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Camping in upstate NY, and me and my godbrothers found this little dude!
So we are all watching this guy, and then we hear my godfather go “HEY!! BUGBOYS!!!”
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER!!
Bug ID - NY, USA:
They are so small in the photos that its hard to tell, and bug nymphs can be difficult to ID anyways, so I can't be 100% sure, but they doo look like...
Acanthocephala terminalis, a species of leaf-footed bug, family Coredidae.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/16391
fuckign CREATURE
Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala terminalis) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost
[VIDEO AND PHOTOS TAKEN: APRIL 23RD, 2024 | Video and Image IDs: A video and four photos of a grey, brown, and black giant leaf-footed bug crawling up a smooth reddish-brown rowan tree /End IDs.]
Phylum Round 1
🪱 ACANTHOCEPHALA vs. TARDIGRADA 🦠
Acanthocephala
Tardigrada
Acanthocephala: Spiny-Headed Worms. These internal parasitic worms have a proboscis that they can evert outside of their body. The proboscis has a "head" of spines, which is used to hold onto the host. They have no mouth or stomach, but absorb nutrients directly from the host through their skin. Acanthocephalans, similar to some other parasitic phyla, are notable for having complex life cycles that involve multiple different hosts. Some species are able to alter the behavior of their intermediate crustacean hosts.
Tardigrada: Water Bears or Moss Piglets. These micro-animals have been found on every continent, including Antarctica. They are well-known for their ability to survive extreme conditions such as dangerous radiation, extreme heat/cold, or lack of food and water. Members of Tardigrada have even been studied on space missions, and survived the vacuum of space. They can endure these conditions by entering a "tun" state, where they lose almost all of their water and slow all their life systems to a near-stop. Tardigrades live on moist mosses and lichens, but can survive when their habitat dries out, and reawaken when water returns.
Acanthocephala terminalis
Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area - Riverwoods, IL - May 31st 2024
This species is native to the United States and eats plants like riverbank grape and Staghorn Sumac.
just two baby leaf-footed bugs in different stages chilling
idk why but I love this picture, it makes me happy and reminds me of my older siblings and I 😭😭
Bug of the Day
I am of the opinion that we have more than enough of these Acanthocephala terminalis bugs in my yard, but the bugs seem to disagree :-(
