Who likes INSECTS???

[PioneerChicks]

I love these beatles. View attachment 2640653View attachment 2640655View attachment 2640657

They're cute! Do you know what type they are?

 

[orloffer]

My chickens love insects! Some insects seem to love chickens, too. We have clouds of lesser house flies in our yard during the day. Luckily they don't bite or anything.

Aside from that, I have seen several butterflies in the yard, and a number of honeybees in our neighborhood.

Reminder: Spiders are not insects. They are arachnids.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

They're cute! Do you know what type they are?

Thanks! No, I don’t.

 

[danielle2003]

Recently I have been fascinated with insects! I still don't exactly love touching them, but they are amazing when you get down to their level and really look at them! I love researching and learning about them too! Who else likes insects? Wanna share what you've seen recently? (Domestic or wild)


The other day I found a beetle frozen into the ice with a tiny bubble of air near "his" head, where he must have been for several hours at least. He was alive and wriggling. I cracked the ice to set him loose and observed him moving slowly. I put him in a container in the sun where he was back to normal speed within an hour, and then I released him. Random question, does anybody else feel the urge to call small creatures and insects, especially beetles, "Buddy"?

A couple pictures of Buddy (I think he's pretty cute):
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And here's a cool picture of a Praying Mantis I found on my camera!
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Anybody else want to share?

I do like some bugs......ones that move slow. For example, I like tarantulas. We found a Desert Blonde Tarantula in our yard and I liked holding him. His feet felt like Q-Tips walking up and down my arm! On the other hand, I HATE (and am actually afraid of) roaches of any kind! I know some people raise dubia roaches for their chickens.....not me!!! I raise mealworms, but that's as far as I will go!

 

[PioneerChicks]

I do like some bugs......ones that move slow. For example, I like tarantulas. We found a Desert Blonde Tarantula in our yard and I liked holding him. His feet felt like Q-Tips walking up and down my arm! On the other hand, I HATE (and am actually afraid of) roaches of any kind! I know some people raise dubia roaches for their chickens.....not me!!! I raise mealworms, but that's as far as I will go!

Woah, do you have pics of the tarantula? That's so cool!

 

[swampfox440]

I have pulled Fishers out of my own bed though.

Here's a small drifter I removed this fall.
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That's a male you can tell by it's pedipalps .

 

[swampfox440]

I love these beatles. View attachment 2640653View attachment 2640655View attachment 2640657

We call them June bugs or may beetles .

 

[swampfox440]

I like Arachnids I had a pink toe , striped knee , Chilean rose hair and Mexican red knee at one time . Rose was about 4.5" leg span . If you have never seen a spider shed it's skin it's a real interesting sight .

 

[DucksAreBest]

I have a pet jumping spider!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I like some, not a fan of beetles. I’ve woken up to two inch long cockroaches in my bed far too many times. *shudder*