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Post by NRG on Dec 10, 2018 15:58:12 GMT -5
Diamond Bar, CA Today I'm guessing a fly. It's an Ichneuman wasp. But what kind?Short Tail? Yes. It's a Short Tail Ichneuman wasp of the genus Ophion.   |
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 10, 2018 15:59:24 GMT -5
looks like a type of wasp.
I've heard them called beneficial wasps.
I've seen similar ones that are black.
Lynn
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Post by MsAli on Dec 10, 2018 16:18:06 GMT -5
“Ichneumon”
I'll take a guess at long tail
Pretty harmless and they eat other insects which is why they are called Beneficial Wasps
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Post by aDave on Dec 10, 2018 16:19:31 GMT -5
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Post by NRG on Dec 10, 2018 16:22:36 GMT -5
Corrected OP to identified
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Post by NRG on Dec 10, 2018 16:24:56 GMT -5
Crane flies are a March phenomenon in SoCal. That's an interesting bug too. Adults have no mouth and don't feed. |
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Post by Pat on Dec 10, 2018 16:38:51 GMT -5
That’s a cute bug.
I’d say short tale, or no tail. Don’t see one.
We call Crane flies GAL NIPPERS, though they have never tried to bite me.
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Post by aDave on Dec 10, 2018 16:58:42 GMT -5
Crane flies are a March phenomenon in SoCal. That's an interesting bug too. Adults have no mouth and don't feed. I did not know that about them. Guess I'll have to read up. |
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Post by spiceman on Dec 10, 2018 23:45:07 GMT -5
Again, Pat might have the name.
InOhio they are gally nippers
Turn on the porch light at night and they are all over the place.
Kids freak out because fly right at you.
Im sure it's a slang term....maybe
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 10, 2018 23:53:48 GMT -5
We don't see them much around here, but we do see their eggs on the tent caterpillars. Good bug.
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Post by toiv0 on Dec 11, 2018 9:14:45 GMT -5
Bugs can be cool  |
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Post by miket on Dec 11, 2018 10:22:29 GMT -5
Found this centipede last summer under a rock...  |
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Post by NRG on Dec 11, 2018 12:00:55 GMT -5
Found this centipede last summer under a rock... I was envenomated by one of those. That was quite possibly the worst 18 hours of my life. Certainly at that time it was. Thumb swollen like a gooses egg. Pain from stretched skin and pain components of the venom. I was up all night. Finally fell a sleep at sunrise and was none the worse for wear at lunch time. Those Green Banded Scolependra are really cool beasts. Don't get bit! |
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Post by NRG on Dec 11, 2018 12:03:27 GMT -5
Bugs can be cool Billy those Jerusalem Crickets are the most vile thing ever! When I bought my house the yard had easily 1000 of them. I got chickens and haven't seen one now since 20 years. Thank whomever you worship. |
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Post by Pat on Dec 11, 2018 12:34:34 GMT -5
Bugs can be cool Billy those Jerusalem Crickets are the most vile thing ever! When I bought my house the yard had easily 1000 of them. I got chickens and haven't seen one now since 20 years. Thank whomever you worship. AGREE! One was crawling up our window years ago. New to me. Neighbor came over. She said I was white. What’s wrong? I showed her. She put it in a coffee can. Awful!! 1000 would be s nightmare. |
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Post by miket on Dec 11, 2018 12:46:35 GMT -5
Found this centipede last summer under a rock... I was envenomated by one of those. That was quite possibly the worst 18 hours of my life. Certainly at that time it was. Thumb swollen like a gooses egg. Pain from stretched skin and pain components of the venom. I was up all night. Finally fell a sleep at sunrise and was none the worse for wear at lunch time. Those Green Banded Scolependra are really cool beasts. Don't get bit! Yikes. Thanks for the warning- we just put the rock gently back on top of him after the picture and let him get on with his life. I didn't know exactly the species name, there are so many of them... |
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Post by miket on Dec 11, 2018 12:54:30 GMT -5
Just saw this about centipede bites....ow.
Glad you're ok!
Typical Symptoms
At the site of the bite, you can expect:
Two puncture wounds, one from each of the modified leg claws, and
Immediate and sometimes radiating pain as well as redness and localized swelling.
Although the pain may last for no more than several hours to a several days - some compare it to a bee sting - you might suffer more serious symptoms, for instance:
Intense itching, local tenderness, headache, swollen lymph glands, dizziness, nausea, palpitations, anxiety and increasing blood pressure, and
Local tissue damage.
In addition to the bite, you might also experience small puncture wounds, laced with blister-causing venom, in the tracks where the clawed centipede crawled across your skin.
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Post by NRG on Dec 11, 2018 14:42:50 GMT -5
Yeah it was gnarly.
I was up all night saying, "if it doesn't start getting better in an hour..... ". It wasn't getting worse so I never did the ER thing. It was a weird kinda numb for a few weeks.
0/10 do not recommend.
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Post by miket on Dec 11, 2018 14:58:38 GMT -5
Yeah it was gnarly. I was up all night saying, "if it doesn't start getting better in an hour..... ". It wasn't getting worse so I never did the ER thing. It was a weird kinda numb for a few weeks. 0/10 do not recommend. Doesn't sound like a good time at all. Glad it turned out ok. |
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Post by NRG on Dec 11, 2018 16:58:34 GMT -5
Yeah it was gnarly. I was up all night saying, "if it doesn't start getting better in an hour..... ". It wasn't getting worse so I never did the ER thing. It was a weird kinda numb for a few weeks. 0/10 do not recommend. Doesn't sound like a good time at all. Glad it turned out ok. Thanks! Considering I used to get $4 each for them, I'd say alls well that ends well. |
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