Comments on: Carpet Beetle http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/ A daily photographic look at the world of insects, spiders, creepies, crawlies and critters. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:45:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Dragoness http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-752 Dragoness Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:34:32 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-752 Oooooo! Dermestids! The nemesis of my bug collection! They're probably munching away at my favorite wasps right now! Oooooo! Dermestids! The nemesis of my bug collection! They’re probably munching away at my favorite wasps right now!

]]> By: Susannah http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-733 Susannah Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:11:13 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-733 There's more discussion and photos of this in tonight's blog post, <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-cameras-and-water-droplets.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. There’s more discussion and photos of this in tonight’s blog post, here.

]]> By: Carpet Beetle Adult http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-731 Carpet Beetle Adult Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:59:36 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-731 [...] of carpet beetles appearing on people’s blogs: there’s also pretty recent pictures at Insect Picture of the Day, and Wanderin’ Weeta[3]. These are both a different species from what I have here, probably [...] […] of carpet beetles appearing on people’s blogs: there’s also pretty recent pictures at Insect Picture of the Day, and Wanderin’ Weeta[3]. These are both a different species from what I have here, probably […]

]]> By: Susannah http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-724 Susannah Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:46:15 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-724 I've put up a few more carpet beetle photos at <a href="http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2008/03/do-beetles-get-hangovers.html" rel="nofollow">Do beetles get hangovers?</a>, and linked to your two cb posts. I also got a great shot of the slots where they hide their legs, and deleted it by mistake. And by the time I realized that I'd deleted the wrong one, I'd cleaned out my Recycle bin. Oh, well. I'll try again. I’ve put up a few more carpet beetle photos at Do beetles get hangovers?, and linked to your two cb posts.

I also got a great shot of the slots where they hide their legs, and deleted it by mistake. And by the time I realized that I’d deleted the wrong one, I’d cleaned out my Recycle bin. Oh, well. I’ll try again.

]]> By: David Brady http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-699 David Brady Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:31:03 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-699 tceisele: That's not the point! I mean, look at the SIZE of that thing. The fact that the size of that thing is perhaps only a few tenths of a millimeter is NOT the point! :-) Susannah: Interestingly, this one played dead when it was on its back. It held perfectly still, legs and antennae retracted, for at least 2 full minutes while I took photos. As an additional interesting bit, I figured it was playing dead because I had knocked it on its back and would continue playing dead if I flipped it back over, but no: as soon as I rolled it back over it stood up and began plodding along as if nothing had happened. tceisele: That’s not the point! I mean, look at the SIZE of that thing. The fact that the size of that thing is perhaps only a few tenths of a millimeter is NOT the point! :-)

Susannah: Interestingly, this one played dead when it was on its back. It held perfectly still, legs and antennae retracted, for at least 2 full minutes while I took photos. As an additional interesting bit, I figured it was playing dead because I had knocked it on its back and would continue playing dead if I flipped it back over, but no: as soon as I rolled it back over it stood up and began plodding along as if nothing had happened.

]]> By: Susannah http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-697 Susannah Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:04:40 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-697 About the legs disappearing into slots; I had noticed that. When the beetle is alive and more or less undisturbed, the legs flail madly. But put him on ice, and they disappear; the same happens if he is injured or dead. I have been Googling images, looking for a close-up (closer) but haven't found one yet. About the legs disappearing into slots; I had noticed that. When the beetle is alive and more or less undisturbed, the legs flail madly. But put him on ice, and they disappear; the same happens if he is injured or dead.

I have been Googling images, looking for a close-up (closer) but haven’t found one yet.

]]> By: tceisele http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-696 tceisele Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:04:02 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-696 Oh, and don't feel too bad about having a beetle that you thought was a true bug; I've got a picture I took last August (and just started trying to ID now) that turns out to be a true bug, but at the time I thought it was a beetle! Oh, and don’t feel too bad about having a beetle that you thought was a true bug; I’ve got a picture I took last August (and just started trying to ID now) that turns out to be a true bug, but at the time I thought it was a beetle!

]]> By: tceisele http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-695 tceisele Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:02:01 +0000 http://www.insectpod.com/2008/03/24/carpet-beetle/#comment-695 <em>it looks lke it could go right into the bone.</em> Well, yeah, but isn't he only 2-3 mm long? Wouldn't the bone have to be less than about half a millimeter under the skin? it looks lke it could go right into the bone.

Well, yeah, but isn’t he only 2-3 mm long? Wouldn’t the bone have to be less than about half a millimeter under the skin?

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