help... whats this bug?

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KJH807
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2008/09/01 22:45:37 (permalink)

help... whats this bug?

they came on like a blizzard on friday night at a farm pond

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    Cold
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/01 22:52:57 (permalink)
    Not sure, but consider this site:

    http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

    it's pretty cool!
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 01:46:58 (permalink)
    A rare and elusive Northern Spotted neematoad Nymph, Very poisonous, and very agressive, Known to take down elephants. 



    I have no idea. Cool Site though.

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    woodnickle
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 07:50:48 (permalink)
    Flying ants?

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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 07:55:59 (permalink)
    Looks like the same bug at the farm pond by my house.  I'm guessing a flying ant as well.

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    KJH807
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 08:14:20 (permalink)
    i was thinking flying ants...

    they came on THICK right before sunset
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 11:36:50 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: KJH807

    i was thinking flying ants...

    they came on THICK right before sunset

     
    It's some kind of flying ant.  When they decide to hatch, the times I've seen flying ants, it's ridiculous.  Tons of them.  They get all in your ears and nose, etc.
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 12:03:12 (permalink)
    Without a scaling reference, I thought it was wasp-sized, but if it is that small, I agree that it's probably some type of flying ant (there are several sub-species).  In fact, I was at the mouth of Trout Run this weekend and they were like D-nymph says, all up in my face and ears, and my buddy even got bit by a few.  Over 100 were on my car after just 30 minutes of fishing, getting stuck in the condensation on the roof and trunk, and a half-dozen or so even hitched a ride back to our campsite, probably getting in right as we arrived.  They were really annoying, but I'm sure they become a trout & bluegill buffet.
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 12:06:07 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Cold

    Without a scaling reference, I thought it was wasp-sized,

     
    Some of them are real small, some are about the size of a house fly, roughly.  Bigger than most regular ants.
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 12:07:18 (permalink)
    I see, most of the ones ive seen, including the ones @ Trout, were tiny...you could fit a dozen on a dime.
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 13:46:07 (permalink)
    looks like flying aunts, watch out next week the flying uncles should be out and about. their bigger, drunker and don't fly too straight!

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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/02 22:37:09 (permalink)
    Submit the picture to www.bugguide.net. I'm sure you'll get an answer or two. Be sure to include the region and time of year the photo was taken
     
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/03 03:23:10 (permalink)
    Looks like a winged ant to me.
     
    Good old mother nature at work...ants form wings to start a new colony.

    http://defranksflies.com/
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    RE: help... whats this bug? 2008/09/03 10:17:29 (permalink)
    It's a flying ant. I used to be an exterminator and right about this time every year we used to get frantic calls about them being all over the place. They send out these swarmers to start new colonies.
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