turqoise with purple wings (Flower longhorn beetle)
by Dave
(Regina, SK., Canada)
looks like a large flying ant with beetle legs and a head like a wasp. has purple wings
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Weird Little Blue Bug (iridovirus on Pill Bug)
by CarolAnn
(Freeport, L.I., N.Y.)
Weird Little BLUE Bug
This looks exactly like those little grey bugs found under flower pots that roll up in a ball when they see you, except this one is bright blue.
I was washing birdcages with the hose when I spotted this guy on the edging. It happened last month (Sept) and I live on Long Island, N.Y.
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Purple winged long tail (Giant ichneumon wasp female)
by Danny Bolch
(Lucas, Texas, USA)
Unidentified bug
Looks like a grasshopper with purple wings and a long tail.
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Blue, white and black insect (Banded alder borer)
by Dave
(Campbell River BC Canada)
blue insect 1
I noticed this insect as it was struggling to manoeuvre through fairly long grass. In the pictures it is on a blackberry leaf but it fell there when I bumped it. Its body and head are about 1 1/2 inches long and the antennae are about the same length. It has 6 long legs - there appears to be wings but it never opened them. I found this insect in a 15 year old Douglas Fir plantation, so the area has lots of vegetation, trees, grass, bushes and all sorts of plants. I live in Campbell River British Columbia. I have seen insects like this one before but have been unable to identify them. The over powering feature about them aside from their fairly large size is the bright blue colour.
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