Bluegill
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My wife and I found this little insect crawling near the window sill of our bedroom. I searched all through my Audobon Field Guide, and I can't find anything close.
He was about a quarter inch long. He was bright orange with black markings, and there were little bits of white. I could see no sign of wings. He didn't have a hard shell; he wasn't a beetle.
His legs were long, and his knees were high. You can't really tell from my "directly overhead" view in my little rendition.
His antennae were tapered and fairly long. He had some sort of mouthpart that he kept sort of folded under his head. It was long and tapered, which made me think he either stuck it into things like flowers to feed, or he used it to slice/bore into plant stems to drink.
His abdomen was at an angle to his thorax; he had a little bit of an upright appearance that I usually associate with praying mantises.
He moved slowly and deliberately, giving him a comically intelligent look. He was very cute. I had him in a jar for a while, and whenever I brought my face near to look at him, he'd turn and face me and sort of back off.
Any guesses?
edited to add: His abdomen was ridged. The white that I put on his abdomen in the picture I meant to represent the light glinting off the high points. He was pretty shiny.
He was about a quarter inch long. He was bright orange with black markings, and there were little bits of white. I could see no sign of wings. He didn't have a hard shell; he wasn't a beetle.
His legs were long, and his knees were high. You can't really tell from my "directly overhead" view in my little rendition.
His antennae were tapered and fairly long. He had some sort of mouthpart that he kept sort of folded under his head. It was long and tapered, which made me think he either stuck it into things like flowers to feed, or he used it to slice/bore into plant stems to drink.
His abdomen was at an angle to his thorax; he had a little bit of an upright appearance that I usually associate with praying mantises.
He moved slowly and deliberately, giving him a comically intelligent look. He was very cute. I had him in a jar for a while, and whenever I brought my face near to look at him, he'd turn and face me and sort of back off.
Any guesses?
edited to add: His abdomen was ridged. The white that I put on his abdomen in the picture I meant to represent the light glinting off the high points. He was pretty shiny.
I think you did it--I don't know how.
