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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 22, 2016 - 07:32pm PT
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Here's my Matterhorn spider. His body was about 12-14mm and his leg span was
like 100! Temp was about 5C, not counting a wicked wind chill. Dude was
impressive!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Aug 22, 2016 - 08:37pm PT
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Looks like opiliones.
edit: also looks like one of operators of the the H. G. Wells War of the Worlds mechanos.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 24, 2016 - 06:09pm PT
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Insects are cool animals.
But we're talking about Insetcs.
"You on da wrong thread, dude," said the spider to da fly.
Larva of the Gulf Fritillary. (Agraulis vanillae)
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Lorenzo
Trad climber
Portland Oregon
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Aug 24, 2016 - 06:24pm PT
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
Aug 21, 2012 - 03:14pm PT
Interesting this is coming up right now.I know,not an insect but I am currently in a battle with a black widow(as we speak).I'm in the process of pulling all reading material away from the wall where I've seen it the last two nights.I've owned this house for fourteen years and only ever seen one indoors.I watched it go back outside.Problem solved.These things are quik.It's in a spot that can only be reached via skinny vacuum attachment so I can't just smash it.Every time I simply turned on the hoover it takes off into the books and mags.Their are plenty outside and that's fine,but this one has provided uneasy sleep the last couple nights.Any thoughts,experiences,or suggestions.I hate these things and apparently the venom attacks your liver.My liver has been attacked enough ;)).
Yer...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 31, 2016 - 11:42am PT
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Saw the biggest Tarantula Hawk wasp evah the other day. Dude almost flew into my chest!
Only missed me by a foot! Pretty sure she woulda knocked me down! I thought it was a
hummingbird at first - a good 3"! Almost flew into the wifey, too. That woulda caused major
mayhem - luckily she didn't see it. The Red Velvet 'ants' are about done but I saw one Monday.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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a City of Rocks resident
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 31, 2016 - 04:30pm PT
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House fly.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Oct 31, 2016 - 05:47pm PT
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super cool
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 19, 2016 - 05:36pm PT
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Eat your heart out, Ondra.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 20, 2016 - 02:17pm PT
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Another bug dude with a climbing jones, but not real flashy.
He liked the jugs on this river rock.
He dug the heck out of this ridge traverse on south county sandstone.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aphids on pyracantha bush.
Edit: Mea culpa, the aphid is not an insect. But it's an insetc, all the same, smarty pants.
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Mouse - I'd guess (not having him in hand) that your climbing bug is a spined soldier bug, genus Podisus. They're predacious on the larvae of Lepidopterans - like moths, butterflies etc.
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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On closer look, more likely it's a brown marmorated stink bug, Genus Euschistus. Hard to see whether the "shoulders' are sharply spiny or slightly rounded, which makes an ID difference. The antennae are right for Euschistus too.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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An arthropod but not an insect
Another, which I have seen and photographed but did not know by name until know
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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a veritable Abrams tank:
Jerusalem crickets are a group of large, flightless insects of the genus Stenopelmatus. They are native to the western United States and parts of Mexico. Its large head has inspired both Native American and Spanish names.
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