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Scarab Grubs: June Beetles or Rhinoceros Beetles?????

Gigantic grubs
November 19, 2010
Found these in our compost heap (and no you are right – I do not turn it over nearly often enough…).  I’ve never seen or heard about giant grubs like these – they are placed on a standard sized garden trowel to give you a sense of the scale.  I was honestly a little too grossed out to try to straighten one out to measure it though I know right where to find more if you need me to.
I didn’t destroy them all outright (my 1st impulse) just in case they are beneficial or morph into something gorgeous.  Can you identify them for me?  Location:  Rollingwood, Texas 11/19/10…Thanks as always!  Deb Wilson

grubs deb 300x225 Scarab Grubs: June Beetles or Rhinoceros Beetles?????

ADD a Trowel Full of Grubs

Hi Deb,
We love your photo.  You have a good cellular camera.  We increased the resolution to make your tiny file larger, and it held up nicely.  We hope that by making a reference to a recipe, we could get David Gracer to salivate and entice him into sending in an edibility comment.  Though we are certain they are Scarab Beetles, we are unsure if they are June Beetles or Rhinoceros Beetles.

Thank you!  I do have fun with my camera out in the garden.
I am fairly certain (due to the size) these are rhinoceros or ox beetle grubs.  I’m basing that (though I admit I am lousy at bug ID) on the fact that I unearth June Bug/Beetle grubs out in the soil consistently in these parts.  They are much smaller – about the circumference of a pencil and rarely more than 1/2 inch though in their curled in the ground state, length is a guess.
These grubs were in our compost heap, and were up to 3 1/2 inches long, with a diameter ranging from 3/4 to a full inch or more on the larger tail end side.  Since I was thinking they were ox beetles (and therefore not out there garnering strength and numbers to launch a beetle apocalypse on my garden beds) I simply put them back into the compost heap after I took the photos.
If these grubs are edible (and I say that knowing how a person defines “edible” varies), then a few of them could make a fairly decent meal, depending of course on if you have to remove any parts, if they shrink during preparation, etc.   And now I have to go look at photos of puppies and rainbows because I just totally grossed myself out.
Have a great weekend! /Deb Wilson

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Posted 19 November 2010 § Grubs ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged:
What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination

Naiad on a Hook

Bug identification.
Location: Diggins, Missouri, under water in a pond.
November 18, 2010 1:39 pm
I was fishing a little while back and caught a rock with a little bug that was living in/on it under the water. It stayed on the rock and didn’t really seem to notice I was holding it, I just ended up taking a picture and putting him back, it looks like a bedbug, I’m having a hard time trying to figure out what it was, it’s ”bugging” me. If you could solve this mystery for me it’d be very appreciated.
Signature: Brad McBandycars

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Naiad on a Hook

Hi Brad McBandycars,
You hooked a Naiad, a talent that Ulysses would admire.  A Naiad is the aquatic nymph of a flying insect that is usually associated with water. Your Naiad is a young Dragonfly.  If the Naiads of Dragonflies are similar to other larvae, they probably undergo 5 molts before becoming adults.  The molts are stages known as instars and the adult is called the Imago.  We cannot identify the species of Dragonfly you have hooked.

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Unknown Dragonfly Naiad

Posted 19 November 2010 § Dragonflies and Damselflies ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Snails from the Philippines

cave invertebrates
Location: Lanao del Norte, Philippines
November 15, 2010 1:12 am
i would like to ask a help to identify these specimen. i collected these invertebrates from the cave in the Philippines. i find it hard to identify them because i have no standard taxonomic keys and other references. Please kindly help me because they are needed to be identify for my thesis. I hope for your help, as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.
Signature: immediately

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Snails from the Philippines

Dear immediately,
We do not recognize your snails.

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Posted 16 November 2010 § Snails, Slugs and other Molluscs ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:
What's That Bug? does not endorse extermination

Cave Cricket from the Philippines

cave invertebrates
Location: Lanao del Norte, Philippines
November 15, 2010 1:12 am
i would like to ask a help to identify these specimen. i collected these invertebrates from the cave in the Philippines. i find it hard to identify them because i have no standard taxonomic keys and other references. Please kindly help me because they are needed to be identify for my thesis. I hope for your help, as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.
Signature: immediately

cave cricket philippines 300x206 Cave Cricket from the Philippines

Cave Cricket

Dear immediately,
This is a Camel Cricket in the family Rhaphidophoridae, and they are also called Cave Crickets.

Posted 16 November 2010 § Crickets, Camel Crickets and Mole Crickets ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Huntsman Spider from the Philippines

cave invertebrates
Location: Lanao del Norte, Philippines
November 15, 2010 1:12 am
i would like to ask a help to identify these specimen. i collected these invertebrates from the cave in the Philippines. i find it hard to identify them because i have no standard taxonomic keys and other references. Please kindly help me because they are needed to be identify for my thesis. I hope for your help, as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.
Signature: immediately

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Huntsman Spider

Ed. Note: We have already responded to immediately regarding our issues with doing these identifications, but we couldn’t resist posting this image which we believe is one of the Huntsman Spiders in the family Sparassidae, also known as the Giant Crab Spiders

Posted 15 November 2010 § Huntsman Spiders ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Cockroaches from the Philippines

cave invertebrates

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Unidentified Cave Cockroach from the Philippines #1

Location: Lanao del Norte, Philippines
November 15, 2010 1:12 am
i would like to ask a help to identify these specimen. i collected these invertebrates from the cave in the Philippines. i find it hard to identify them because i have no standard taxonomic keys and other references. Please kindly help me because they are needed to be identify for my thesis. I hope for your help, as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.
Signature: immediately

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Unidentified Cave Cockroach from the Philippines #2

These invertebrates are needed to be identify for my thesis. Please, kindly help me. I hope i could have the answers as soon as possible. Thank you so much for your cooperation.
Signature: immediately

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Unidentified Cave Cockroach from the Philippines #3

Dear immediately,
While we sympathize with your thesis dilemma, we have an ethical issue with doing your homework.  We know that researching and writing is very labor intense, but this thesis is your research project and you need to do the research.  You have submitted 9 images that you want us to identify and you have indicated that this is critical information for your project, yet you will get credit for the thesis without doing the necessary research work.  Six of nine images you submitted are Cockroaches and they represent several different species, though it appears some may be nymphs and adults of the same species.

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Unidentified Cave Cockroach from the Philippines #4

It would probably take us many hours to properly identify all of your Cockroaches, and even then we may not be able to provide conclusive identifications.  We did find this comment posted on a Cockroaches of the Philippines web page:  “Oh and by the way there are several species of roaches found in the philippines and some of them are worth a fortune abroad but most of these species do not dwell ion human homes”.

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Unidentified Cave Cockroach from the Philippines #5

Dear whatsthatbug.com,
First, I would like to say thank you for at least looking at the pictures of my specimen but i would like to inform you that i’m doing my research work regarding the identification of the specimens that is why i surfed the net to look for information and pictures of invertebrates that might help me. As i said in my letter to the bugman, i have no standard taxonomic keys and other references about invertebrates that could help me identify the specimens. I surfed the net to research about the topic and find references and then I saw your site – thats when i thought that this site could be my reference and could help me identify the specimens. I even thought that it’s okay to send the pictures though they were considered critical information for my thesis. I still hope that i can identify the specimens with the help of internet.
But i still would like to extend my thanks for giving it a try and also for your time. Thank you.

Dear immediately,
We have posted several of your photos and you are free to post a comment to our readership requesting additional assistance.  Your other creatures are a Huntsman Spider and a Camel Cricket and Snails, but we have no idea of the species, nor did we have any luck, as you yourself have seen, with any information on cave dwellers from the Philippines.  Perhaps some experts will write in with identifications.  Again, you are advised to post a comment to the postings we have made with your photos as that will ensure that whenever someone writes in with information, you will be informed.

Ed. Note: Caves are habitats that may provide the isolation needed for the evolutionary production of unique species.  Perhaps we were a bit harsh in our original response to immediately who might be doing important research on what might turn out to be new species that are currently unclassified.  Since we are not scientists, we would prefer that professionals take the reins from here.  If you are able to provide any information on these Cockroaches or on the other specimens posted from Lanao del Norte, Philippines, please post a comment.

Posted 15 November 2010 § Cockroaches ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Unknown Beetle, possibly Skeletonizing Leaf Beetle

Bugged by this bug
Location: North Ease Pennsylvania
November 7, 2010 10:12 am
Started finding this but in various locations around the house. Started in late October, the house is in North East Pennsylvania. These little critters are everywhere in the house and found mostly in the kitchen. They don’t seem to be concentrated in any one location, near food or water etc.I need to placate the wife and identify her nemesis so it can be eliminated, hopefully.
Thanks for your help.
Signature: Timster

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Unknown Beetle

Dear Timster,
We are sad to report that we do not recognize your beetle as any of the typical nuisance beetles that are found in the home, including Pantry Beetles or Carpet Beetles.  Your beetle more closely resembles the Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles, especially those in the tribe Luperini, based on our research on BugGuide. This group includes many agricultural pests.  Perhaps these outdoor beetles are seeking shelter because of the approaching cold weather.  We are requesting assistance from our readership with this identification.

Posted 07 November 2010 § Leaf Beetles ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Archduke Caterpillar from Borneo (or possibly Black Tipped Archduke Caterpillar)

Christmas Tree Caterpillar
Location: Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malasia (Borneo)
October 29, 2010 5:59 am
I found this caterpillar in Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malasia. Do you know the name??
Signature: With regards, Steven Gehner

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Archduke Caterpillar

Dear Steven,
We are posting your awesome image without doing any research as time does not permit it at the moment.  We believe this is a Stinging Caterpillar in the Slug Moth family Limacodidae, but there are also some unusual looking stinging caterpillars in the family Saturniidae and we would not rule out that possibility.

Correction Courtesy of Karl
Hi Daniel and Steven:
It certainly looks like a Limacodid moth caterpillar but it is actually a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It reminds me of the Baron (Euthalia sp.) from India posted previously on WTB. This one, however, is in the genus Lexias, probably L. pardalis. It also has a royal common name, the Archduke. There are at least nine other species of Lexias on Borneo, most of which I couldn’t find caterpillar pictures for, but I think this one looks close enough to L. pardalis to call it. Apparently this caterpillar’s menacing appearance is all a bluff – it is perfectly harmless. Regards.  Karl

Thanks Karl,
It really does look identical to the Archduke Caterpillar, Lexias pardalis dirteana, on the link you provided.

Keith Wolfe offers another possibility
Hi Steven and Daniel,
In the interest of scientific accuracy (regrettably, the Internet is full of potentially misleading, and downright wrong, caterpillar identifications that subsequent visitors take as valid and unwittingly perpetuate), please allow me to caution that it’s equally possible for this distinctive young butterfly to be Lexias dirtea, the so-called Black-tipped Archduke.  The two species have virtually identical adults and immatures, which I know firsthand having reared L. dirtea (coincidentally from Borneo) and a number of related taxa.
Best wishes,
Keith Wolfe

Posted 29 October 2010 § brush footed butterfly caterpillars ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

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