Bush Bug

[Ken Ramos]

Okay it has been a while since I posted anything. My feelings have been hurt by all those great Myxo images that have been popping up around here lately. Although it has been raining quite a bit here of late and that is good for myxo's, I would have had to drive high in to the mountains to find them and being late in the day, it would be dark when I got there and a "booger" might would get me.



So here is an Ambush Bug I found hanging off of a Blackberry vine out at the edge of the yard. It didn't try to run me off like Sues wasp and if it did, I would have went back into the house and have gotten that can of RAID out from under the sink.

[rjlittlefield]

Gosh, what a pleasant green scene -- almost pastoral, it must seem, to the little bug (off screen) walking calmly up the stem. Then all of a sudden, GLOMP!, and part of the stem flashes out like the flame of a dragon, and the little bug becomes dinner.

It's bedtime now. I think I'll go have some sweet dreams of walking in the pleasant green fields...

Nice shot, Ken!

--Rik

[Adrian]

nice photograph, thats one interesting looking bug.

i didnt know that even nature enthusiasts/freaks had can's of RAID, you evil man you Ken!.

[beetleman]

I agree Ken, a very well done shot of a cool looking bug. Great focus and scene. He is very well Camouflaged. I wonder if they change color a little or do they pick the color to match their color, like those matching crab spiders on the flowers

[salden]

He sure is a cute little thing (the bug, Ken ). Looks like you could pick him up and pet him.

[Ken Ramos]

Doug asked:

I wonder if they change color a little or do they pick the color to match their color, like those matching crab spiders on the flowers

From what I can gather Doug, they change their color to match the flower or substrate they are on, much like some Crab Spiders do. Thanks Doug.

Rik wrote:

It's bedtime now. I think I'll go have some sweet dreams of walking in the pleasant green fields...

Thanks Rik. Pleasant dreams... "CHOMP!"

Adrian wrote:

i didnt know that even nature enthusiasts/freaks had can's of RAID

Well I may be a nature enthusiast but I also have arachniphobia too. Thanks Adrian

Sue wrote:

Looks like you could pick him up and pet him.

Well I guess you could Sue but from what I have read about these things and the Assassin of which they are kin to, they can really put a hurt'n on humans too. Thanks Sue.

[salden]

Sue wrote:

Looks like you could pick him up and pet him.

Well I guess you could Sue but from what I have read about these things and the Assassin of which they are kin to, they can really put a hurt'n on humans too. Thanks Sue. [/quote]

That is why I said YOU could pick him up and pet him...