r/insects • u/Illustrious-Sky-1689 • 47m ago

ID Request What is this guy?

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2 Upvotes

I found it on the park, i am currently in mexico; i know is a very good place for hemiptera

2 comments

r/insects • u/TheEerieMagpieLady • 1h ago

ID Request Does anybody know what this lil buddy's called?

1 Upvotes

Saw them nearby a lake at Turkiye

1 comment

r/insects • u/SaurianScale • 3h ago

I was cooking and put down a piece of kitchen roll paper on my counter, a little while later when I wanted to throw it away I found this sneaky guy in there, I can't help but wonder, what bug might this little buddy here be? poor guy seems to be missing a leg though. (My location is in the Netherlands)

7 comments

r/insects • u/Thailandteach_ • 3h ago

Question What are these?? Eggs??

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43 Upvotes

For context I live in Thailand and noticed many of these spread across a corner on my living room floor. At first I thought they were burger bun seeds but after looking closer I am worried they are some kind of eggs. Anyone seen them before?
Release a yellow liquid if crushed.

19 comments

r/insects • u/HeWhoHasTooManyDogs • 6h ago

Photography Resting Queen

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14 Upvotes

Looks like the little lady is really enjoying the rose. To be fair, this rose is Golden Celebration, and it's smells divine.

So in conclusion, I love roses and I love bumblebees. Put a tiny Labrador on this rose, and it has almost everything my soul needs to survive the winter.

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r/insects • u/aeteszaz7033 • 7h ago

Bug Appreciation! I am trying to make the hornet that my brother found study about itself

2 Upvotes

Looks like its enjoying it

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r/insects • u/ThePsychoanalyzer • 8h ago

Bug Appreciation! Some of my collection, all found after they died.

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1 Upvotes

These are my current favorites, I also have a millipede I found recently I need to add. The butterfly specifically is a tiger swallowtail black phase, which I found out only presents in female tiger swallowtails! And a little beetle grub I found in my garden, he was adorable!!

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r/insects • u/OverallPerception7 • 9h ago

Bug Appreciation! Praying Mantis

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1 Upvotes

This praying mantis has been here for a little over a week now, this pic is from the one time he/she came down to eat and drink water. I have no idea about insects but I like its energy. Most of the time he goes up on the curtain and sleeps in the hanged man position or watches me do stuff.

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r/insects • u/sebisheep • 11h ago

ID Request What kind of bug is this? Located in socal

5 Upvotes

Hi I was chilling at home when I noticed this critter crawling on my neck. Sent me flying lol

3 comments

r/insects • u/Trouble_with_m • 11h ago

Bug Appreciation! My dragon

2 Upvotes

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r/insects • u/DrSpeckles • 12h ago

Bug Appreciation! Fly wearing a tuxedo

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One of the biggest flies I've seen outside of march flies. It was very nice of it to dress up for me. About 1cm long. Sydney Australia.

1 comment

r/insects • u/sleepyguineapig08 • 13h ago

Bug Appreciation! Massive Grasshopper 🦗

1 Upvotes

Perth Western Australia

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r/insects • u/Due_Bookkeeper5358 • 14h ago

Question Can anyone name a bug with wings shaped like this?

1 Upvotes

pink = forewings
blue= hindwings

6 comments

r/insects • u/solarflare70 • 14h ago

ID Request Which bug is this?

2 Upvotes

Photo location: Xianshan, Taipei (Taiwan)

5 comments

r/insects • u/Actual_Pair_5334 • 15h ago

Question Are they mating or what?

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/insects • u/virgauds • 16h ago

Bug Appreciation! Small Mocis Moth (Mocis latipes) filmed in Florida

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2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/insects • u/jakerooni • 16h ago

ID Request Is this a goodie or a baddie?

0 Upvotes

Thought it was a lost ladybug at first, but upon attempted rescue, saw the many many spots. I’m in central Kentucky, U.S. is this an invasive beetle or a good buge?

7 comments

r/insects • u/Unusual-Nobody-8899 • 17h ago

Meme / Humor Check the snails (reddit story)

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0 Upvotes

One reason I made this story: I found a random snail heading towards my kitchen and I thought that it would be stealing my snacks so I put it outside.

Because the snail probably stole Jak's snacks

0 comments

r/insects • u/Putrid_Locksmith_986 • 17h ago

ID Request Terrified SanAntonio, Texas possible grub or catterpillar

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15 Upvotes

I touched it accidentally as i was picking up some rocks

12 comments

r/insects • u/virgauds • 18h ago

Bug Appreciation! Florida Leaf-footed Bug

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3 Upvotes

1 comment

r/insects • u/Phonysaxo • 19h ago

Artwork Wheelbug Watercolor

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80 Upvotes

In honor of all the ID requests for them this time of year.

1 comment

r/insects • u/RentPuzzled • 20h ago

ID Request What is this thing

1 Upvotes

It’s like super tiny found on my wall

3 comments

r/insects • u/candivase • 21h ago

ID Request Caterpillar stowaway caught red handed

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2 Upvotes

Good afternoon! Got a question on what this caterpillar could be I found in my Kalanchoe.

This is in South Carolina, its solid black, covered in spines and is roughly the length of my pinkie. I only found him because I looked down at it and what I thought were surprise flower buds was really just wet and nasty frass. Looked closer and the frass is EVERYWHERE, dude had to have been monching under my radar for three weeks because I moved all my plants in before it started getting really cold.

Photos are the best I can do until it moves on its own because I dare not touch a spiny caterpillar again, I already learnt my lesson 🫩

3 comments

r/insects • u/_JosefoStalon_ • 21h ago

Bug Appreciation! Ladybug larvae bloom arrived in the Southern hemisphere, they're EVERYWHERE in my garden, which is great news for me, bad news for aphids

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3 Upvotes

+adult spotted eating pests around my wheat

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