BUGs in the Snow

John in MN · 12-25-2010, 05:43 PM

Last Wed it had warmed up close to freezing here in MN.

I was going to feed my horse and a bug went flying and landed in the snow !

I picked it up with the snow and it looked kind of like a Mosquito (State Bird of MN.) - but a little bigger.

Its been cold here and lots of snow on the ground - not sure what the bug is !

KeithBC · 12-26-2010, 03:50 AM

When I lived in Alberta, we used to get snow spiders all the time in winter. Any time it was warmed than about -5C, they'd be out on the snow. Other bugs sometimes get confused and wake up in winter.

billowbeard · 12-27-2010, 10:30 AM

Interesting!

12-25-2010, 05:43 PM	#1
John in MN Seedling Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	BUGs in the Snow Last Wed it had warmed up close to freezing here in MN. I was going to feed my horse and a bug went flying and landed in the snow ! I picked it up with the snow and it looked kind of like a Mosquito (State Bird of MN.) - but a little bigger. Its been cold here and lots of snow on the ground - not sure what the bug is !

12-26-2010, 03:50 AM	#2
KeithBC Daisy Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gulf Islands, BC, Canada Posts: 95 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: BUGs in the Snow When I lived in Alberta, we used to get snow spiders all the time in winter. Any time it was warmed than about -5C, they'd be out on the snow. Other bugs sometimes get confused and wake up in winter.

12-27-2010, 10:30 AM	#3
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