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| Paradox51483 |
Little critter found cruising in my house today!Check this little guy out! He was totally cool to play around with and very friendly. After I held him for a little while and then put him down somewhere so I could sit down he would take off and land on me again. Totally cool!
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| What |
Looks to be a Leptoglossus clypealus (Western Leaf-footed Bug).
Cool find. |
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| cacoseraph |
second leaf foot bug
definitely true bug cool. will be hard to keep, as it is most likely a plant vampire |
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| Celeste |
My bug guide says generally found on junipers -- is that what they eat? I know you can buy tiny junipers (for bonsai) at greenhouses fairly inexpensively (like $5).
-- Celeste |
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| cacoseraph |
does it make me a bad person that my next thought is how suitable a feeder these would be?
hehehe... what can i say? i am highly predaciously oriented =P |
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| Celeste |
Actually, it looks more like Leptoglossus occidentalis to me:
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/true_bugs_2.html (4th picture down -- "Western Conifer Seed Bug") Here's some more info on it: http://www.ct.gov/caes/cwp/view.asp?a=2815&q=376714 It says there it "feeds on the endosperm of maturing conifer seeds" (meaning the outer covering of the seeds). I have lots of pine trees in my yard, but not sure whether the seeds are at the proper stage of maturity to sustain your critter. -- Celeste |
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| NBond1986 |
actually, it's the tissue layer directly surrounding the seed's embryo (cotyledon(s), hypocotyl, radicle, etc...) the outer covering is the hard "shell" thing, called the seed coat most of the nourishment we get from eating seeds is from the endosperm. |
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