OK, I’m stumped after looking on the web and leafing through my copy of Powell and Hogue
October 9, 2006
Mystery beetle
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Murgantia histrionica
Harlequin bug (nymph stage)
http://www.insectimages.org/browse/subthumb.cfm?sub=8049&start=1
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By: lavalamp
on October 9, 2006
at 11:15 PM
That’s it. Thanks, lavalamp!
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By: Chris Clarke
on October 10, 2006
at 12:38 AM
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By: Chris Clarke
on October 10, 2006
at 02:24 AM
Whoops. Sorry, Chris. The last (and this) was not Chris, it’s Craig using Chris’ laptop. Chris wouldn’t post something that childish.
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By: Chris Clarke
on October 10, 2006
at 02:25 AM
Man.
I thought I was a bit squeamish about bugs, but dear God, what is wrong with those people on eBay?
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By: Auguste
on October 10, 2006
at 05:08 AM
Chris wouldn’t post something that childish.
No, only children’s illustrated readers about giant nuclear fireballs.
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By: spyder
on October 10, 2006
at 11:53 AM
That’s it. Thanks, lavalamp!
so whadda I win, mister?
TV?
ipod?
gift card?
chocolate bunny?
.......<crickets>
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By: lavalamp
on October 10, 2006
at 09:01 PM
You could win crickets, but how about some beetles instead.
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By: Elissa Feit
on October 11, 2006
at 03:08 AM
Well, I was pretty sure they were alien invaders from space.
Now you’ve ruined all my fun.
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By: KathyF
on October 11, 2006
at 01:11 PM
Now that’s an impressive beastie.
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By: MindSpin
on October 12, 2006
at 11:55 AM
Lovely bug. Just keep them out of the cabbage, if you have cabbage. Looks like they like cabbage quite a lot, to judge from the pics on lavalamp’s link.
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By: alphabitch
on October 12, 2006
at 12:09 PM
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By: Modulator
on October 13th, 2006
at 04:01 PM
