Magandang buhay (beautiful life) everyone! I realized it's been a while since I wrote something about insects when the husband shown me what he caught on his phone camera a week ago.
Beetle Couple
Gotcha! It's just fascinating how this beetle couple were able to hang on upside down on the glossy pods of a weed. I didn't ask but I imagined the farmboy must have been amused as he took this shot, lol!
I've been seeing a lot of this type of beetle at the farms and even on our yard garden and I often wonder what they eat. They seem to love hiding under plant leaves but we haven't noticed them ravaging anything so to me, they seem to be friendly to crops although Wiki says most of them are known to be destructive to plants.
Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. - Source
Google Lens first identified them as weevils but they are actually a lot bigger than weevils. I'm quite sure these belong to the family of beetles.
Banana Stalk Fly
This below is called a Stilt-Legged Fly or Neriidae which apparently "breed in rotting vegetation, such as decaying tree bark or rotting fruit." - (Source)
There are banana trees down the property border and tall grasses are growing among them. And it was where the husband took these photos. I haven't been there for a long while but I believe some banana stalks might be rotting and it was probably where this fly was bred.
According to Wiki, Neriids adults are also attracted to flowers or other sources of sugar and that this type of insect is mostly found in tropical regions but two species can also be seen in North America and in temperate regions in eastern Australia.
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What an unusual selection of bugs!
Hehe, thank you :)
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And I love the close range picturesAnother post to learn from thank you @ifarmgirl
Thank you lots Johnsen, I appreciate your kind remarks.
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An excellent capture my dear and thanks for the info ☺️
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The photography is top notch. Nice post
Thank you, you're very kind
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beetles defying gravity! haha hang on there!
Haha, yes sis :) kakatawa din
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I was amused too looking at those two🤣Those are some fascinating insects. And pretty good photos too😁
🤣 they're trying to humor whoever sees them, lol! Thank you lots !LADY
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Nice one from you
Thank you lots :)
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