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What is in this compost??? Wat r these bugs??
My friend made a compost pile and these appeared in it.
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Soldier fly larvae... Google it.
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does your friend put cooked food and/or meat in his/her compost?
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Originally Posted by y8s
(Post 927862)
does your friend put cooked food and/or meat in his/her compost?
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y8's, apparently these aren't like your normal maggots and can live off any wet compost pile.
Big maggots in your compost? They're soldier fly larvae | Oregon State University Extension Service | Gardening |
Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 927868)
yes?
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I chrcked and no. No meat.
These soldier flies are very interesting. The hemp of the bug world. I can eat them too. |
You're going to eat bugs out of a shitpile?
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Soldier flys are great. I know people that give them to other fellow composters to seed there own compost pile. They do not stay long unless you have some food scraps in the pile.
I tried them in my mostly yard waste pile, and they never took hold. |
Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 927869)
y8's, apparently these aren't like your normal maggots and can live off any wet compost pile.
Big maggots in your compost? They're soldier fly larvae | Oregon State University Extension Service | Gardening our "shit heap" is like 4 years old and has never had them. of course we are the laziest composters in the wide world of sports but that's another issue. good compost: half the shit we throw in it keeps growing. |
Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 927878)
I chrcked and no. No meat.
These soldier flies are very interesting. The hemp of the bug world. I can eat them too. The question is, can you make ethanol out of them like hemp :giggle: |
Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 927917)
Haha, good. Yeah sounds alright then. They are kind of gnarly looking, but really interesting if you read about them. Basically harmless and help the compost process.
The question is, can you make ethanol out of them like hemp :giggle: |
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Lets keep this going. Can anyone identify these. Each has a baby on its back.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348180521 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1348180521 |
looks like they are mating
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I killed one of those in Gainesville earlier this summer. It was like four inches long!
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They are pretty long, and very soft.
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are they mushrooms?
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Originally Posted by icantthink4155
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They are pretty long, and very soft.
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Originally Posted by pusha
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yeah bro it's the same shit kill them all
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Anisomorpha buprestoides (Southern Two-striped Walking Stick)
This species is noted for its ability to shoot a toxic spray in self-defense. It aims for the eyes and sports an accuracy of upwards to 30-40 cm (~12-15 inches). The spray, if it makes contact with the eyes, causes intense burning and pain. It’s also intended solely for self defense (the species consumes tree and bush leaves, not animals). http://dusttracks.com/2012/08/07/ani...4-august-2012/ |
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