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A strange BugAnyone know what this is

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Posted by richw: Wed May 16th, 2012 07:22

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This weird looking thing was apparently on our front wall. Photo is by brother in law:

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Posted by Robert: Wed May 16th, 2012 08:18

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How big was it Rich?

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Posted by jk: Wed May 16th, 2012 08:42

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I think it is the pre-adult (pupa) form of some insect.

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Posted by TomOC: Wed May 16th, 2012 13:42

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Keep watching it... Maybe it will learn to fly :-)

I used to have a lot of bugs around and in the house... My new dog has ended that... He spends most of his days looking for and eating any kind of bug he can find and jump high enough to capture... Ugh...

Tom

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Posted by Squarerigger: Wed May 16th, 2012 14:56

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Only one thing we can do, and that's wait for Ed Constable to show up. He will know .
:popcorn:

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Posted by richw: Thu May 17th, 2012 00:29

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Mate of mine in the UK is a very knowledgeable bug man - he sent me this:

It's a type of Bagworm, a moth that is named because the caterpillars make a bag to travel about in for protection (much like Caddis Fly larvae do in the UK). There are lots of different species of these in Australia and here is a link that will give you ore information.

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychidae.html

Some of them get quite big!!! They are all harmless, but quite interesting.

Posted by KirkP: Thu May 17th, 2012 00:30

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Looks like a stonefly larva to this biologist, but I'm nowhere near knowledgeable on Spanish Flies.

***Coughcough***

Sorry, could not resist.

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Posted by jk: Thu May 17th, 2012 08:58

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KirkP wrote: Looks like a stonefly larva to this biologist, but I'm nowhere near knowledgeable on Spanish Flies.

***Coughcough***

Sorry, could not resist. :lol:

This one is an Australian one Kirk. I cant claim any knowledge of those either but I do know that many beasties from Australia are fairly poisonous.

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Posted by Constable: Thu May 17th, 2012 15:53

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It is definitely a bagworm.

Maybe Saunder's Case

I remember seeing one in Queensland but I guess they may get to Melbourne.

Nice shot.

Ed

Posted by jk: Fri May 18th, 2012 09:49

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I knew Ed would have the answer.
Well done.
Another entomological puzzle solved.

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Posted by richw: Fri May 18th, 2012 10:16

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Constable wrote:
It is definitely a bagworm.

Maybe Saunder's Case

I remember seeing one in Queensland but I guess they may get to Melbourne.

Nice shot.

Ed
Shot was my Brother in law's who was visiting from Dubai, he took it with his P&S. Shame I was at work and missed it, but based on the stone textures for scale it must have been pretty large.

Posted by steve of oxford: Wed Jul 18th, 2012 14:58

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It is definitely a bagworm.

and you wouldn't want it near your jap's eye. ;-)

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