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rjlittlefield Site Admin

Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 19551 Location: Richland, Washington State, USA
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:37 pm Post subject: Waves in bronze |
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A puzzle piece... What is it?
Frame width a little under 2 mm.
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canonian

Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 890 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 1:10 am Post subject: |
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The first thing that sprung to mind: an autumn leaf, but at this scale...? _________________ Fred
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Eric F

Joined: 11 Nov 2008 Posts: 246 Location: Sacramento, Calif.
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:29 am Post subject: |
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Wing veins of an insect; not sure which...possibly a leafhopper of some sort? |
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abpho

Joined: 17 Aug 2011 Posts: 1426 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:29 am Post subject: |
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I am going to say wing. Not sure what kind either. I would expect it to be transparent. |
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BugEZ
Joined: 26 Mar 2011 Posts: 734 Location: Loves Park Illinois
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject: Grasshopper wing? |
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I went to my bone yard and looked over various wings. My first thought was that it was a mantis wing. Nope... my praying mantis wing is about the right color but too transparent. Second thought is that it is a grasshopper wing. It is the closest texture and transparency. So I am guessing it is a grasshopper wing.
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Charles Krebs

Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 5805 Location: Issaquah, WA USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Back of a "true bug" like Pentatomidae (Stink Bugs)? _________________ http://www.krebsmicro.com |
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canonian

Joined: 31 Aug 2010 Posts: 890 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Due to the nature of this forum, everyone is looking at insects or insectwings
Could it be a non-insect, non animal?
We need some more clues, Rik. Are we at the right track? _________________ Fred
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Planapo

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 1533 Location: Germany, in the United States of Europe
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Part of an insect's sound producing organ, perhaps that of a true bug?
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rjlittlefield Site Admin

Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 19551 Location: Richland, Washington State, USA
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | We need some more clues, Rik. Are we at the right track? |
Gosh, I was feeling bad about giving away "Frame width a little under 2 mm"!
It's a wing, but only roughly any of the wings mentioned so far.
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abpho

Joined: 17 Aug 2011 Posts: 1426 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Haltere. |
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Craig Gerard

Joined: 01 May 2010 Posts: 2877 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:54 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | Frame width a little under 2mm |
Assuming the width has not been cropped.... a frame width of 2mm would indicate approximately 10X magnification?
Bronze..........coin.......with a bird engraving?
Craig _________________ To use a classic quote from 'Antz' - "I almost know exactly what I'm doing!" |
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NikonUser

Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 2555 Location: southern New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:04 am Post subject: |
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Membrane of the hemelytron of a Leptoglossus occidentalis that mistakenly wandered into the Littlefield home in search of a hibernating site.
EDIT: As this bug appears to be associated with the Yellow-shafted Flicker feather I now believe this bug did not wander into the Littlefield home in WA.
The feather is eastern, so bug collected while Rik was on vacation away from home; somewhat casual camera setup is also suggestive.
I'm really out on a limb here  _________________ NU.
student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.
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rjlittlefield Site Admin

Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 19551 Location: Richland, Washington State, USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:52 am Post subject: |
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NU, your analysis is worthy of Sherlock Holmes!
Stepping out, here are more images...
A looser crop:
Full frame, Canon T1i with MP-E 65 at 4X:
The whole bug:
All images except the last are from the same stack -- MP-E 65 at 4X, f/4, focus step 0.037 mm, flash through a paper towel cylinder. The last one is a single frame at f/16 using Canon 100 mm macro lens, cloudy daylight.
Location is Stillwater, Minnesota.
Charles Krebs' guess was close enough that I had to hedge my response: "but only roughly any of the wings mentioned so far".
It is certainly a true bug, not Pentatomidae but sometimes called a "stink bug" nonetheless. Ah, what a tangled web we weave...
Many thanks to everyone for contributing to this round of What Is That Thing, Anyway?
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eurythyrea

Joined: 25 Dec 2010 Posts: 123 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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What a coincidence! Just found one of these beasts here in Hungary. It's pity I couldn't tell the solution
This species is introduced to Europe in the 2000's, since then is expanding dinamically. _________________ Nikola Rahmé
Hungary
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Charles Krebs

Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 5805 Location: Issaquah, WA USA
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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Aaarrrgghhh! That's exactly the insect I was thinking about. I actually photographed that exact "pattern" not too long ago, but never posted the image! _________________ http://www.krebsmicro.com |
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