Just when you think you have seen every new and interesting bug, something else comes along. This one was on the floor the other night.
It wasn’t very big. That’s a quarter nearby for comparison
I put a glass over it so it wouldn’t run off. Is that front part the head? It used its feelers on the front to explore.
I got a clearer glass. It had no problem walking up the inside of the glass
This is one of the strangest bugs I’ve seen yet
When I downloaded the photos, I found a bunch more than I had forgotten about. I was house sitting for a friend who has a great yard full of flowers, so most are from there.
This beauty had wrapped itself up in a leaf on a heliconia plant in my yard
In my friend’s yard – I want to paint this one, interesting play of light
These interesting flowers look like big globes from the side
cool view of the pollen on the stamen
the ti plants were blooming
bamboo orchid
my friend also has cool spiders
another interesting bug that was on our wall one night
I looked up ti plant to be sure I spelled it right. It is Cordyline_fruticosa, has a number of other names, is from Polynesia, and is in the asparagus family. The rhizomes can be eaten, and the leaves can be used to thatch roofs, store food, or make Hawaiian hula skirts. Who knew! Click on the link. The article is short but interesting. Ghost repellent? Good luck? Lava sledding?
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Thanks to Seth who follows me on Google, the bug is identified. It’s a weevil, a Brentus anchorago. Thanks Seth for the ID!
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Mariah, says, dang, we haven’t seen any bugs here yet!
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Oh no! A place without bugs? You might have to rethink this 😀
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We share the world with some fascinating creatures, Kris, don’t we?
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Oh my yes, for sure. Google “weird insects” if you want to see some amazing bugs!
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I can imagine… but I will do that! 😀
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There are indeed some very cool looking bugs and pretty flowers in your part of the world. It is pretty darn awesome!
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One of many advantages of living in a tropical climate. How is it there? I would think you’d have many cool things also.
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This looks similar to the stick bugs we’ve seen in our yard in WA. While I have the chance, let me share how much we enjoyed your Cuban trip. Your blog is the highlight of my day!
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Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed all the photos and news from Cuba 🙂
This bug turned out to be a weevil, a Brentus anchorago, identified by one of my readers.
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Looks like a “walking stick”. If it is, they are very beneficial in the garden!
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Thanks, I have seen an occasional walking stick around here but this one isn’t quite the same. A reader identified it for me – a weevil, a Brentus anchorago. Who would have thought!
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Never saw that bug before and I am glad. Ha
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It’s one of the stranger ones, for sure!
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I’m not sure what it is but if I saw it, I would slowly back away, set my house on fire, and never look back!
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It’s a weevil. One of my readers identified it.
I don’t think you would like living in the tropics. There is a huge variety of bugs of all sizes and colors and descriptions. I spend most of my time outdoors so I’ve become used to sharing the world with them. Very very few of them are a problem and I find them fascinating. But, I get the feeling you wouldn’t enjoy it so much.
You couldn’t even set the house on fire. They are all concrete block with tin roofs
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I usually kill the bugs around here because my husband can’t handle them. If anything resembles a centipede I would die!!!
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Oh no, no Panama for you then. I see centipedes all the time!
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Won’t most lizards eat most insects?? I think that’s their diet , get a lizard and you won’t have the problem , unless it doesn’t like your house , and leaves one day ,, hahaha ,I haven’t posted here in awhile , I read your other post about the imergratoin deal , I still want to retire there , maybe next month , I’ll be there have to find a hotel , or maybe rent a house I’d like to stay for maybe a months time ,, I think that would give me a idea of the life style there .
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We have lots of lizards here, mostly geckos who do eat insects. I’m sure they help a lot but they can’t eat everything.
Maybe we’ll see you when you get here 🙂
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Not to get off the subject of the insects , but do they have any websites there in Panama of houses and lots for sale or apartments for rent , like locals Intel??
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Maybe here http://www.encuentra24.com/panama-es/clasificados
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