Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Local critters

Inside, on a wall.
Outside in the Back 40, in a pot.

mthew

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3 responses to “Local critters”

  1. sue fan

    do you know what type of insect that first critter is? i think they bite!

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  2. mthew

    I don’t know what these are. I find them in my bathroom some times. No bites, though.

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  3. Gary Hevel

    Greetings:
    The insect in question is a spider beetle, in the family Ptinidae. It is widely distributed, and feeds on seeds, pepper, wheat bran, stale bread, decayed animal and vegetable refuse, cereals, and other materials. They show up in houses, mills, bakeries, etc., and are rarely found outdoors.

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