tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post115499780947601266..comments2023-10-21T07:24:52.604-05:00Comments on Fat Jack's Erratic Rants: Anyone Know What This Is Called?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155884011892865262006-08-18T01:53:00.000-05:002006-08-18T01:53:00.000-05:00yuck!yuck!RChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340006144797496514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155589480298688862006-08-14T16:04:00.000-05:002006-08-14T16:04:00.000-05:00Stacy:You are the winner having correctly identifi...Stacy:<BR/><BR/>You are the winner having correctly identified the bug. Thanks so much. <BR/><BR/>Jackadminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810547322546039254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155587701178756002006-08-14T15:35:00.000-05:002006-08-14T15:35:00.000-05:00It is a boxelder bug. It is the nymphal stage, wh...It is a boxelder bug. It is the nymphal stage, which is why it didn't look like the pictures you looked up on the net when you phoned. The purplish things are the wing pads that will extend to cover the red body after a few more molts, giving it the adult appearance. These guys show up in large numbers in late summer/ early fall in SW Mo around groves of their food plants. Sorry it took so long. I was out of touch with technology. See http://www.ent.iastate.edu/clinic/node/58Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155238408111583332006-08-10T14:33:00.000-05:002006-08-10T14:33:00.000-05:00BUGBUGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155047395221257502006-08-08T09:29:00.000-05:002006-08-08T09:29:00.000-05:00Freakin' scary is what that is.Freakin' scary is what that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155043581672119282006-08-08T08:26:00.000-05:002006-08-08T08:26:00.000-05:00DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155039767119985722006-08-08T07:22:00.000-05:002006-08-08T07:22:00.000-05:00Me thinks so. Although the coloring is different, ...Me thinks so. Although the coloring is different, the body type is the same. Thanks. I've lived in MO forever and I've never seen this red of a bug before.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810547322546039254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-1155004047097246412006-08-07T21:27:00.000-05:002006-08-07T21:27:00.000-05:00FJ: A milkweed bug?FJ: A <A HREF="http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/insectid/insect_info.php?174" REL="nofollow">milkweed bug</A>?Ron Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099772730874178834noreply@blogger.com