sorry double pic
Let's play "Guess what this critter is"
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nope.
Head-on shot of a puffer?
not a puffer.
I'll ponder this one for a while.
In the meantime, here's a nasty customer. He has two common names, neither of which is technically correct.
He packs a mean one, I speak as one who knows....
In the meantime, here's a nasty customer. He has two common names, neither of which is technically correct.
He packs a mean one, I speak as one who knows....
Dolichovespula maculata
AKA Bald faced hornet
Closely related to Yellow Jackets
AKA Bald faced hornet
Closely related to Yellow Jackets
bald faced hornet
sorry I only scrolled to the pic, and hit "reply"...didn't even see XS answered before me.
That's what he is, and if he stings you, it hurts more than a little bit.
Few years back, we had a 24' cruiser. One fine afternoon my wife started to open the convertible top and got "hit" twice, once on the eyebrow, again just above. After ice pack and benadryl she decided she'd just as soon be out on the lake as anywhere. ONE TOUGH LADY!!! Nearly 2 days later it swelled her eye shut.
Bob
We ran up on a nest of these babies in the Smokey Mountains during an Outward Bound course. They took off after us, without any provocation. One got me on the side of my face and then again on the hand when I slapped him off. It felt like a hot needle had been jab into me and twisted. Hurt pretty good for half an hour and swelled up, but then was as good as new within an hour.
Good thing I' not allergic to anything. Except Ovation "guitars".
Good thing I' not allergic to anything. Except Ovation "guitars".
Kinda like a Cotton Mouth,,,born pizzed off!
Bob
Bob
Got nailed by one of those too.
Hurt.
Hurt.
so what's that fish?
a hint: what does its face look like?
a hint: what does its face look like?
Retarded Horsefish?
It's a Ratfish.
Blah.
What's this?
What's this?
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Moldy fruit loops?
Some kind of sea urchin?
Some kind of sea urchin?
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