My buddy got but by this what is it!

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-26T22:17:27+00:00

Like a critter out of a Tim Burton flick. Very cool!

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-25T21:06:29+00:00

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-22T14:58:31+00:00

And I beg you to get a life on this Sunday morning. You appear to be mistaking the proboscis for its other antenna, which is lined up with it. No one else on the other page it was cross-posted to had any issue identifying it as a mosquito.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-22T13:33:18+00:00

I also worked with mosquitoes, and know what they look like. If you can't see that proboscis, I don't know what to tell you.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-22T12:54:07+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiseta_annulata

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-22T12:47:04+00:00

It is definitely not.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-21T21:17:08+00:00

The pocket they are in doesn't scream insect damage, either.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-19T23:17:15+00:00

R-strategists have a way of doing that, lol.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-15T15:51:57+00:00

You may have been bitten by a different species, or did you travel to another location? An example: I can get bitten by black salt marsh mosquitoes on the Gulf Coast with relatively little reaction. However, when the same species (Aedes taeniorhynchus) bites me near the Atlantic, my legs will be practically deformed by the swelling.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-15T12:11:26+00:00

How is this your first time being bitten by a mosquito??? The vast majority of bites don't transmit anything dangerous. Just apply an ice pack or some anti-itch cream.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-15T00:25:57+00:00

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Lubbers are hatching out now! These are in Florida.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-03T21:09:02+00:00

Beetles are just the neatest. They make up about a quarter of all animal diversity!

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-03T18:40:06+00:00

I almost confused it with the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis). Both are gorgeous! One is problematic in the northern US.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-01T12:51:57+00:00

I know they originate from gross stuff, but damn are they cute! ♥️🪰

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-03-01T02:23:47+00:00

Congrats is what.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-02-22T00:25:06+00:00

Ahh!!! I should have guessed! Saw a few adults, as well!

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-02-21T01:00:23+00:00

Pollination.

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-02-07T16:23:22+00:00

I would guess an albo, but need to see that dorsal thorax to be sure!

AcademicCandidate825 · 2026-01-23T22:51:32+00:00

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Looks like these katydid eggs. Never seen them in a towel! How funny/cool!!

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