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Richprins wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:16 pm I don't think many have a favourite bug, Klippies!

There is something for every one, you might like the Sundowner Moth

Isn't a stink bug a beetle?

Lisbeth wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 7:40 pm Isn't a stink bug a beetle?

No, a bug is a bug and a beetle is a beetle

Ooh! Sundowner moth, eh!?

I don't like stink bugs Especially when they stink

Klipspringer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:50 pm Beetles are - as far as I know - the largest order in the animal kingdom, there are millions

They are my favourites.

I guess ExFmem's favourites are lacewings

Re: beetles - When the British scientist J.B.S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about the work of the Creator from a study of His works, Haldane reportedly replied, "an inordinate fondness for beetles."

Actually, my favorites are Robber Flies and equally, Plant Hoppers, due to their exquisite colors and exotic forms. ("Proof positive the Creator does drugs.")

ExFmem wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:21 am

Actually, my favorites are Robber Flies and equally, Plant Hoppers, due to their exquisite colors and exotic forms. ("Proof positive the Creator does drugs.")

You like predators

Here is a nice brochure for you
https://asiloidflies.si.edu/sites/defau ... _2017b.pdf

One species perches on dung piles and waits for dung beetles to catch but most hunt on the wing

I had just downloaded that publication last week and it is really a great help. Thanks! I know what I'll be doing today...

I have been reading a bit there, but still - they look very undistinguishable to me.

And who understands these keys?