tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8199681162463452115..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Assassin bug - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48860060838070147982017-02-21T18:33:18.421-06:002017-02-21T18:33:18.421-06:00i was bitten by a Z ranardii about a month ago, go...i was bitten by a Z ranardii about a month ago, got it identified today and discovered the risk of chagas, unfortunately i have some symptoms, off to the doctor with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58577713833369834322016-04-30T12:37:06.945-05:002016-04-30T12:37:06.945-05:00Be careful, these bugs are the main vector for Cha...Be careful, these bugs are the main vector for Chagas disease, which is fatal for humans and pets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365877029862731454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66830305338592510532015-07-02T14:57:07.323-05:002015-07-02T14:57:07.323-05:00I know you wouldn't kill anything intentionall...I know you wouldn't kill anything intentionally. Speaking of mosquitoes, why do you think God had Noah take a pair of them on the Ark? Seems that would have been the perfect time to eradicate the little suckers!<br /><br />Your post has reminded me to go look for butterfly eggs on the milkweed I planted at your behest last summer. This summer it is really thriving, but much taller than I thought milkweed would grow. It's taller than I am. Thank you for providing a spot that is sometimes funny, but always thought-provoking. I look forward to reading your posts every day.Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41237730217021494272015-07-01T08:24:09.035-05:002015-07-01T08:24:09.035-05:00thanks, butterfly dude! :-) i hope you post a se...thanks, butterfly dude! :-) i hope you post a series of photos showing the eggs growing, and growing, and growing.<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24270382485435923272015-06-30T19:01:52.612-05:002015-06-30T19:01:52.612-05:00http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-monarc...http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2012/05/first-monarch-eggs-of-year.html<br /><br />http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2013/06/monarch-eggs-on-milkweed.html<br /><br />http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2013/08/monarch-eggs-on-milkweed-pods.html<br /><br />To find those dozen eggs I looked under the leaves of about 40 milkweed plants in our gardens; it took about 15-20 minutes, but I was moving quickly because of the mosquitoes.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35653920635052315402015-06-30T18:40:06.185-05:002015-06-30T18:40:06.185-05:00can you post some photos of the monarch eggs? in ...can you post some photos of the monarch eggs? in all their royal splendor, of course! :-)<br /><br />p.s. b. eggs are really small, so the h-e-heck do you even find them? <br /><br />p.p.s how long did you spend looking for them before you found them?<br /><br />I-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38202681312073321012015-06-30T17:26:33.791-05:002015-06-30T17:26:33.791-05:00I don't intentionally destroy any creatures ex...I don't intentionally destroy any creatures except mosquitoes. This servesas an example of why my wife and I harvest butterfly eggs we find in the garden and move them to our screen porch, where they can mature away from predatory wasps, spiders, ants, birds (and now bugs).Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50486816246698705802015-06-30T16:56:41.552-05:002015-06-30T16:56:41.552-05:00Looks a bit more like the pictures I can find onli...Looks a bit more like the pictures I can find online of Z. renardii, what with the points on the sides of the pronotum (exoskeletal plate behind the head and protecting the wing joint). (Also thank you TYWKIWDBI, I am now several hundred percent more educated about insect anatomy than I was ten minutes ago.) The images I can find of Z. luridus all look pretty thin.Shrikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068956805601413245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19752378070229991482015-06-30T16:18:50.281-05:002015-06-30T16:18:50.281-05:00So now you have a moral dilemma -- do you destroy ...So now you have a moral dilemma -- do you destroy her eggs to try to save caterpillars or do you let nature take its course?Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-67661129294401860322015-06-30T15:11:48.946-05:002015-06-30T15:11:48.946-05:00Bucaneer beat me to it: she's an assassin bug....Bucaneer beat me to it: she's an assassin bug.<br /><br />Those mouth parts ain't for suckin' on plants, I assure you. Her offspring will be looking for caterpillars to feast on when they hatch. W_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099519910715677370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78712476079640694782015-06-30T12:47:06.806-05:002015-06-30T12:47:06.806-05:00It is Zelus sp. (probably Z. luridus), a predatory...It is <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/4403" rel="nofollow"><i>Zelus</i> sp.</a> (probably <i>Z. luridus</i>), a predatory bug.bucaneerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630311295205545919noreply@blogger.com