Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
You can poke a caddis all ya want and they wont hurt ya.
We've got a critter out here called the Carpenter Bee. It kinda looks like a bumble bee except it's much bigger, all black and not as hairy. I don't know if they have this one back East.
We did that with June bugs (Cotinis nitida) when I was a kid.
...it would be difficult to speculate with any accuracy, but that has never stopped me before.
...ichneumonid wasp...
You're a very well-rounded bug guy, Eric! Thanks!
We did that with June bugs (Cotinis nitida) when I was a kid.
What fun days those were.
Don't look now but I think we've highjacked another great thread.