dmoto Report post Posted August 25, 2016 I was hanging out at Sportsman's up in Strawberry a few years back with some buddies eating lunch after fishing Long Lake. Those beetles were all over the place. Those orange beetles almost look like milkweed bugs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6AYoteHunter Report post Posted August 25, 2016 what are these? Looked cool so I figured no good, Leaf footed bugs. That subtype you have photos of are also known as Giant Mesquite Bug, Thasus neocalifornicus 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 25, 2016 what are these? Looked cool so I figured no good, Leaf footed bugs. That subtype you have photos of are also known as Giant Mesquite Bug, Thasus neocalifornicus Cool looking, http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/life-cycle-of-giant-mesquite-bug-thasus.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted August 25, 2016 what are these? Looked cool so I figured no good, Leaf footed bugs. That subtype you have photos of are also known as Giant Mesquite Bug, Thasus neocalifornicus Cool looking, http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2010/06/life-cycle-of-giant-mesquite-bug-thasus.html PRDATR.....interesting link....those are some serious buggers........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted August 25, 2016 glad I only found two of them. Thanks for the info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted August 25, 2016 There's about a dozen varieties of these blister beetles in AZ. They're so toxic to equine that eating one say baled in their hay, can kill a horse. These two are getting it on so please don't stare. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted August 25, 2016 what are these? Looked cool so I figured no good, Looks like a relative of the spider that made spiderman! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snapshot Report post Posted August 26, 2016 There's about a dozen varieties of these blister beetles in AZ. They're so toxic to equine that eating one say baled in their hay, can kill a horse. These two are getting it on so please don't stare. iron_cross_mating_jake-150x150.jpg Bug voyeur? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 26, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blister_beetle 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted August 26, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blister_beetle learned something. Blister beetles secretions make up the ingredients for Spanish Fly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
