Beckers and Bugs

Dogzovwar81 · Sep 10, 2014

Went out on my break and saw this praying mantis on my Jeep. I gently picked it up and then remembered I had my EsKabar inside. So, that's how this picture happened.

Anybody else have a weird Becker pic?

rokclmb · Sep 10, 2014

Wasn't really thinking it weird, but I have a preying mantis with my 14 also.

Giant Mantis by rokclmb, on Flickr

rokclmb · Sep 10, 2014

I've also got my 24 with a Giant Japanese Hornet.

Dogzovwar81 · Sep 10, 2014

Yeah, couldn't figure out a way to classify this pic. I'm changing the title, though. This should be a cool thread.

Dogzovwar81 · Sep 10, 2014

Wow, that Giant Japanese Hornet is crazy!

Ethan Becker · Sep 10, 2014

Hey Rokclmb.....

I hope you nailed that sucker before he nailed you!........ I got hit by one of those and it was like a combination of grabbing a couple of live wires and getting hit by a cutting torch........ I rarely wear short sleeves in the woods anymore....LOL......

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mbay1455 · Sep 10, 2014

Praying mantis are high on the list (to me) of cool looking 'bugs' Nice pic.

jmflem · Sep 10, 2014

This should be a cool thread. :thumbup: I used to have a legit butterfly collecting hobby before I got into knives, lol

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Ulf Krogstad · Sep 10, 2014

They got mantis's in Californi? Do they bite? I'm thankful that i live in MN where there ain't many creepy crawly's and if there is you can't die from them. Here's a pic of a catapillar i was tempted to shave with the 9.

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Dogzovwar81 · Sep 10, 2014

Never been bit by a mantid, and I've been catching them for over 25 years. Very fascinating creatures.

rokclmb · Sep 10, 2014

According to "The Wild Kratts" (my son's favorite tv show), mantises don't bite.

Also they are one of only a few insects that can turn their heads.

granitestateofmind · Sep 10, 2014

rokclmb said:
According to "The Wild Kratts" (my son's favorite tv show), mantises don't bite.

Also they are one of only a few insects that can turn their heads.

I liked the Wild Kratts. They were Zaboomafoo first. I'll have to get some pics, though bug season is winding down. Giant Cecropia and Luna moths here, as well as a vicious looking one called the Dobson Fly. Not surprisingly, the males with those huge mandibles don't bite....but the females with their much shorter ones do, and it hurts. This should surprise no one. Doesn't look anything like a fly, if you ask me:

Ulf Krogstad · Sep 10, 2014

Do you guys just find these prehistoric bugs in your backyard or do you have to look around to find them? I don't think i could sleep at night knowing these things were around.

jmflem · Sep 10, 2014

Ulf Krogstad said:
Do you guys just find these prehistoric bugs in your backyard or do you have to look around to find them? I don't think i could sleep at night knowing these things were around.

There used to be mantis's where I live (central NY) but I haven't seen them in years. And when they were around they were pretty rare. I don't know maybe they flew away and migrated somewhere else?

granitestateofmind · Sep 10, 2014

Ulf Krogstad said:
Do you guys just find these prehistoric bugs in your backyard or do you have to look around to find them? I don't think i could sleep at night knowing these things were around.

Don't let me scare you, but you've got Dobson Flys in MN, friend. Their larvae are hellgrammites, which are great bass bait. But they bite, so you gotta be careful when yer collecting 'em.

Ulf Krogstad · Sep 10, 2014

granitestateofmind said:
Don't let me scare you, but you've got Dobson Flys in MN, friend. Their larvae are hellgrammites, which are great bass bait. But they bite, so you gotta be careful when yer collecting 'em.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! You serious? Never seen an insect that big in MN period. Water Beetles pushing what size maybe and huge moths but that's it that i an think of. Thanks for increasing my paranoia by 1,000,000%.

Ulf Krogstad · Sep 10, 2014

First double tap ever. These are the insects i'm more used to seeing.

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Dogzovwar81 · Sep 10, 2014

Here's a katydid I found outside my front door.

Rsmith_77 · Sep 10, 2014

rokclmb · Sep 11, 2014

Ethan Becker said:
Hey Rokclmb.....

I hope you nailed that sucker before he nailed you!........ I got hit by one of those and it was like a combination of grabbing a couple of live wires and getting hit by a cutting torch........ I rarely wear short sleeves in the woods anymore....LOL......

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I found it barely alive on the side of a road. I saved it in a plastic bag until I got home then I stuck it in a jar with some nail polish remover. I recently got rid of it when I moved.

The following is from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_giant_hornet):

Thirty to forty people die in Japan every year after having been stung,[2][6] which makes the Japanese giant hornet the second most lethal animal in Japan after humans[7] (bears kill zero to five people[8] and venomous snakes kill five to ten people each year).