#colorado potato beetles

[antiqueanimals]

Zoology - Textbook for Schools. Edited by D. Naumov. 1985.

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#bugs #insects #beetles #stag beetles #capricorn beetles #colorado potato beetles #dung beetles #burying beetles

[cleaverqueer]

Finally finished this Colorado potato beetle! :D

#myart #punk patch #diy punk #handpainted #beetle #bug #colorado potato beetle

[sprinklecipher]

What does "potato bug" mean? (Survey results)

The results are in for my survey looking at possible regional differences in how the term “potato bug” is used, and, as I hoped, there were some interesting regional patterns!

In total there were 420 responses, and major results are summarized below the cut (note: there are also a bunch of photos of bugs, just be aware). I’ll also add more specific/minor results in a reblog (linked here) ~

A “potato bug” according to Americans* and Canadians (*except Californians):

A majority of Canadian respondents (14/19, or ~74%)  as well as a plurality of American respondents (128/362, or ~35%) indicated that “potato bugs” are the tiny isopods that curl into a ball (also known as “roly polies,” “pill bugs,” and many, many other regional names)

Notably, the usage of “potato bug” to refer to the roly poly appears to be geographically widespread within the United States, with the roly poly being selected by at least 20% of respondents from all US subregions except for the South Central parts of the country (around Texas).

Curiously, Wikipedia lists the UK as being a region where “potato bug” can refer to these kinds of woodlice, but not a single UK respondent selected the roly poly, and only a small minority—2/15—indicated that they had ever even heard the term at all.

A “potato bug” according to Californians:

Californians were unusual among Americans in that a majority of Californian respondents, 29/46 (63%), indicated that the term “potato bug” refers to the cricket-like members of the tribe Stenopelmatini, more commonly known as the “Jerusalem cricket” (although, as I have explored here before, these critters also have many delightful alternative names). This usage is notably uncommon elsewhere in the country, with only 25/316—8%—of non-Californian US respondents selecting the Jerusalem cricket as the “potato bug.”

A “potato bug” according to Europeans** (**kinda…sorta…):

A majority of non-North American respondents indicated that they had never heard of a “potato bug” before, 23/39 (59%). However, among the subset of Europeans who had heard of potato bugs, an overwhelming majority selected the Colorado potato beetle as the “potato bug,” 12/14 (86%).  Notably, although these bugs are endemic to the central US, they have spread to Europe as an agricultural pest, which may partially explain this pattern (although as a caveat, the sample size for non-North American respondents was quite small and so this result should be taken with a big grain of salt!).

American respondents occasionally selected this bug, too, although it was not an especially common choice, with 49/362 (14%) of Americans selecting the Colorado potato beetle and no US subregions showing even a 1/3 selection rate for it.

Other potato bugs?

25 respondents indicated that the term potato bug referred to a type of bug that wasn’t included in the survey, with the comments suggesting other potential “potato bugs” might include potato weevils, June bugs, spined soldier bugs, boxelder bugs, and ladybugs. There were also a couple of general descriptions of bugs that I couldn’t quite match to anything specific.

Most of these other potential “potato bug”-types were only mentioned once, although the most common among them—the June bug—was described by 5 different respondents.

Overall Numbers

Overall, 289/420 (~69%) of respondents had heard of “potato bugs” before, with the term appearing to be predominantly a North American expression: 273/381 (72%) of North American respondents were familiar with the term, compared to 16/40 (40%) of non-North American respondents.

Here’s the response totals for how often each “potato bug” type was selected:

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Alright, that’s all for now—maps/data tables coming in a reblog available here. :)

#Bugs #Insects #Potato bug map #Potato bugs #Potato bug #Survey results #Surveys #Graphs #Graph #Dialect Maps #Linguistics #Slang #Roly poly #woodlouse #Pill bug #Jerusalem cricket #Child of the Earth #jailbug #Colorado potato beetle #Potato beetle #sC original #someday I will learn how to be succinct when writing these. someday.

[onenicebugperday]

so sorry but the submissions aren’t working for me here have a nice beetle as compensation

any ideas about this friend? found in the northern american midwest (Great Lakes region)

A very nice beetle indeed! They are a Colorado potato beetle

#cheesecakefactoryslut #insects #bugs #submission #beetle #colorado potato beetle

[watercr3ss]

He is the shape of

Round

#colorado potato beetle #entomology #little guy alert #bugblr #bug blogging #beetle

[clannfearrunt]

Not entirely confident wether I met THE Colorado Potato Beetle (Real) or their lookalike the False Potato Beetle; kinda leaning towards the latter, but woo! Cute little beasts munching on buffalo bur (not mine thankfully lol)

EDIT: to clarify - the reason I wasn’t sure was because I couldn’t decide wether that central stripe on these guys were actually brown, like it is on False Potato Beetles, or if the slight brown look was still within the range of natural variation for Colorado Potato Beetles. Having heard multiple people’s inputs I’m now leaning toward Colorado Potato Beetle (Real), thanks y’all!

#come to the 7/11 parking lot to see: beetle #Con stop yapping #bugs #insects #beetles #Colorado Potato beetle #false potato beetle #idk!

[waterbugworks]

Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Parthenice Tiger Moth (Apantesis parthenice), and Spider Wasp (Priocnemis spp.)! My first wasp so far, I couldn't resist the blue. Slowly working myself up to spiders so I can draw them as they deserve! Bugs referenced from INaturalist with photos by brickman and ericgiles respectively, and the Spider Wasp from InsectIdentification.org.

#arthropod art #arthropods #bugs #insects #cute #Colorado Potato Beetle #Leptinotarsa decemlineata #Parthenice Tiger Moth #Apantesis parthenice #Spider Wasp #Priocnemis spp

[dead-set-goat]

Some of my “Blooper” insect photos lol

Felt like sharing. 

(well, this one’s pretty good, a little out of focus)

#photography #insect photography #I have so many more tho but idk how much this could handle cuz the filesizes are pretty big #insects #bugs #macro photography #macronature #nature #tw insects #coleoptera #beetles #cockroach #blattodea #lepidoptera #moths #european rhinoceros beetle #colorado potato beetle #also filmed the colorado guy (she/her) laying eggs

[antiqueanimals]

A Textbook in General Zoology. Written by Henry R. Linville, Henry A. Kelly, Harley J. Van Cleave. 1929.

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[wearymeadows]

The entire beetle series I did

#art #drawing #artist on tumblr #illustration #artwork #ink #beetle #stag beetle #ten lined june beetle #June bug #jewel #jewel beetle #firefly #Colorado potato beetle #hercules #Hercules beetle #bug #entomology

[meetinginsamarra]

Colorado potato beetle

It looks beautiful but can be a real plague, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). It sports ten dark stripes on its back, hence the Latin name.

Originally from central Mexico, it was introduced in Germany in 1877 via shiploads of seed potatoes from the US landing in Rotterdam haven.

They are having fun with reproducing on my potatoes. Currently, there are only a few of them so I am still chill with the amount of leaves they eat.

#my garden #colorado potato beetle

[onenicebugperday]

@telnaga​ submitted: who are these chubby boys feasting on this small section of a vegetable garden in ohio

Lil chunkers! Looks like Colorado potato beetle larvae :)

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #beetle #leaf beetle #larva #colorado potato beetle

[stanley-mushroom]

ENEMY SPOTTED *cocks gun*

#Colorado potato beetle strikes again #now we have to burn the whole crop of solanums! #lol jk we just squish the bugs #organic farming #farming #solarpunk #me

[backyardentomologist]

A Colorado Potato Beetle just sittin’ on the pavement. This striped fellow is indigenous to North America, and can be found in every state and province except Alaska, California, Nevada, and Hawaii—maybe it doesn’t like the weather there.

They have also established a sizable population in Europe and Asia thanks to the movements of humans and their vehicles. It’s surprising just how many hitchhikers the average boat has!

#entomology #insects #insect #bugs #bug #cool bugs #Beetles

[clannfearrunt]

inat is the only website

#thanks for confirming my colorado potato beetles mydadguyfieri. #con stop yapping

[fruitiebee]

BJ DEFINITELY KNOWS EVERYTHING THERE IS ABOUT INSECTS/ BEETLES SPECIFICALLY !!

Here’s the words typed out:3

- he just has bugs w/ him constantly

-stumbles over words bc he gets so excited

- Juno hated when he did this so he was hesitant to talk about his interests at the Maitland/Deetz household at first— Lydia would encourage him bc she genuinely wanted to hear bug facts— now Bj rambles about bugs w/o hesitation

- Lydia & Bj go bug hunting often— she’ll photograph some bugs while he shares facts

- Bj try’s bringing bugs inside the house a lot (Charles hates this and makes him put them back)

I think his favorite beetles would be the ten-lined June beetle and the Colorado potato beetle(yes bc of the stripes) !!!

#beetlejuice #beetlejuice fanart #headcanon #fanart #lawrence beetlejuice shoggoth #artists on tumblr #goober #digital art #sketches #beetles #beetlejuice musical #insects