Tag Archives: Brazil Bugs

Red-eyed poop!

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Ted C. MacRae

I was looking at some of my older files and ran across these photographs taken in early 2011 in Campinas (São Paulo state), Brazil. They’re not my best photos from a compositional and technical perspective, as I was still on … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #16 – Royal Moth Larva

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

I was sure Super Crop Challenge #6 would be a win for the house, but Troy Bartlett scored an impressive points sweep by correctly deducing that the structures shown were the spines of an early instar caterpillar of “something akin … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #15 – Formiga-membracídeos mutualismo

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Of the several insect groups that I most wanted to see and photograph during my trip to Brazil a few weeks ago, treehoppers were near the top of the list.  To say that treehoppers are diverse in the Neotropics is … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #14 – Fusquinha

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Despite their hyperdiversity, leaf beetles (family Chrysomelidae) as a group are for the most part among the most easily recognized of all beetle families, and within the family none are more recognizable than the tortoise beetles (subfamily Cassidinae).  Named for … Continue reading →

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Answers to ID Challenge #5 – Artrópodes em casca de árvore morta

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

After checking into my hotel in Campinas, Brazil I couldn’t wait to start exploring the grounds to see what insect life I might be able to find.  Almost immediately, I encountered this dead tree in back of the hotel.  To a … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #12 – Desafio de identificação #5

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

Here we go again – 2 pts each for any correct taxon name up to and including order and any supporting information you can provide.  Standard ID Challenge rules apply.  Hint: don’t take anything for granted – this one is going to … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #11 – Formigas cortadeiras

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

This week is Army Ant Week, and while Alex Wild’s stunning photographs of this diverse and charismatic group reign supreme, some of the cooler bug bloggers are nevertheless getting into the spirit of things with army ant posts of their own.  … Continue reading →

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Brazil Bugs #10 – A mosca mais legal que eu já vi!

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Ted C. MacRae

I found this bizarre-looking fly outside of Campinas, Brazil (on the same tree as the Aetalion reticulatum that I showed earlier).  There were a few of them, and although they weren’t especially flighty they did have the annoying habit of … Continue reading →

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