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August 11, 2008
MONDAY MORNING MYSTERY: Celery Farm
Saw these tiny guys on a milkweed pod in the Celery Farm by Phairs Pond, late Sunday afternoon.
I am guessing they are some sort of bugs.
Can you solve the mystery?
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Yep, it’s the Large Milkweed Bug (and yep, it’s a true bug — Order Hemiptera) — and, how shall we say this? One is not a “guy”. There will be more Large Milkweed Bugs soon.
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Maybe a Large Milkweed Bug? (There’s also a small milkweed bug.)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/504
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Yep, it’s the Large Milkweed Bug (and yep, it’s a true bug — Order Hemiptera) — and, how shall we say this? One is not a “guy”. There will be more Large Milkweed Bugs soon.
John
Maybe a Large Milkweed Bug? (There’s also a small milkweed bug.)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/504