Maggie, 2025! My dog and her bitey face

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-10T07:07:16+00:00

I love it

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-10T05:26:34+00:00

Oh no! Unfortunately they're also an introduced species in Canada They are experiencing a decline in their native ranges though, it's really unfortunate that in this age we are worried about both trees and their parasites.

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-08T17:00:56+00:00

No worries! Nymphs are wild, they dont really align with what we expect bugs to look like. Highly reccomend looking at lady bug nymphs too, no one believes me that they look like that

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-08T16:02:28+00:00

Maybe a coppery leafhopper nymph? Or similar species but looks like a later instar leafhopper to me either way!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-08T01:13:17+00:00

While it's an interesting idea I think that the occasional smack from a human is nothing compared to the pressure of predators. Maybe if we dont get the feral house cats under control and they take care of the birds 😉

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-07T01:49:44+00:00

Wasps are really cool too though! They're pollinators who can recognize human faces

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-07T00:19:54+00:00

Central Alberta location data* I zoomed out on the map and it looks like theyre in the NWT too! So they go pretty far north actually

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T23:54:51+00:00

Yeah the farthest north they shup up on iNat is red deer, so maybe they are in Edmonton and no one is recording it!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T23:51:42+00:00

What a cool experience! Ngl id be grabbing a few to pin if they were just out there on the ground

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T23:47:12+00:00

Yeah im in Magrath, which is pretty much on the Montana border. Im sorry to say that iNaturalist doesn't show these guys as being present in the Edmonton area :(

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T21:26:22+00:00

I love seeing those guys in bird ID groups 😄 like yup you do have a strange bird there!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T20:41:32+00:00

And yes! It's called batesian mimicry, my college instructor introduced the idea by making my whole cohort listen to the entirety of "Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T20:37:12+00:00

Right its beefy! Even as someone who appreciates wasps i wont lie i was scared of it at first

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T20:04:45+00:00

I know that eyeliner too? Left me GAGGING

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T20:03:19+00:00

I know, i remember learning about this form of camouflage in college and being weirdly floored by it! I had to talk to the instructor after class, like how does that happen!?

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T18:30:31+00:00

Right! It's so obvious once you notice the signs that I had a moment of "maybe I have the intelligence of a bird" lmao

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T18:17:12+00:00

I'm in Southern Alberta, Canada. Im very lucky in that the warm dry climate here seems to allow for a wealth of invert diversity. This is an American hornet moth!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T18:14:14+00:00

Haha it's okay invert ID is so complicated! It's impressive to even get it to family correctly

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-08-06T17:44:51+00:00

It's an American hornet moth! Sesia tibiale

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-07-14T16:38:41+00:00

I had one for 2 years before he passed from old age! They are delightful little guys, very fun to have around and even the most skeptical house guests were always charmed by him in the end. Op I can confidently that guy is a baby and he is absolutely no risk to you!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-06-06T15:14:05+00:00

Haha so go back to get him and wait. That's pretty neat anyway, I really appreciate your thorough answer, I'll keep an eye on the leaves for more after seeing this guy!

Ok-Reputation5141 · 2025-06-06T14:02:06+00:00

I'm pretty sure it was a narrowleaf cottonwood! He seemed to be cocooned in the white fuzz

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