Thread: Unknown Specie!!?!?!

Can anyone help me figure out what this specie is??

sigh.


We need to know a few things: What area of the world you live in, for starters, would be tremendous. And don't just say "well I live in Africa" or something broad, cause that won't do much.

My bet is some kind of Orthopteran, probably a Caeliferan judging by it's flying prowess. They can get quite large at times. Edit: By this I mean it could be a Grasshopper. Also, it's totally an insect and it's NOT a Coleopteran or Hemipteran...two of the main groups of sometimes flying insects. It's clearly not one that's airbourne most of its life.

Originally Posted by confused a little bit

Can anyone help me figure out what this specie is??

It's a baby dragon.

This picture was taken in Howell, NJ USA. Hope that helps?

Taken June 30th? Yeah, it's a grasshopper of some kind.

Might be a locust though, but either way it's an orthopteran ( in that case, family Acrididae) that isn't a Ensiferan.

Its an odd angle which really doesnt help.

This is a underside view of the rear of a Sphingidae (Sphinx Moth).
The odd angle are created by the large fuzzy legs and the curving of the rapidly beating wings.

Family Sphingidae is about as firm n id as you will be able to get with this photo.

Compare to this photo of the same moth position but a top view instead of a underside rear view.

Oh shit how did I miss it! It's so obvious in this second photo I found:

Looks like a hawk moth / sphinx moth too.

Ha! I wouldn't want that crawling around my house, eventhough it would be quite interresting (but irritating).

step on it, obviously

Why is Obviously at the house?
And why is Obviously the one to do the stepping?

Originally Posted by Paleoichneum

Why is Obviously at the house?
And why is Obviously the one to do the stepping?

why do you push me away

its a photoshopolus OMGicus

Originally Posted by Brokenazs

its a photoshopolus OMGicus

lol

Its a moth ill tell you that much, it looks freindly you should invite it in :j

Originally Posted by Brokenazs

its a photoshopolus OMGicus

u sir, have won

i second the baby dragon...i thought the exact same thing lol