Saturday, June 5, 2010

Squash Bugs

I posted pics of squash bug eggs a few days ago, promising a photo of the adults. This is what adult squash bugs do to squash leaves:

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Here's one of the same leaves with an adult squash bug enjoying h/er lunch. They stick a proboscis of some sort into the leaves and suck the juices out, creating the unsightly splotches you see here. (This squash bug's lunch got rudely interrupted.)

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On a zucchini leaf I found this female beginning to lay down a group of eggs. (Alas, she wasn't allowed to finish.)

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On another note, anybody know what's up with this lizard's tail? Did it get cut off and is now growing back? Or is this normal? I've never seen a lizard's tail that looks like this.

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