tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post7099447892223439848..comments2023-09-25T09:13:30.994-06:00Comments on Bag Lady's Blather: Beetlemaniathe Bag Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-46437900128253581632009-05-25T08:07:58.132-06:002009-05-25T08:07:58.132-06:00Hilary - Okay.
:)Hilary - Okay.<br /><br />:)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-9978279353883963532009-05-25T08:06:25.776-06:002009-05-25T08:06:25.776-06:00I'm trying to find where I thought I posted a phot...I'm trying to find where I thought I posted a photo of one of these critters a couple of years back, but it might well have been before I started blogging. I was thinking that it's a Goliath beetle.But now I see that you've already identified it as a Giant Water bug so.. never mind. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-44900016263997348882009-05-24T12:00:01.957-06:002009-05-24T12:00:01.957-06:00dfLeah - sorry, we must have posted simultaneously...dfLeah - sorry, we must have posted simultaneously, and then the phone rang and I had to leave. A June bug? But...but.... it's not JUNE yet!! :)<br /><br />Reb - thanks - I will see if I can get it identified that way!<br />But now I must run back to town....the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-48270833627302415292009-05-24T10:38:02.750-06:002009-05-24T10:38:02.750-06:00EEwww! Here is a site, you can email the photo to ...EEwww! Here is a site, you can email the photo to and they will id it for you. Or you can look through and see if they have already done so.<br /><br />http://pestcontrolcanada.com/Questions/What%20is%20this%20pest.htmRebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-50010198695100550132009-05-24T06:55:00.022-06:002009-05-24T06:55:00.022-06:00Georgie - it IS cool, but I don't really want it, ...Georgie - it IS cool, but I don't really want it, either!<br /><br />Dawn - I have noticed how fear of the unknown drives people to do terrible things.the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-68044850820491560882009-05-24T06:52:12.329-06:002009-05-24T06:52:12.329-06:00df Bag Lady, I just realized you had a post up. So...df Bag Lady, I just realized you had a post up. Sorry.<br />Meanwhile, I showed your lovely new pet to Mike. It is his position that it is not a beetle, but rather a bug proper. A June Bug, in fact.<br />In their own buggy way they're kind of cute.<br />I hope the excited barfing is kept to a minimum.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-58681817959341947572009-05-24T02:28:33.073-06:002009-05-24T02:28:33.073-06:00Nope - it doesn't come from New Zealand. We don't...Nope - it doesn't come from New Zealand. We don't have any very big bugs here - oh, except for the native weta, but most of us have never seen one of those.<br /><br />I'm pleased you didn't harm it just because you don't like it. Ever noticed how some folk do. Tut, tut!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643174590692205316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-38647639026303373322009-05-23T22:59:41.972-06:002009-05-23T22:59:41.972-06:00Oh. That is so cool. But you can keep it. I don't ...Oh. That is so cool. But you can keep it. I don't want it. :)Sarah Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525949118660493801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-62306884766533024712009-05-23T17:37:12.137-06:002009-05-23T17:37:12.137-06:00Crabby - I almost did barf excitedly! I've never s...Crabby - I almost did barf excitedly! I've never seen such a huge bug!!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-84161733719214842082009-05-23T16:58:47.088-06:002009-05-23T16:58:47.088-06:00I'd barf excitedly if I saw a beetle that big too!...I'd barf excitedly if I saw a beetle that big too!<br /><br />I find over-sized bugs fascinating as long as they don't get too close.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-12702562202906378642009-05-23T16:33:15.987-06:002009-05-23T16:33:15.987-06:00Gena - that cracked me up! Maybe I should change i...Gena - that cracked me up! Maybe I should change it.... :)the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-78601784512691208812009-05-23T15:44:40.546-06:002009-05-23T15:44:40.546-06:00Oh my. Oh. my. I have no love of bugs.
Although,...Oh my. Oh. my. I have no love of bugs. <br /><br />Although, I did read the first line of the entry as saying you heard the dog barfing excitedly. Was a bit confused...Genahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005093092821158706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-46386244700745925072009-05-23T15:17:26.919-06:002009-05-23T15:17:26.919-06:00EEEUUUWWW..... I have a spider phobia.... I would ...EEEUUUWWW..... I have a spider phobia.... I would have moved away. Seriously.<br />That's one of the things that keeps me here in this cold climate - I really, really don't like big bugs!!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329622951839766826.post-49039940346981442642009-05-23T13:43:02.468-06:002009-05-23T13:43:02.468-06:00No, I can't identify it but I can tell you that on...No, I can't identify it but I can tell you that once in Arkansas I was about 50 yards from the backyard, looking out of my back window, and I watched as a wolf spider walked across the yard. Now that's a big wolf spider.Susan English Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05661766173970296173noreply@blogger.com