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by Triss on January 05, 2006 06:11 AM

I have some sort of beetle in my yard. They are climbing on the house. They are black with red edges around their bodies. What kind and are they good or bad. I hope good cuz there area lot. Will get a pic if one is needed.

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by weezie13 on January 05, 2006 08:27 AM

Yes, get picture...

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by Triss on January 05, 2006 08:47 AM

Will have to get to that tomorrow as it is too dark out tonight.

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by weezie13 on January 05, 2006 08:54 AM

Someone from that "neck of the woods'"
may know by your discription..
But if you get the picture up and no one knows,
I'll PM the Buglady/Suzanne...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by Triss on January 05, 2006 09:01 AM

That sounds good. I KNEW I should have taken a pic [Embarrassed]

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by RugbyHukr on January 05, 2006 11:41 PM

these seek indoors for winter.

BOX ELDER BUGS

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by Triss on January 06, 2006 08:37 AM

That would explain all opf the bugs on my wall. Still have yet to get a picture. It has been pouring today. Will still try just to verify that it is a Box Elder Bug. Now I have to figure out what box elders are and see where the bugs are coming from.

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by RugbyHukr on January 06, 2006 11:18 PM

box elder is a maple

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I love the sweet scents wafting in the breeze. I stop to admire the vibrant colors of all living things. And people think me odd. Then ODD I am!!!

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by Triss on January 07, 2006 02:34 AM

Hmmm, the only tree I have in my yard is a birch. No obvious maples but then most of the trees are sticks right now.

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by peppereater on January 07, 2006 11:01 PM

Boxelder bugs also love golden rain trees, and chinaberry, aand probably others. They do no harm, but are very annoying to some people. I know of know "good" they do, but I'd just ignore them.

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by Triss on January 08, 2006 03:07 AM

Well here is the bug. It is a little blurry but it is raining outside so I was not going to keep trying to get a good shot of them.

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by weezie13 on January 08, 2006 08:39 AM

Not sure if they look the same..
Let me see if Buglady's around????

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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by Triss on January 08, 2006 09:07 AM

I was thinking it was a bit different as well. I am still going to work on a better pic when I am not dodging rain and thorns at the same time.

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by weezie13 on January 08, 2006 09:44 AM

You know, I think I should go back to bed..
I had PM'd her and asked her to take a peak...
I forgot to put the link [Embarrassed]

I'm having a relapse or something..
She'll be back, I just sent her the info...duh..

Might save you from going back out to dodge the
rain..

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

by Buglady on January 08, 2006 09:48 AM

Hmmm well hard to tell from the photo. It does look like a box elder adult but i cant see the red line that usually outlines the wings.

What size it is? and you can have them around without a box elder tree.

Any chance of getting a non blurry photo?

what part or Washington are you in? eastern or western? trying to get idea of you climate.

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Educating the world... one bug at a time

by Triss on January 08, 2006 10:34 AM

Thanks for sending that on Weezie.

I am in South Western Washington. A bit south of Centralia. It is about a half inch long. And I do not recall if it has red on the wings to outline them. I will try and get a better pic but it was raining too hard today and I forgot to run out there when the sun came out.

Today they were hangin out under my front window just under the wood that outlines the window. The other day I saw them near the holes that lead to under the house. So I will be looking for them the next time the sun comes out. I guess I will have to take one off the house and put it on white paper to take a pic. ewwwww [Big Grin]

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by Buglady on January 08, 2006 11:49 AM

the behavior sounds like a box elder bugs, and i am sure you can get some slight color variation.

Here is a photo of a boxelder bug. Eastern Boxelder Bug

but what i see of your photo does not look like boxelder.

Cant wait to see your next photo.

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