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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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May 28, 2016 - 04:51pm PT
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Mouse - not my photo. Dick Fast, retired doc, built his own rig to stack micro photos for great depth of field.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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If I never entomologize
It should come as no surprise
But by looking in that wasp's two eyes,
That one's a Vespula invadus, guys
And for my lack I can't apologize.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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It seems to be a bumper crop this spring of Mutillids, aka, Velvet 'Ants', aka, Cow Killers.
Maybe I'll take my macro lens out today and find one.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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He's not gonna beat the record that way. His life's too short as it 'tis.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jun 12, 2016 - 08:05pm PT
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Mariposa Lil viciously attacked by giant swallowtail.
Video at 5:11.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 15, 2016 - 08:53pm PT
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"Are you feeling lucky today, punk? Well, are you?"
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Another amazing shot from Dick Fast. Insect was trapped in a bit of tree fluff. Critter was only about 3mm long.
Any entomologists out there? Maybe a Hemipteran? Maybe Miridae?
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Aphid. You can see the cornicles.
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BLUEBLOCR
Social climber
joshua tree
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i overheard yucca valley has an epidemic of mosquitos right now. which is queer to say the least! and we know of atleast 5 yucca'ownian's visting florida right now too.
BAN zika in yucca!
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Fossil climber
Trad climber
Atlin, B. C.
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Thanks, Willoughby - you're probably right, although I don't really see the cornicles.
I've been trying to work with a 1954 edition of Borror and Delong. Guess I'd better get a more recent book
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Here's how I'm seeing it. I initially was looking on my phone, and I think my mind filled in the blanks, but I still think this is valid. The right one is clearly visible, and the left is obscured behind its left hind femur.
I'm currently at war with these suckers over claim to my pepper plants.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Hello.
We are insetcs. We are not aliens come to ensalve you.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Cool shot, MH!
I found a really cool spider way up on the Matterhorn. It was freezing but he didn't
seem to mind.
I gotta try and transfer the pics to my phone.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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I found a really cool spider way up on the Matterhorn.
Excellent teaser.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Yes, and was it an alpine white spider? (I don't know the scientific name.)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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You'll have to wait on the Matterhorn spider but here's Mouse's White Spider.
It's in pretty good knick for August.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 10, 2016 - 07:18pm PT
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Aug 12, 2016 - 02:26pm PT
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