Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata
The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
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This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
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Kegerreism has attached these 2 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.
Kegerreism on Apr 17, 2012April 17th, 2012, 7:34 am EDT
Could use some identifying this. I live in a somewhat wooded area in eastern North Carolina. The coloration and ridge patterns are different than the bedbug pics I'm finding but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
Creno on Apr 17, 2012April 17th, 2012, 8:51 am EDT
not a bed bug - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bug
you have a beetle
you have a beetle
Jmw975 on Oct 31, 2012October 31st, 2012, 6:59 pm EDT
Looks like a Carpet Beetle (Dermestidae) of some sort to me, but I'm certainly no expert when it come to terrestrial insects!
Jeff
Jeff
Entoman on Nov 1, 2012November 1st, 2012, 3:50 pm EDT
I agree, Jeff. Looks like a carpet beetle to me too. These little devils are fly tying material Enemy #1 in my neck of the woods...
Tier alert!
1. Keep your feathers and hair in thick poly bags (freezer grade or better)!. They chew right through the thin stuff.
2. They don't like mothballs but cedar doesn't seem to bother them in the least.
3. Their larvae and the damage they do look very similar to moths (that get most of the blame). Since they don't fly around like moths they are usually much harder to detect. Bottom line - if you find one of these tiny devils on a drape or wall, you probably have issues if there's a bunch of wool clothing stuffed in a closet or fly tying materials improperly stored.
4. Those that take portable tying kits with them on the road, keep them off the floor and don't leave organics laying out in your room. You don't want these hitchhikers... :(
Tier alert!
1. Keep your feathers and hair in thick poly bags (freezer grade or better)!. They chew right through the thin stuff.
2. They don't like mothballs but cedar doesn't seem to bother them in the least.
3. Their larvae and the damage they do look very similar to moths (that get most of the blame). Since they don't fly around like moths they are usually much harder to detect. Bottom line - if you find one of these tiny devils on a drape or wall, you probably have issues if there's a bunch of wool clothing stuffed in a closet or fly tying materials improperly stored.
4. Those that take portable tying kits with them on the road, keep them off the floor and don't leave organics laying out in your room. You don't want these hitchhikers... :(
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