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Weird insects (Read 2740 times)

slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3085 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #15 - Sep 18^th, 2018 at 6:23am The Bombadier beetle. It has glands in it's body that produces chemicals. One is Hydrogen Peroxide, the other is Hydroquinine. When agitated, it can combine them and shoot them out at boiling temps. Not pleasant.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 11499 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #16 - Sep 23^rd, 2018 at 12:09pm Me after having beans for dinner.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 11499 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #17 - Sep 23^rd, 2018 at 12:16pm Atlas Moth from Malay.
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Morphy Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Checkmate Posts: 4838	Re: Weird insects Reply #18 - Sep 23^rd, 2018 at 2:47pm Wow!
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2061	Re: Weird insects Reply #19 - May 6^th, 2019 at 9:09pm saw this on a wooden fence today
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Curious Aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 12166 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #20 - May 7^th, 2019 at 2:13pm it's a moth.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2061	Re: Weird insects Reply #21 - May 7^th, 2019 at 6:17pm hope not a hawk moth.
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Curious Aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 12166 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #22 - May 8^th, 2019 at 6:53am why ? hawk moths are cool
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2061	Re: Weird insects Reply #23 - May 8^th, 2019 at 9:01am they lay eggs that hatch horn worms
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Jauke Funditor Offline Posts: 902 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #24 - May 9^th, 2019 at 2:55pm The mole cricket looks like 2 different species glued together.
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Jauke Funditor Offline Posts: 902 The Netherlands Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #25 - May 9^th, 2019 at 2:56pm They can swim, fly, dig, climb.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2061	Re: Weird insects Reply #26 - May 9^th, 2019 at 6:28pm @ Jauke That is one weird insect
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 11499 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #27 - May 11^th, 2019 at 8:24pm Definitely weird.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 11499 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Weird insects Reply #28 - May 24^th, 2019 at 12:55pm Meganeura: An ancient Dragonfly ancestor with a wingspan of 28" or 70 cm. Now that's a big bug. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeura
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joe_meadmaker Senior Member Offline Posts: 327 PA, USA	Re: Weird insects Reply #29 - May 24^th, 2019 at 9:14pm Rat Man wrote on May 24^th, 2019 at 12:55pm: Meganeura: An ancient Dragonfly ancestor with a wingspan of 28" or 70 cm. Now that's a big bug. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meganeura I think this is one of those https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcyZ8pnAwcQ
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