Strange Bugs in the PNW

[PaulB47]

Those moths are really amazing.

I walked in my bathroom one day, back in Wyoming, and saw a big black widow hanging in her web next to my mirror. Glad I didn't stick my hand into it during the night...

 

[mike1281]

My 8 year old son found this up in the woods just outside Estacada.

 

[Fjordforder]

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This one nearly got me. As you can see I chopped off one of its legs while fighting for my life.

If that sucker shows up at the family house he can have it. He can have the house, furniture, pets, all of it, but he`ll also have to take care of the water, electricity and internet, as well as start one morning with a belly full of 7n6.

 

[Timbertodd]

My 8 year old son found this up in the woods just outside Estacada. View attachment 304261

I came across one of those while bear hunting up sixes river years ago.

 

[salmonriverjohn]

My 8 year old son found this up in the woods just outside Estacada. View attachment 304261

We used to find them inside the loose bark while wood cutting up there.. I have to wonder how many we transplanted to the Sandy area 40 years or so ago?

 

[best defense]

i found what my aunt called an earth baby. only seen one once. many years ago.View attachment 303772

That looks like a termite to me.

 

[01rednavigator]

Can anyone identify these bugs? They are all over the outside of my house in Keizer. It is not an infestationn but there are quite a few of them.

 

[NWGlockgal]

I've seen praying mantises off and on, but only once have I seen a walking stick. In Beaverton many years ago. This isn't a picture I took of it, but it's easy to see how they get their name:

 

[NWGlockgal]

Here's a guide to Oregon insects to look up and identify all the weird bugs you see:

Bugs and Other Insects from the State of Oregon (http://www.insectidentification.org/insects-by-state.asp?thisState=Oregon)

 

[mike1281]

Can anyone identify these bugs? They are all over the outside of my house in Keizer. It is not an infestationn but there are quite a few of them.


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The bottom one looks like a katydid. The top one looks like something from another world.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I've seen praying mantises off and on, but only once have I seen a walking stick. In Beaverton many years ago. This isn't a picture I took of it, but it's easy to see how they get their name:

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Walking sticks are very cool. I grew up in Ohio we have 'em by the tons.
I miss those and fireflies .
Andy

 

[Blackpowdrkeg]

Found a bunch of these in a tall grass field! real nasty with a really big egg sack in the bottom of the web! Buggers jump out of the web when you get close!
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Ura-Ki, you are the lucky observer of a lively female orb-web weaver named Argiope! She is great at eating all sorts of nasty biting and sucking insects, so if you ever run into her in the future, be sure to blow her a kiss!

 

[Blackpowdrkeg]

Maybe not strange but I've run into these on the east side of the cascades quite a few times.

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That is a "small" one I found while mountain biking in Bend. Those antennae are probably 3-4 inches long. The big ones are twice that size or more.

Kristina, these are 'longhorned beetles', even though it's the antennae which are long, not 'horns'. Anyway, their larvae bore into trees, and Their are several different species, each with unique color patterns. They look pretty silly when they fly, what with those long antennae streaming along behind them!