x600.jpgCamponotus mushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5296_900x600.jpgCamponotus mushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5295_900x600.jpgCamponotus mus2011-10-10T19:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/16/cylindera-celeripes-fig-1/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/fig1.jpgFig1Fig 1 Cylindera celeripes (LeConte) adults at: a) Hitchcock Nature Center, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa (13.vii.2008); b) Alabaster Caverns State Park, Woodward Co., Oklahoma (10.vi.2009); c) same locality as “b”, note parasite (possibly Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) protruding from abdomen and ant head attached to right antenna; d) Brickyard Hill Natural Area, Atchison Co., Missouri (27.vi.2009)2011-10-10T19:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/18/rediscovery-of-cicindela-scabrosa-floridana/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cicindelidia-floridana_fig1.jpgCicindelidia-floridana_Fig12011-10-10T19:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/20/bichos-argentinos-11-%e2%80%93-im-outa-here/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5485_1200x800.jpgFirefly (sp?)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5486_1200x800.jpgFirefly (sp?)2011-10-10T19:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/25/itty-bitty-tiny-little-flies/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5756_1200x800_enh.jpga moth flySame individual as above, chased onto a finished wooden table to highlight its dense pilosityhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5790_1200x800_enh.jpga midgehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5781_1200x800_enh.jpga midgefemale non-biting midge (Chironomidae) | St. Louis Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5771_1200x800_enh.jpga midgea non-biting midge (Chironomidae) | St. Louis Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5757_1200x800_enh.jpga moth flyMoth fly (Psychodidae) | St. Louis Co., Missouri2011-10-10T19:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/27/bichos-argentinos-11-takes-two-to-tango/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5278_900x600.jpgEpilachna vigintioctopunctataEpilachna vigintioctopunctata (vaquita de las solanáceas) | Buenos Aires, Argentina2011-10-10T19:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/29/theyre-baaaaack/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5859_1200x800.jpgMagicicada neotredecimhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5857_1200x800.jpgMagicicada neotredecimhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5856_1200x800.jpgMagicicada neotredecim Brood XIX2011-10-10T19:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/02/love-is-in-the-air/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5806_1200x8001.jpgCicindela tranquebaricahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5806_1200x800.jpgCicindela tranquebaricaCicindela tranquebarica (oblique-lined tiger beetle) | St. Joe State Park, Missouri2011-10-10T19:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/04/feasting-on-the-bounty/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5894_1200x800.jpgIMG_5894_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5882_1200x800.jpgIMG_5882_1200x8002011-10-10T19:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/10/big-bold-and-beautiful/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5947_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela formosa generosaBig sand tiger beetles remain one of my favorite beetle species in Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5944_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela formosa generosaColoration and markings may seem conspicuous but provide excellent camouflage against the pebbley-sand substrate.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5941_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela formosa generosaCicindela formosa generosa | St. Louis Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5929_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela formosa generosaA number of individuals in this population show traces of the bright coppery red coloration more typical of nominotypical populations west of Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5948_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela formosa generosaThe dark brown coloration of this rather ''dirty'' individual is typical of most Missouri populations.2011-10-10T19:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/13/bichos-argentinos-12-lace-bugs/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5237_900x600.jpgGargaphia lunulatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5243_900x600.jpgGargaphia lunulatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5135_900x600.jpgLace bugshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5130_900x600.jpgLace bugshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5124_900x600.jpgLace bugshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5105_900x600.jpgLace bugs2011-10-10T19:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/14/id-challenge-8/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5391_1200x800_enh1.jpgIMG_5391_1200x800_enh2011-10-10T19:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/16/bichos-argentinos-13-spotted-maize-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5389_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_5389_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5447_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_5447_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5444_800x1200_enh.jpgIMG_5444_800x1200_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5443_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_5443_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5436_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_5436_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5435_800x1200_enh.jpgIMG_5435_800x1200_enh2021-10-19T06:27:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/18/stink-bugs-on-soybean-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5599_1200x800_enh.jpgEuschistus herosEuschistus heros (chinche marrón) | Oliveros, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5630_1200x800_enh.jpgEdessa meditabundaE. meditabunda, eggs nearing eclosion (note eye spots) | Oliveros, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5627_1200x800_enh.jpgNezara viridulaN. viridula, 1st instar nymphs | Oliveros, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5327_1200x800_enh.jpgNezara viridulaN. viridula 5th instar nymph | San Pedro, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5334_1200x800_enh.jpgEdessa meditabundaE. meditabunda, 1st instar nymphs on egg mass | San Pedro, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5458_1200x800_enh.jpgNezara viridulaNezara viridula (chinche verde), adult | Pergamino, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5490_1200x800_enh.jpgPiezodorus guildiniiPiezodorus guildinii (chinche de las leguminosas) | Pergamino, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5402_1200x800_enh.jpgDichelops furcatusDichelops furcatus (chinche de los cuernos - note two ''horns'' in front), adult | Inés Indart, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5419_1200x800_enh.jpgPiezodorus guildiniiP. guildinii, 1st instar nymphs on egg mass | Acevedo, Argentinahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5426_1200x800_enh.jpgEdessa meditabundaEdessa meditabunda (alquiche chico), adult | Acevedo, Argentina2015-09-01T20:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/24/super-crop-challenge-5/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5975_sup-crp.jpgIMG_5975_sup-crp2011-10-10T19:04:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/05/30/sawfly-larva-periclista-sp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5979_800x1200_enh.jpgSawfly larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_5975_1200x800_enh.jpgSawfly larva2014-04-14T20:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/05/theyre-baaaaack-finally/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6068_1200x800_enh.jpgMagicicada sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6034_1200x800_enh.jpgMagicicada sp.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6043_800x1200_enh.jpgMagicicada sp.2011-10-10T19:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/07/pardalophora-phoenicoptera-orange-winged-grasshopper/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5803_1200x800_enh.jpgPardalophora phoenicopterahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5810_1200x800_enh.jpgPardalophora phoenicoptera2011-10-10T19:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/11/do-you-think-im-tasty/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5885_1200x800_enh.jpgPleuroloma flavipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5888_1200x800_enh.jpgPleuroloma flavipes2015-06-15T01:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/13/predator-satiation/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6124_1200x800_enh.jpgPhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6139_1200x800_enh.jpgPolistes carolina/perplexusOne eye and all six legs down, time to start on the abdomen.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6121_1200x800_enh.jpgPolistes carolina/perplexus...then the legs!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6116_1200x800_enh.jpgThe wasp relocates her prey after having briefly abandoned it when we approached.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6115_1200x800_enh.jpgPolistes carolina/perplexus with Magicicada prey | Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri2014-07-07T17:22:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/17/forgotten-foto-friday-eudioctria-sp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_0019_1200x800_enh.jpgEudioctria sp.2011-10-10T19:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/20/super-crop-challenge-6/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4852_ssc.jpgIMG_4852_ssc2011-10-10T19:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/22/brazil-bugs-16-royal-moth-larva/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4852_enh_1200x800.jpgCitheronia laocoon?Citheronia laocoon? 1st instar larva | Campinas, Brazilhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_4852_900x600.jpgButterfly caterpillarCitheronia laocoon? 1st instar larva | Campinas, Brazil2011-10-10T19:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/24/bichos-argentinos-14-flies/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5271_1200x800_enh.jpgCalliphoridaeI suppose this is some kind of bottle fly (family Calliphoridae).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5255_1200x800_enh.jpgAsilidaeDefinitely a robber fly (family Asilidae), but which one?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5181_1200x800_enh.jpgTachinidaeI suppose something in the Tachinidae, based on the black and white striped coloration and distinct abdominal setae.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5272_1200x800_enh.jpgCalliphoridaeNice eyes!2012-03-09T11:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/27/tracking-tetraopes-texanus-with-terry/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6241_800x1200_enh.jpgTetraopes texanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6240_800x1200_enh.jpgTetraopes texanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6232_800x1200_enh.jpgTetraopes texanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6223_1200x800_enh.jpgTetraopes texanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6222_1200x800_enh.jpgTetraopes texanushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6245_1200x800_enh.jpgTed MacRae & Terry Schiefer2017-07-05T20:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/30/sugarcane-weevil-in-brazil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4699_1200x800_enh.jpgSphenophorus levisSphenophorus levis (sugarcane weevil) | Conchal, Brazil.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4692_1200x800_enh.jpgSphenophorus levisLaboratory colony of field-collected Sphenophorus levis adults are kept on split sugarcane stalks.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4705_1200x800_enh.jpgSphenophorus levisSphenophorus levis adults congregated on split sugarcane stalk2025-09-04T01:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/01/tgiflyday-andrenosoma-fulvicaudum/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6366_1200x800_enh.jpgAndrenosoma fulvicaudumThis individual was sitting on the trunk of a dead shortleaf pine with a mirid bug for prey.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6360_800x1200_enh.jpgAndrenosoma fulvicaudumAndrenosoma fulvicaudum | Stone Co., Arkansas2011-10-10T19:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/05/id-challenge-9/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6522_1200x800_enh.jpgimg_6522_1200x800_enh2011-10-10T19:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/07/four-humped-longhorned-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6517_800x1200_enh.jpgAcanthoderes quadrigibbaThe four ''humps'' on the pronotum can be seen in this dorsolateral profile view.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6511_1200x800_enh.jpgAcanthoderes quadrigibbaAcanthoderes quadrigibba | Chalk Bluff Natural Area, Arkansas.2011-10-10T19:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/09/diminishing-stag-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6484_1200x800_enh.jpgLucanus capreolushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6483_1200x800_enh.jpgLucanus capreolushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6482_1200x800_enh.jpgLucanus capreolushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6480_1200x800_enh.jpgLucanus capreolushttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6485_1200x800_enh.jpgLucanus capreolus2011-10-10T19:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/13/vinerunt-futuerunt-ibant/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ecuadorian-cicada.jpgEcuadorian cicadaEcuadorian cicadahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-shells.jpgMagicicada shells -Magicicada shellshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-damage-on-acer-saccharum.jpgMagicicada damage on Acer saccharum -https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-meets-nyssa-sapling.jpgMagicicada meets Nyssa saplinghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-sipping-gentiana-andrewsii.jpgMagicicada sipping Gentiana andrewsiihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-mating.jpgMagicicada matinghttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/magicicada-burrows.jpgMagicicada burrows -Magicicada burrows2011-10-10T19:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/15/oedipodine-rex/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6408_1200x800_enh.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisA dark individual with spectacular orange eyes.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6402_1200x800_enh.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisThe mottling of the colors is almost as fascinating as the colors themselves.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6398_1200x800_enh.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilis...but is conspicuous against the darker backdrop of brownish-green mosses.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6384_1200x800_enh.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisTrimerotropis saxatilis with classic lichen-green coloration.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6419_1200x800_enh.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisAnother brownish, more contrastingly marked individual.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6298_1200x800_enh.jpgSandstone gladeSandstone glade above White River | vic. Calico Rock, Arkansashttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6293_1200x800_enh1.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilisThe lichen-like coloration of the nymph is apparent against barren rock...https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6290_1200x800_enh1.jpgTrimerotropis saxatilis...but helps it blend in marvelously amongst the lichen-encrusted areas.2011-10-10T19:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/20/lined-jewel-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6423_1200x800_enh.jpgBuprestis lineataBuprestis lineata mating pair on lower trunk of Pinus echinata | vic. Calico Rock, Arkansas2011-10-10T19:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/22/t-g-i-flyday-triorla-interrupta/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6440_1200x800_enh.jpgTriorla interruptaTriorla interrupta (male) | Calico Rock, Arkansas2011-10-10T19:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/23/super-crop-challenge-7/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6463_crp_1200x800_enh1.jpgIMG_6463_crp_1200x800_enh2011-10-10T19:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/25/hook-faced-conehead-pyrgocorypha-uncinata/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6463_800x1200_enh.jpgPyrgocorypha uncinataPyrgocorypha uncinata at UV lite | Lake Norfork, Arkansas2011-10-10T19:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/26/elytrimitatrix-at-my-window/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6822_1200x800_enh.jpgElytrimitatrix undatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6812_800x1200_enh.jpgElytrimitatrix undatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6810_1200x800_enh.jpgElytrimitatrix undata2023-07-20T17:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/28/graphisurus-triangulifer-in-missouri/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6646_800x1200_enh.jpgGraphisurus trianguliferThe species is named for the dark triangular markings on the elytra.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6640_1200x800_enh.jpgGraphisurus trianguliferGraphisurus triangulifer | Sam A. Baker State Park, Missouri2019-04-19T00:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/29/speaking-of-graphisurus/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_6578_800x1200_enh.jpgGraphisurus fasciatusGraphisurus fasciatus | Sam A. Baker State Park, Missouri.2011-10-10T19:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/07/charming-couple/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6926_1200x800_enh1.jpgEllipsoptera hamata lacerataEllipsoptera hamata lacerata (Gulf Beach Tiger Beetle) | Seminole, Florida2011-10-10T19:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/09/tiger-beetle-nocturnal-perching/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7012_800x1200_enh.jpgEllipsoptera marginataEllipsoptera marginata | "Road to Nowhere" Dixie Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7005_800x1200_enh.jpgEllipsoptera marginataEllipsoptera marginata (margined tiger beetle) | "Road to Nowhere" Dixie Co., Florida2011-10-10T19:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/09/id-challenge-10/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7074_1200x800_enh1.jpgDid you really think you could just hover the cursor over me for a clue?2011-10-10T19:02:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/11/photographing-the-newly-rediscovered-cicindelidia-floridana/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7078_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7076_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_7076_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7064_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7053_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7117_1200x800_enh.jpgDave Brzoska & Ted MacRaehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7111_1200x800_enh.jpgChris Wirthhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7105_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_7105_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7098_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_7098_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7089_1200x800_enh.jpgIMG_7089_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7085_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindela (Cicindelidia) floridana2012-01-30T14:48:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/13/80-beetles/2011-10-10T19:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/15/predator-or-prey/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6996_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceraEllipsoptera hamata lacera | Dixie Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6995_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceraAnt head attached by its mandibles to the base of the tiger beetle's left maxillary palpus.2020-10-21T19:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/17/the-almost-florida-endemic-cicindelidia-scabrosa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7042_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia scabrosaSculptured elytra with darker coloration and well developed apical white markings distinguish this species within the <i>abdominalis</i> species group.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7041_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia scabrosahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7033_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia scabrosaCicindelidia scabrosa (Scabrous Tiger Beetle) | Levy Co., Floridahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7044_1200x800_enh.jpgSand pine scrubSand pine scrub, habitat for Cicindelidia scabrosa and Ellipsoptera hirtilabrishttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7030_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia scabrosaCicindelidia scabrosa | Levy Co., Florida2012-07-18T20:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/19/super-crop-challenge-8/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6965_1200x800_crp.jpgSorry, no clue here!2011-10-10T19:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/21/creepy-crawly-crustaceans/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6965_1200x800_enh.jpgLigia baudinianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6963_1200x800.jpgLigia baudinianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6961_1200x800_enh.jpgLigia baudinianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6960_1200x800_enh.jpgLigia baudinianahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6966_1200x800_enh.jpgLigia baudiniana2011-10-10T19:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/23/why-i-roamed-the-marsh-at-night/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6952_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6946_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6936_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6932_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6889_1200x800_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) floridana2014-10-05T22:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/25/gnom-gnom-gnom/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6983_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6982_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6981_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata laceratahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6980_1200x800_enh.jpgEllipsoptera hamata lacerata2011-10-10T19:01:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/08/31/peek-a-boo/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_6882_1200x800_enh.jpgDissosteira carolinaDissosteira carolina (Carolina grasshopper) | Jersey Co., Illinois2011-10-10T19:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/01/super-crop-challenge-9/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_7201_1200x800_crp.jpgNope, no clues here!2011-10-10T18:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/04/bugshot-2011-lesson-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7333_1080x720_enh.jpgAcutalis tartareaShutter speed decreased to 1/60 (ISO 400, f/16)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7331_1080x720_enh.jpgAcutalis tartareaISO increased to 400 (1/200 sec, f/16)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7220_1080x720_enh1.jpgAcutalis tartarea''Typical'' insect macro settings: ISO 160, 1/250 sec, f/162011-10-10T18:55:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/05/id-challenge-11/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7262_1080x720_enh.jpgWho am I?2011-10-10T18:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/09/bee-fly-parasitism-of-tetracha-virginica/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7260_1080x720_enh.jpgAnthrax analisCloser view of anteriormost Anthrax analis larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7254_1080x720_enh.jpgAnthrax analisCloser view of anteriormost Anthrax analis larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7243_1080x720_enh.jpgAnthrax analisAnthrax analis larvae attached to abdomen of Tetracha virginica larvahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7230_1080x720_enh.jpgTetracha virginicaTetracha virginica 3rd instar larva | Shaw Nature Reserve, Franklin Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7234_1080x720_enh.jpgTetracha virginicaTetracha virginica 3rd instar larva | Shaw Nature Reserve, Franklin Co., Missouri2011-10-10T18:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/11/another-account-of-the-recently-rediscovered-cicindelidia-floridana/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7071_1200x800_enh.jpgCicindelidia floridanaCicindelidia floridana | Miami-Dade Co., Florida2011-10-10T18:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/12/return-to-nowhere/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7000_1200x800_enh.jpgHabroscelimorpha strigahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_6999_1200x800_enh.jpgHabroscelimorpha strigahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7013_1200x800_enh.jpgHabroscelimorpha striga2011-10-10T18:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/20/two-things-i-love-about-glades-during-fall/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7145_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaPrairie tiger beetle (Cicindelidia obsoleta vulturina) | Caney Mountain Cons. Area, Ozark Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7123_1080x720_enh.jpgLong Bald Glade Natural AreaLong Bald Glade Natural Area, Caney Mountain Cons. Area, Ozark Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7134_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindelidia obsoleta vulturinaPrairie tiger beetle (Cicindelidia obsoleta vulturina) | Caney Mountain Cons. Area, Ozark Co., Missourihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7131_1080x720_enh.jpgSilphium terebinthinaceumPrairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) | Caney Mountain Conservation Area, Ozark Co., Missouri2011-10-10T18:55:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/22/not-all-florida-tiger-beetles-are-rare/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7022_1080x720_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) carolinaI simply can't resist these tiger beetle face shots!https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7019_1080x720_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) carolinaPurple reflections and expanded apical lunules on the elytra distinguish this species from T. floridanahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7016_1080x720_enh.jpgTetracha (s. str.) carolinaTetracha carolina (Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle) | Dixie Co., Florida2021-07-08T22:13:30+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/23/a-cicindelophilic-wish-list/2011-10-10T18:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/27/id-challenge-12/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7701_1080x720_enh.jpgIMG_7701_1080x720_enhCicindela formosa gibsoni | vic. Maybell, Colorado2011-10-10T18:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/09/29/cicindela-formosa-gibsoni-or-not/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7706_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela formosa gibsonihttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_7705_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela formosa gibsoniCicindela formosa gibsoni | nr. Maybell, Colorado2011-10-10T18:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/01/cicindela-scutellaris-yampae-yampa-festive-tiger-beetle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7694_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela scutellaris yampaeC. scutellaris yampae w/ reduced maculationshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7691_1080x720_enh.jpgCicindela scutellaris yampaeCicindela scutellaris yampae | nr. Maybell, Colorado2023-04-04T14:27:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/06/ozark-landscapes-white-river-in-northern-arkansas/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_7583_1080x720_enh.jpgWhite River, ArkansasWhite River near Calico Rock, Arkansas2011-10-10T18:55:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/10/07/different-jaws-for-different-jobs/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6593_1080x720_enh.jpgArrhenodes minutusMale - beak short w/ robust mandibleshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6590_1080x720_enh.jpgArrhenodes minutusFemalehttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6588_1080x720_enh.jpgArrhenodes minutusMate-guarding behaviorhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/img_6585_1080x720_enh.jpgArrhenodes minutusArrhenodes minutus (oak timberworm) | Wayne Co., Missouri2014-02-13T14:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/07/11/burrowing-owl-in-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5385_1200x800_enh.jpgBurrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5384_1200x800_enh.jpgBurrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5386_1200x800_enh.jpgBurrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)2016-04-13T03:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/19/my-dad-reprise/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/pickle-springs-na-033_1200x900_enh.jpgPickle Springs NA 033_1200x900_enh2011-06-19T18:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/06/09/eye-to-eye-with-a-copperhead/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5841_1200x800_enh.jpgAgkistrodon contortrix (copperhead)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5838_1200x800_enh.jpgAgkistrodon contortrix (copperhead)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5833_1200x800_enh.jpgAgkistrodon contortrix (copperhead)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5828_1200x800_enh.jpgAgkistrodon contortrix (copperhead)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_5851_1200x800_enh.jpgAgkistrodon contortrix (copperhead)2012-03-28T21:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/28/lampetis-drummondii-larva/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/2-4-11-04-tx04_possible-lampetis-from-salix.jpg2.4.11.04.TX04_possible Lampetis from SalixBuprestid larva (prob. Lampetis drummondii) under trunk bark of Salix gooddingii - Big Bend National Park, Texas. Photo by Chris Brown.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/p1030207_enh_1200x900_crp.jpgP1030207_enh_1200x900_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/p1030207_enh_1200x900.jpgP1030207_enh_1200x900L-R: Mark Volkovitsh (Russia), Chuck Bellamy (CDFA), me, and Andy Cline (CDFA)2016-11-25T17:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/03/super-crop-challenge-4/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_5262_900x600_ssc.jpgSSC #32011-04-06T01:01:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/04/01/enormous-unknown-bug/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5718_1200x800.jpgBerliozhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5708_1200x800.jpgBerliozhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5712_1200x800.jpgBerliozhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5726_1200x800.jpgBerliozhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5725_1200x800.jpgBerliozhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5701_1200x800.jpgBerlioz2012-10-07T06:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/24/bitb-does-coo/2011-03-23T18:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/08/la-reserva-ecologica-costanera-sur/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5101_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5101_1200x800_enh_usmParabuteo unicinctus unicinctus (Gavilán Mixto) (I think!).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5096_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5096_1200x800_enh_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5087_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5087_1200x800_enh_usmLeptodactylus ocellatus (rana criolla) - my attempt at a natural light closeup.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5149_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5149_1200x800_enh_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5103_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5103_1200x800_enh_usmA system of levees with trails courses through the wet grasslands.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5102_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5102_1200x800_enh_usmReserva Ecológica Costanera Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina.2011-03-12T05:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/07/saludos-de-argentina/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5083_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5083_1200x800_enh_usmCan you guess what is the botanical representation of this sculpture in the Puerto Madero district?https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5079_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5079_1200x800_enh_usmLas Nazarenas - my favorite restaurant in all of Argentina - serves traditional Argentine meats and wine.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5073_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5073_1200x800_enh_usmEarly morning view from my hotel room in the heart of Buenos Aires.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5061_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5061_1200x800_enh_usm''Puente de la Mujer'' (Woman's Bridge) on the Puerto Madero Waterfront. Commissioned in 2001, this unique asymmetrical cantilever pedestrian bridge is also a swing bridge that rotates 90 degrees to allow water traffic to pass.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5058_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5058_1200x800_enh_usmPuerto Madero Waterfront on the Rio de la Plata boasts trendy architecture.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5055_800x1200_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5055_800x1200_enh_usm''Galeria Pacifico'' on calle Florida - a national historic monument.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5052_800x1200_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5052_800x1200_enh_usmThe elegant ''calle Florida" pedestrian street in the center of Buenos Aireshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5045_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5045_1200x800_enh_usm''Palo boraccho'' (Chorisia speciosa) trees in full bloom in Plaza de San Martin2011-03-14T01:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/03/05/a-room-with-a-view/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5068_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5068_1200x800_enh_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_5065_1200x800_enh_usm.jpgIMG_5065_1200x800_enh_usm2011-03-08T23:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/26/brazil-bugs-5-lagartixa/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4665_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgHemidactylus mabouiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4656_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgHemidactylus mabouiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4652_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgHemidactylus mabouiahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4668_lvl_1200x800_usm.jpgHemidactylus mabouia2011-03-15T20:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/21/rain-over-campinas-brazil/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_4730_lvl_clr_1200x800.jpgRain over Campinas, Brazil2011-01-23T01:47:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2011/01/18/id-challenge-3/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_2955_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgimg_2955_enh_crp_1200x800_usm2011-01-21T01:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/29/super-crop-challenge-3/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4363_str_crp2_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm.jpgLucanus elaphus2010-12-31T05:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/25/the-12-years-of-christmas-2/2010-12-27T04:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/10/eye-turtle/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4015_lvl_clr_1200x800_usm_brn1.jpgThree-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis)Adult male three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis).2010-12-16T11:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/12/05/super-crop-challenge-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/img_4044_asf_brt_supcrp__lvl_usm.jpgimg_4044_asf_brt_supcrp__lvl_usm2010-12-06T03:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/02/01/circus-of-the-spineless-47/2010-11-20T19:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/18/an-inordinate-fondness-9/2010-10-19T00:14:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/10/01/colorfull-cockroach-discovered-in-panama/2012-07-11T03:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/28/promiscuous-plants-2/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bombus_gentiana_b2.jpgBombus_Gentiana_Bhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bombus_gentiana_a2.jpgBombus_Gentiana_Ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-puberulenta.jpgGentiana puberulentaUnlike the two previously mentioned species and their hybrid, the downy gentians petals open wide at anthesis, admitting entry to small bees and even to spindly-legged potential pollinators such as syrphid flies.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-andrewsii-x-puberulenta1.jpgGentiana andrewsii X puberulentahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-alba-x-puberulenta1.jpgGentiana alba X puberulentaThis appears to be the offsprign of a cross between white and downy gentian parents.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-alba-x-puberulenta.jpgGentiana alba X puberulentaApparently, this is the offspring of white gentian and downy gentian parents, while below is what I believe to be the result of hybridization between blue bottle and and downy gentian.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-andrewsii-x-alba2.jpgGentiana andrewsii X albaApparent offspring of pale and downy gentian parents.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-andrewsii-x-puberulenta.jpgGentiana andrewsii X puberulentahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-alba2.jpgGentiana albaPale or white bottle gentian, in "pure" form.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gentiana-andrewsii-x-alba1.jpgGentiana andrewsii X albaThe result of pollen transport among pale and blue bottle gentians, a hybrid of intermediate chatarcteristics.2010-10-01T17:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/25/first-tiger-of-the-trip/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3412_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgtiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_3409_enh_crp_1200x800_usm.jpgtiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)2010-10-25T04:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/09/20/an-inordinate-fondness-8-meet-the-beetles/2010-09-21T04:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/28/rejoicing-the-end-of-summer/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/barber-county-kansas_enh_1200x800.jpgGypsum HillsGypsum Hills in south-central Kansas. Habitat for Cicindela pulchra.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1766_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLimestone gladeSummer's end on a limestone glade in the White River Hills of southwestern Missouri.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_1786_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLimestone glade2010-08-31T03:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/08/09/whats-more-difficult-to-see/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2969_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTrimerotropis latifasciatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2972_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTrimerotropis latifasciatahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_2966_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgTrimerotropis latifasciata2010-08-12T04:05:36+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/21/a-wiley-wasp/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/leucospis1.jpgLeucospis12010-07-31T03:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/13/special-delivery/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3148_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgBuprestis rufipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3117_crp_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgBuprestis rufipeshttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_3125_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgBuprestis rufipes2014-08-12T03:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/07/23/six-beetles-ted-still-needs-for-his-collection/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2188a.jpgIMG_2188ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2187a.jpgIMG_2187ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2186a.jpgIMG_2186ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2185a.jpgIMG_2185ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2184a.jpgIMG_2184ahttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_2183a.jpgIMG_2183a2010-07-31T03:47:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/24/nomenclatural-changes-in-phymatodes/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/phymatodes-pl1_swift-ray-2010_enh.jpgPhymatodes-pl1_Swift-Ray-2010_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/phymatodes-pl1_swift-ray-2010.jpgPhymatodes-pl1_Swift-Ray-2010PLATE 1. 1) Phymatodes aeneus, male; 2) P. aereus, female; 3) P. amoenus, female; 4) P. amoenus, female ventral; 5) P. ater, female; 6) P. ater, female; 7) P. blandus, male; 8) P. concolor, male; 9) P. decussatus, male. © Swift & Ray 2010.2010-06-27T04:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/04/are-we-loving-our-prairiesgladeswoodlands-to-death/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2729_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgLichen-Glade_IMG_2729_enh_1200x800_usmhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/img_2721_enh_1200x800_usm.jpgDevil's-Promenade_IMG_2721_enh_1200x800_usm2014-09-14T03:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/06/03/critters-and-berries-and-trees-oh-my/2010-06-03T22:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/16/bitb-gets-a-facelift/2010-05-25T18:57:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/11/19/florida-scrub-lizard/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sceloporus_woodi_fl.jpgSceloporus_woodi_FLDistribution of the Florida scrub lizard (from Branch et al. 2003).https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1129_1200x800_enh.jpgLake_Wales_Ridge_IMG_1129_1200x800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/img_1143_enh_1200x800.jpgSceloporus_woodi_IMG_1143_enh_1200x8002010-05-27T04:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/05/04/cots-50-the-mantis-shrimp-edition/2010-05-04T14:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/08/new-bug-blogs-of-note/2010-08-17T20:55:17+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/07/bicycle-ride-around-lake-tahoe/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030225_crp_1200x900.jpgP1030225_crp_1200x900Looking north along Lake Tahoe's east shore from atop Logan Shoals Overlook.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030224_1200x900.jpgP1030224_1200x900View of Castle Rock from Logan Shoals Overlook, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030223_1200x900.jpgP1030223_1200x900Looking west across Lake Tahoe from Logan Shoals Overlook, Nevada.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030218_1200x900.jpgP1030218_1200x900Some might think it was still a little too early in the season for bike riding.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030216_1200x900.jpgP1030216_1200x900Grove of sugar pines at D. L. Bliss State Park.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030214_1200x900.jpgP1030214_1200x900Overlooking Emerald Bay, a glacial scour, from Emerald Bay Pass. Fannette Island, a resistant rib of granite rock which was overridden by the glacial ice, is Lake Tahoe's only island. Lateral glacial morraines enclose each side of the bay, and an incomplete terminal morraine connects Emerald Bay to Lake Tahoe.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030213_1200x900.jpgP1030213_1200x900The descent to Eagle Falls. This is an avalanche zone, and as I was descending (moments after taking this photo), a small avalanche fell down onto the road from the left side right as I was reaching it. I was going ~35 mph so there was no stopping - I rode right through the initial drop of snow as the main drop sprayed across the road behind me.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030210_1200x900.jpgP1030210_1200x900High point on Emerald Bay Pass.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030208_1200x900.jpgP1030208_1200x900Near the summit of Emerald Bay Pass, looking back at Mt. Tallac.https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/p1030211_1200x900.jpgLake-Tahoe-Emerald-Bay_P1030211_1200x900Overlooking Emerald Bay and Fanette Island, Lake Tahoe's only island.2024-02-05T13:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/04/02/carnival-of-evolution-22/2010-04-04T14:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/24/lake-tahoe-2010-preview/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2258_1200x1800_enh.jpgIMG_2258_1200x1800_enhhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2246_1200x800_enh_crp.jpgIMG_2246_1200x800_enh_crphttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2252_enh1200x800.jpgIMG_2252_enh1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2258_1200x1800.jpgIMG_2258_1200x1800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2246_1200x800.jpgIMG_2246_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2257_1200x800.jpgIMG_2257_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2253_1200x800.jpgIMG_2253_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/img_2255_1200x800.jpgIMG_2255_1200x8002010-03-27T17:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/19/march-moths-herps-and-beetles/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/811777609_ezmqy-l.jpg811777609_EzMqy-LThe Moth and Me #92010-03-22T15:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/16/bitb-on-nbn/2010-03-18T07:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2010/03/04/march-carnivalia/2010-03-07T07:25:29+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/05/29/osage-copperhead/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/copperhead_img_0075.jpgCopperheadhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/copperhead_img_0071.jpgCopperheadhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/copperhead_img_0060.jpgCopperheadhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/copperhead_img_0067.jpgCopperhead2014-06-16T04:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/10/north-americas-most-beautiful-lizard/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0316_1200x800.jpgIMG_0316_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0314_1200x800.jpgIMG_0314_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0328_1200x800.jpgIMG_0328_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0318_1200x800.jpgCrotaphytus_collaris_IMG_0318_1200x800Eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris collaris)2012-04-02T00:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/14/north-americas-most-bizarre-lizard/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0397_1200x800.jpgIMG_0397_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0392_1200x800.jpgIMG_0392_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0390_1200x800.jpgIMG_0390_1200x8002010-02-25T05:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.com/2009/07/31/western-hognose-snake/https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0655_1200x800.jpgIMG_0655_1200x800https://beetlesinthebush.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/img_0652_1200x800.jpgIMG_0652_1200x8002010-03-22T15:13:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beetlesinthebush.comdaily1.02026-04-01T15:06:47+00:00