Organisms From Nature (pics)

[Cosmic Spore]

These are unusual insects, that multiple people have never seen before and don't know a common name for. They are only on 1 kind of tree, and I've just noticed 2 trees of this kind losing leaves due to these creatures.

This is in Alabama, USA. What are they?

 

[cyb]

Looks a lot like Woolly Aphids...

Pic

 

[Cosmic Spore]

Wooly aphids they are. You are good

other pic of them from another source

 

[Entheogenerator]

Wow, those are incredible! At first glance one might mistake them for a fungus of some sort.

 

[Cosmic Spore]

Couple of caterpillars.

 

[Cosmic Spore]

Spider

 

[Parshvik Chintan]

sexy looking spiny orb-weaver.

 

[frozenthunderbolt]

sexy looking spiny orb-weaver.

we have a yellow black and white one here in NZ we call the "bird-poo spider" lol
Some alice in wonderland looking caterpillars there too!

 

[Cloud_Buddha]

spaiders have always scared me, created a fierce physical reaction in me, but as I grow older the fear dissipates, to be replaced by respect. Still don't wanna be close to them, but I don't feel the need to run in terror.

that one is amazing! looks like he's got a Friday the 13th mask on it's back.

 

[astralspice]

How synchronistic of you to post these pics of fluffy insects....was camping earlier this summer in southern ontario and saw a but just like this flying around my head.."WTF is this a fairy".."like an avatar bug?" lol.

 

[MomentOfTruth]

I just found a bunch of these wooly aphids at a nearby nature preserve last week and was like WTF? Thanks for answering that question for me!

 

[toxic8]

whoa, awesome spiked orb-weaver! I've never seen one like that, just came across a trippy marbled orb-weaver while hiking, you can see it in my thread... nice find! nature truly is wondrous.

 

[Sandtrout]

note amanita muscaria feet. ive seen an all white version too.

 

[MelCat]

I believe this little critter is called a Saddleback. Supposed to be pretty painful from what I understand.

 

[Elpo]

Maybe not so rare, but I when I saw it I was astounded by it's colours

 

[DesykaLamgeenie]

Wow...those caterpillars...! Definitely hadn't seen those before.

Nor the wooly aphids.

Awesome.

Thanks or the awesome gifts people.

 

[112233]

Here is an odd spiderweb that is really freakin cool.....

 

[Elpo]

Here is an odd spiderweb that is really freakin cool.....

Are you sure it's a spiderweb? I had seen this pic on the web some time ago, but the article then said scientists had no idea what it was... Have they found out in the meantime?

 

[112233]

No, I'm not sure what kind of web it is, I shouldn't have said spider.........I would like to see what crawls out of that web.....

 

[Du57mi73]

That's awesome.