tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post1449473108138889033..comments2023-10-20T09:40:49.579-04:00Comments on On Location With Rick Lee: Tick or tock?Rick Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-52586819984849557952008-06-23T16:33:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:33:00.000-04:00Ticks are arachnids, so they have eight legs. I on...Ticks are arachnids, so they have eight legs. I only count six. Plus, ticks have short legs without obvious joints. Great pic, though.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-16567096797429225872008-06-20T19:17:00.000-04:002008-06-20T19:17:00.000-04:00It's waaay smaller than a June Bug. It's about 2 o...It's waaay smaller than a June Bug. It's about 2 or 3 milimeters... in other words, more like the size of a tick. But it is a weevil. Rebecca knows. And I heard through email from my other entomologist friend Peggy Powell that it's indeed a weevil.Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-72011518450520576542008-06-20T02:33:00.000-04:002008-06-20T02:33:00.000-04:00Well, considering it's June, I'd go for guessing i...Well, considering it's June, I'd go for guessing it's a June bug or maybe a Japanese beetle. If he's brown on his back, it's probably a June bug, if he's green, then it's a Japanese beetle. That's my 2cents. :-)Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460229099133656997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-65531317641026658362008-06-19T21:03:00.000-04:002008-06-19T21:03:00.000-04:00Looks like a Bumble Flower BeetleEuphoria india ht...Looks like a Bumble Flower Beetle<BR/>Euphoria india http://bugguide.net/node/view/173336<BR/>The antenae shape is the same... coloring looks "tickish".Page D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00515491666533099562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-22425577423503973392008-06-19T18:53:00.000-04:002008-06-19T18:53:00.000-04:00"The farmer took the boll weevil,Put him on a cake..."The farmer took the boll weevil,<BR/>Put him on a cake of ice.<BR/>Boll weevil said to the farmer,<BR/>'This is mighty cool and nice,<BR/>It'll be my home, It'll be my home.'Grumpy Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06885003732996511989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-64234770594033956192008-06-19T13:16:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:16:00.000-04:00Not enough legs to be a tick--they have 8 legs (ar...Not enough legs to be a tick--they have 8 legs (arachnids).Stephen Becknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692334160294383894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-11809825379411013482008-06-19T11:23:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:23:00.000-04:00Maybe I'll start studying the female characters in...Maybe I'll start studying the female characters in <EM>The Wizard of Oz</EM>. Then I could be an "Aunt Em-ologist".Dave in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591277562652290966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-59305002784029857422008-06-19T09:00:00.000-04:002008-06-19T09:00:00.000-04:00He looks nervous.I'm an Entenmennologist...I study...He looks nervous.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm an Entenmennologist...I study <A HREF="http://entenmanns.gwbakeries.com/product.cfm/upc/7203000314" REL="nofollow">cheese danish.</A>Ruth Anne Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936054116421006847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-91352375325490184172008-06-19T07:05:00.000-04:002008-06-19T07:05:00.000-04:00Fear no weevil!Beetles are not my area of expertis...Fear no weevil!<BR/><BR/>Beetles are not my area of expertise, but this looks like a weevil to me. And Dave's right--weevils are beetles. Take it from an entomologist! Etymologists study words and their origins.Rebecca Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06494730619850791609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11934331.post-90590795835488668212008-06-19T04:00:00.000-04:002008-06-19T04:00:00.000-04:00I am not an etymologist (but I play one on the Int...I am not an etymologist (but I play one on the Internet!), but it could be a beetle.<BR/><BR/>The back part has that very characteristic (in my experience, anyway) 'D' shape that many beetles have.Dave in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591277562652290966noreply@blogger.com