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Promachus Rufides Anyone?
It sounds like it should be a cocktail, but it is a red-footed cannibalfly. They are also called bee panthers because they hunt bees. They are part of the robber fly, or assassin fly, family. The name reflects that they prey on other insects, including other robber flies, and ambush them in flight. Ambushing a…
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And the winner is : Mayfly
I have heard of the Mayfly, but I have never seen one up close in person. When I was working on the RV caulking, I ran across this. With the front legs raised, it looked kind of like a winged praying mantis that needed a tan. Mayflys are also known as shadflys, fishflys, up-winged flys,…
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I think I found your problem, Ma’am
Sooo … there is a rumor that men are not good about reading instructions. There might be some truth about that, but you did not hear it from me. This is what the Sphinx Moth picture taken on my Samsung Galaxy A14 phone should have looked like. The photo still has too much processing, but…
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We found Mothra; where is Godzilla?
The actual size of Mothra was slightly smaller than shown in the Godzilla movies. Mothra was only about 1.5 inches long with a 2 inch wingspan; I guess the film crew zoomed in like I did … or the people in Japan are really tiny. This is a zoomed in picture of a Sphinx Moth.…
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Hairy Really Cool Insect!!
We found the Sphinx Moth on the outdoor decorative lights. From what I can tell it’s a One-eyed or Twin Spotted Sphinx Moth. John took pictures with his camera too. He might add more later. I really like the hair on him. It’s almost as if the insect went to a stylist. Since we are…