Unknown Red and Black beetles

fishman10 · fishman10 #1 (**permalink**)

04-22-2012, 09:11 AM

I was walking the backyard yesterday trying to find something to photograph and came across these red and black beetles. There were hundreds of them in a single 1 square foot area. I have no idea what kind they are. If you have any guess let me know. Found in North Texas

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Unknown Red and Black Beetles

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Red and black bugs - YouTube

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

04-22-2012, 06:21 PM

G'day and welcome to the forums.

Do not know what they are but for heaven's sake keep 'em in Texas! Yuck.

chscag · chscag #3 (**permalink**)

04-22-2012, 08:22 PM

Hey Harry.... they look like cross bred Lady Bugs to me. Maybe they're called "Frankenbugs".

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Do not know what they are but for heaven's sake keep 'em in Texas! Yuck.

Saw a special on National Geo TV the other night about the invasion of Central American Frogs in Australia. It was about as bad as the Rabbit invasion you guys had down there some years ago. Seems like when critters go down under they like it and breed like crazy!

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

04-22-2012, 08:41 PM

Really? Never heard of the frog invasion unless they are cane toads. And I loved baked and casseroled rabbit. Nowadays you pay about $8 for a rabbit at the butchers
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XJ-linux · XJ-linux #5 (**permalink**)

04-22-2012, 10:50 PM

Here you go...

Very small red & black bug - Sehirus cinctus - BugGuide.Net

Leukeh · Leukeh #6 (**permalink**)

04-23-2012, 02:40 AM

There's a similar looking species - in size and shape - here in Australia (probably not native though) except they're a very bright green and blue... and from memory, the younger ones are more reddish like this. I have some photos somewhere, I'll try dig them up...

harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,264 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	04-22-2012, 06:21 PM G'day and welcome to the forums. Do not know what they are but for heaven's sake keep 'em in Texas! Yuck. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,264 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	04-22-2012, 08:41 PM Really? Never heard of the frog invasion unless they are cane toads. And I loved baked and casseroled rabbit. Nowadays you pay about $8 for a rabbit at the butchers . *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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Member Since: Jul 02, 2007 Location: Going Galt... Posts: 3,137 Mac Specs: MacBookAir5,2:10.8.3-MacMini3,1:10.8.3-iPhone3,1:6.1.3	04-22-2012, 10:50 PM Here you go... Very small red & black bug - Sehirus cinctus - BugGuide.Net ,_____o00o _ //___l__,\____\,__ l_--- \___l---OlllllllO (o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)
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Leukeh #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 21, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,173 Mac Specs: 13" MBP, 2.26GHz, 8gb RAM	04-23-2012, 02:40 AM There's a similar looking species - in size and shape - here in Australia (probably not native though) except they're a very bright green and blue... and from memory, the younger ones are more reddish like this. I have some photos somewhere, I'll try dig them up... Behance Design/Photography Porfolio
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Member Since: Apr 12, 2012 Posts: 1	04-22-2012, 09:11 AM I was walking the backyard yesterday trying to find something to photograph and came across these red and black beetles. There were hundreds of them in a single 1 square foot area. I have no idea what kind they are. If you have any guess let me know. Found in North Texas Pictures Unknown Red and Black Beetles video Red and black bugs - YouTube
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