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leopold99 said:
you just love digging at me on the subjective don't you enmos? :)
weeeeeeeelllll fuuuuuuuuuck. let's see.
very few insect have lips.
ever get a good close up video of an insect chewing their food?
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Yea, sorry.. I just can't understand why people are disgusted by insects.
Them not having lips doesn't seem like the real reason though.. kind of trivial.
I've seen it with my own eyes by the way.. numerous times ;)

leopold99 said:
i base my observation on tests carried out at hiroshima and other a-bomb test sites. insects were the first forms of life to appear and survive the radiation.
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At least better than humans can.
Insects are the true rulers of the world, humans just think they are.
 
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Enmos said:
Thanks :)
It's a female (or perhaps a juvenile) Libellula depressa (Broad-bodied Chaser). There were loads of them out to today.

Edit: I found the picture, so it's coming your way :)
But I'm at a friends house now, so I'll PM it to you tomorrow when you're online.
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Ms. Bug is lovely (or Lil' Bug). That's also adorable!
 
MacGyver1968 said:
(Stands up and claps..raising a lighter in the air.)

Wow Enmos...you done out-did 'urself. I think that's the best pic I've seen from you for overall quality. You can really tell the difference with the new camera. The clarity and crispness of the details is much better. Geez..it looks right out of National Geographic.

and I'm not blowing smoke up yer chimney...that's some really fine work. Now if I get you to switch over to taking pictures of boobs. :)
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Thanks Mac ! :)
Boobs ? You think I'm gonna share those pics !? :p
 
takandjive said:
Ms. Bug is lovely (or Lil' Bug). That's also adorable!
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Well there were still only brown ones, so it's a fair assumption that some of them were juvenile males.
The blue ones are never as abundant though, but I like their coloring better :)
 
I actually saw a couple of Leopard Spotted Earthballs today. Growing in a wooded but open area and fed by decayed wood and debris.
 
quantum_wave said:
I actually saw a couple of Leopard Spotted Earthballs today. Growing in a wooded but open area and fed by decayed wood and debris.
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It seems to be an odd time for them.. although I have no clue whether or not they grow all year round.
I know a spot where some Amanita's grow in the middle of the winter (if it's not too cold). I think they are gemmata's, but I haven't made a definitive ID though.
 
i was referring to the clip itself.
insects are as disgusting to me as they ever were.
that doesn't mean i can't marvel at their construction or social habits.
 
Enmos said:
It seems to be an odd time for them.. although I have no clue whether or not they grow all year round.
I know a spot where some Amanita's grow in the middle of the winter (if it's not too cold). I think they are gemmata's, but I haven't made a definitive ID though.
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I walk out there frequently. Here are a couple of pics I took today.

Pretty small pics. I put them in my album (SciForums) where you can see them enlarged.
 
quantum_wave said:
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I walk out there frequently. Here are a couple of pics I took today.

Pretty small pics. I put them in my album (SciForums) where you can see them enlarged.
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Nice Quantum :)
Bolbitius coprophilus (second picture) ?

Do you have pictures of the surroundings of the first picture ?
 
I don't know how much you can tell from my album http://www.sciforums.com/album.php?albumid=55
but I added a few more pics from todays hike.

There were two places where I found the Leopards. One was pretty open and in decaying debris. The other was pretty sandy. Both were surrounded by old Florida woodlands.
 
quantum_wave said:
I don't know how much you can tell from my album http://www.sciforums.com/album.php?albumid=55
but I added a few more pics from todays hike.

There were two places where I found the Leopards. One was pretty open and in decaying debris. The other was pretty sandy. Both were surrounded by old Florida woodlands.
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Oh heh.. you misunderstood, I was just interested in how the environment looked (the one from picture '014') :)

It's nice to see other people's nature pics. Thanks :)
What camera are you using ?
 
Pic 14 was near a sandy walking trail through an open area in the remote woodland. The camera is a 7 megapixel HP Photosmart.

Can you identify the mushroom that looks like an open upside down umbrella (pics 4 and 5)? Those were in my lawn this morning.
 
quantum_wave said:
Pic 14 was near a sandy walking trail through an open area in the remote woodland. The camera is a 7 megapixel HP Photosmart.

Can you identify the mushroom that looks like an open upside down umbrella (pics 4 and 5)? Those were in my lawn this morning.
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I guessed Bolbitius coprophilus earlier, but they don't seem to have a ring like yours have. So.. no clue, sorry.
 
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