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2 points for naming the structure, 4 for family, and 4 for genus/species.
The cumulative points winner for the month of May will win either 1) any 8x10 print from my insect photo galleries, or 2) a guest blog post on the (safe-for-work) topic of their choosing.
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We haven't done an ant mystery for ages. So here you go:
Although I photographed this little ant in Florida, it could just as easily have been in a number of tropical places.
Five points each for the first person to pick the genus and the species.
The cumulative points winner for the month of May…
What is this odd little beast?
Five points each for the first person to pick the order and the family.
The cumulative points winner for the month of May will win either 1) any 8x10 print from my insect photo galleries, or 2) a guest blog post on the (safe-for-work) topic of their choosing.
Ok. Now you guys have asked for it. Apparently the mysteries haven't been quite obscure enough.
So here you go. A real challenge:
One point for order, three points for family, three points for genus, and three for species. Points are awarded for the first correct guess in each category.
The…
Ok, bug experts. Who is this charming little insect?
Points will be awarded for the first correct guess: five for family and five for genus.
The cumulative points winner for the month of July will win either 1) any 8x10 print from my insect photo gallery, or 2) a guest blog post on the (safe-for-…
Is it a close up of the female flowers at the base of a spadix of an Amorphophallus titanum (Araceae)?
A caterpillar foot?
a close up of a caterpillar proleg?
Can we assume it's a part of an arthropod? And not a plant or something?
Suction-cups on a male Dytisid of some sort?
Here's a hint:
This photo was taken with a regular SLR camera + macro lens. It's not a microscope shot- the frame width is maybe a centimeter or so across.
I think it goes without saying that these are tiny sushi rolls.
Maybe, empty egg cases of a Hemiptera - Pentatomidae??
Looks like an inflorescence
Coral polyps?
Actually, I'm going with an egg mass - maybe a species of Reduviidae?
Starfish tube feet!
I can go along with them being recently-hatched eggs, but instead of a Hemiptera, I'll go with owlet moths (Noctuidae). This is based on nothing much other than the fact that they were laid with a bit of space between them rather than close-packed. Plus the fact that they are easy to find this time of year - we have moth eggs all over our house at the moment.
I'll go with egg cases of Reduviidae. On the web I found similar pics of eggs of the wheel bug, Arilus cristatus.
It's clearly octopus suckers, and Alex is trying to lure in the pharynguloids.