my new friends... are green!

A few days ago, after our camping trip in Kings Canyon, where Johnny saw the canyon and I didn't cause I get dizzy looking down!!
Thanks, I'll look it up. Is that the beetle or the green thing?

That was the beetle thing. The green thing is pretty easy. I bet Matti could poke around on the Internet and get the id on that one so I'm not telling. Work to earn your keep woman!

Looks like you have a European Honey Bee there. I love bees. Check out this site-
http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/

Ok, Mattie and I googled it, let's see if you approve; http://www.whatsthatbug.com/katy_2.html

http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGIC,GGIC:2006-49,GGIC:en&q=Polyphylla+decemlineata+&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Equi, you got that beetle right!! Thanks!

Christie

PS; the bee link is awesome!!

Greater Arid-Land Katydid

That is Mattie and my guess.
Come on, tell me now, pretty please?
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one more of the beetle

Nope, that's not what the green thing is. Try again ;)

Look very closely at your own photos. They are excellent photos that have all the clues you need to nail the id.

Yet another great photo of the ugly beetle.

Well, it still looks like a katydid to me... I looked in all my books here, and I am convinced it is a catydid. Now I need to find out which one, right? Right. :-)

Christie

Here's looking at you babe-
http://www.wallcoo.net/animal/insects_wallpaper/m01/Predatory_Katydid.jpg

Here’s a hint to what I think you've got but I'm no expert and you really will need to check it out with the bug folk- Scudderia

Now try to figure out which one you think it is and I'll tell you which one I think it is. Your photos are excellent so if I think I figured it out, I am sure you can. You just need a little help with an online tool-
http://buzz.ifas.ufl.edu/katylist.htm#Subfamily%20Phaneropterinae

This is it. I think.
http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGIC,GGIC:2006-49,GGIC:en&q=Forktailed+bush+katydid&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi


Forktailed bush katydid

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Sorry, I was gone then you were gone then I was gone again but now we're both back. By gosh by golly, I think you've got it!

I searched high and low, for a looong time.
Then I had an idea; I went to the website of my extension office and went snooping around bug pictures.
I am convinced it's it; on the website they say it loves peaches and nectarines; well; that's exactely where I find all of mine.
Nice to hear from you again Equi!!!

Nice to be back... now excuse me while I go and bang my head against the wall a few times for ordering a new computer with a firewall that I don't know how to configure. Believe it or not I can't see one photo at DG. My new whatever is blocking every image as an ad.

Too bad, 'cause I just posted a picture of a bug but!

Don't you just hate new computers? lol.

A bug butt! For shame for shame that you are posting that when I can't see any photos. I going to have to go bugbuttless for a while.

My problem is that I don't have the time to read up on how to configure the firewall right now and none of my personal friends use the application I have so there's nobody to run to for help and to hold my hand. The other problem is transferring data from that external hard drive. It's going to be a while before I'm totally up and running and I'm probably going to be really crabby until everything is running smooth again.

Guess I'm going to be banging my head for a while.

Don't bang too hard or you will lose all the info up there. :~p

I'm just irritated. There was a really good squirrel thread and the guy/gal loaded a bunch of photos I had been waiting to see. That was when I started clicking on anything that looked as if it would help me see photos. I've no doubt I've done damage so I'm just going to sit tight and wait for some cyber knight in shining armour to come along and bail me out.

Don't know if they're my friends ( you tell me), but it is green. And yukky!!!
And look at the goop around it, ouch!

But, if they're benefical or some friend's favorite afternoon snack, I will leave it be.
Christie

and another one just to make sure you stay ON your diet, appetising they are not!!!

It's looking like Christmaaaaas!!!!!!

Is this the type of Christmas gifts you get? I don't see the link...

LOL. You have a green thing on a red flower. Christmas colors.

Oh dear, I must be an idiot for not seeing that!!! LOL

LOL

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy!

Looks as if you have a nice case of plant boogers there my dear!

I don't know what they are. Maybe you better post the picture of your little plant boogers over in Garden pests. Please don't forget to come back and share what they are if you find out!

I am going over to report the boogers! Will call in with results!! Over and out!

There we are again, with a new friend. Never seen this one before, usually I just get Cross Spiders.
This bee was still pumping out the yellow stuff when the spider was wrapping it up.
Anybody know whether I should run for my life or not?
A name for this beauty would be appreciated.
And Equi, please don't pull your old stunt on me again; I have a hysterectomy coming up and don't have time to go explore the WWWeb again. ( hihi) ( I am also working now!)

Christie

and another pic, a bit flurry.

Run, run very far and very fast and don't look back lest you trip.

Oh my, that's the ever so elusive Spiderus undersideii var. mattisbackyard. Woman, can't you get a photo of the top of the spider :)

Hey what did you ever learn about the boogers? You were going to report back.

Equi, you are right ( as always, are you related to my DH?), I didn't share my wisdom about the boogers!
I couldn't repeat what got said, so here you go, it is a short read, apparently a lot of people got scared by my description haha,
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/773837/

Christie

Edit to say, Equi, you kill me with your wisdom, that IS the spider you said!!!
I will try to find her/him again and ask for a smile so you can identify!!!

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Gosh, this must have been one of those times where I simply couldn't control the wisdom oozing from my pores with that identification.

LOL!! Boy, I hear that southern drawl coming out now!!

No southern drawls on either one of us. If you heard the two of us talking you'd really have a good laugh. We're both about as far from having southern drawls as you can get.

LOL. I live literally in the Mid of the Midwest so I can do both. If I hang around people from up north long enough I get that accent and if I am around southerns for a day or 2 I get the southern drawl. Otherwise I have what I call KC drawl. lol

We have what you would refer to as a combo European drawl and UPer twang. Tee he.

Oh boy...lol

Are you referrriiung two mi spelingsmystaces?

Christie :-)

Ov corse not dear, ya hey dare!

Christie- go to this thread for some really beautiful photos of home-
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/788321/
Scroll down and look for anything posted by a member named bonitin.

Thank you so much Equi, sometimes, when I remember how beautiful my country is, I do miss it.
Very beautiful pictures, great of you to point them out to me!!!

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