Cranefly Face
This is the same cranefly from yesterday. Given the size of this critter (4cm long, 5cm wingspan) I felt that it was necessary to show that it doesn’t have a proboscis. If it did, this would be a “bone marrow mosquito”.
I had to trade off between showing the whole bug and getting a tight closeup on its face; you can use the larger resolution to get a better view.
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
Dan said,
October 7, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
Cool site! It’s neat to see these amazing creatures so close. I just wanted to point out, however, that beetles (order Coleoptera) are not true bugs (order Hemiptera), and so your categorization could use some work. I’d suggest something closer to this:
+ True Bugs
* Stinkbugs
* Water Striders
+ Beetles
* Billbugs
* June Bugs
* Locust Borers
* Weevils
Looking forward to more fun pictures. (I couldn’t get an email through to your address, even after removing the dead bug)
David Brady said,
October 7, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
Dan: Thank you. I was aware of the misfiling but had forgotten to fix it. It is straightened out now.
I’ll get the mail server straightened out here soon, too. Someday, anyway…. 