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> Whatever it is, it certainly released a foul odour. Maybe that is fair
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Hi Nancy & All, Aug 4, 2013
Do these insects flick their antennae and wings frequently ? The =
large spurs on the meso and metatibia suggest Spider Wasp.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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From: Nancy P Dowd=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bug or Wasp
Unfortunately, no. I just snapped the one photo at high noon. Hence =
the shadows and darkness.=20
Thanks for checking. I too am now favouring a wasp ID. Live and learn. =
Nancy
Sent from my iPhone
On 2013-08-04, at 7:08 PM, "Hebda, Andrew J" <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> =
wrote:
I found the image a bit too dark to play with. O)verall shape is =
wasp-like, Nancy... any chance for a paler image?
Andrew
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
on behalf of Angus MacLean [cold_mac@hotmail.com]
Sent: August-04-13 6:24 PM
To: naturens
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Bug or Wasp
The creature is quite dark on my monitor so I cannot make out any =
detail. The shape of the head is wrong for a Alydus. It appears to be an =
Ichneumon wasp. The smell is another mystery!!
Angus
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> Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Do not disturb this Bug
> From: nancypdowd@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 18:27:42 -0300
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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> It has been thoughtfully pointed out to me that maybe this smelly =
creature is a wasp rather than a bug. Insects can be difficult.=20
>=20
> So I will ask any insect people to please take a close look. I =
have tried and am still sitting on the fence.=20
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> Whatever it is, it certainly released a foul odour. Maybe that is =
fairly common reaction for many insects who feel threatened rather than =
just the ones we consider "stink bugs"?
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> Nancy
>=20
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 2013-08-04, at 6:28 AM, nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> > Last week this Broad Headed Bug (Alydus spp) landed on my shoe. =
The ID
> > should be correct at least to genus level:
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9428490966/
> >=20
> > You cannot miss these attractive insects- they have such a deep,
> > shiny, black body with glossy black wings they really stand out. =
Very
> > active. Quite common in E Dalhousie, Kings Co.
> >=20
> > What you don't want to do is threaten them. I reached down to =
sweep
> > this bug onto the ground and it released the most obnoxious =
odour-
> > incredibly awful! Reading up on them later I see the BH Bug =
family
> > (Alydidae) even outstinks the Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae) who get =
all
> > the press in that department.
> >=20
> > Incidentally brightly coloured Crocs (footwear) are fine insect
> > attractors. So far this bug, dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies =
and
> > butterflies have landed on them. Even Hummingbirds check them =
out.
> >=20
> > Nancy
> >=20
> > Sent from my iPhone
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