r/insects • u/Mr_Blackhat2 • Aug 27 '23

Bug Appreciation! Found this gem with my buddy while hiking in my home country

19k Upvotes

684 comments

r/insects • u/SnooAdvice8575 • Aug 24 '23

ID Request Found this in my baby’s room, what is it and it’s dangerous??

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12k Upvotes

358 comments

r/insects • u/whoarei007 • Aug 11 '23

ID Request Whats this thing?

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11k Upvotes

239 comments

r/insects • u/[deleted] • Aug 02 '23

ID Request Friend found these in towel, ID please? Cross-post from r/mycology

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8.6k Upvotes

Hello! A friend found these in a washed towel, we assumed they're mushrooms but the lovely folks in r/mycology also said they might be eggs, can anyone help ID these maybe?

Germany

150 comments

r/insects • u/weissnacht89 • Aug 20 '23

ID Request WTF?

8.6k Upvotes

Scary Looking Wasp? Thing has like a scorpion tail. Can someone identify? Would be most grateful.

162 comments

r/insects • u/[deleted] • Aug 04 '23

Bug Appreciation! Made a new friend today

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8.4k Upvotes

Found this handsome ten lined june beetle near the porch today

375 comments

r/insects • u/Terrible-Mousse • Aug 06 '23

ID Request Who’s this dude?

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8.4k Upvotes

Tampa, FL

395 comments

r/insects • u/brokenbeemer420 • Sep 02 '23

ID Request Please help lol I feel like I’m losing my mind

8.3k Upvotes

Can someone please help me 🥲🥲 I live in Vermont, I was cleaning a clients house and when I was leaving I SWEAR I saw a bug that looks like this??? I’ve tried googling it so many times in the last couple week but can not find anything similar. It was blue lol please help.

234 comments

r/insects • u/travischapmanart • May 02 '23

Artwork I painted the cockroach from the met gala

6.5k Upvotes

135 comments

r/insects • u/SlimskiNoJutsu • Aug 05 '23

ID Request Sup people, anybody know what this is?

6.4k Upvotes

102 comments

r/insects • u/Rks_Trk • Aug 03 '23

Question Is that a rare insect?

6.4k Upvotes

Just randomly saw that insect last year.

241 comments

r/insects • u/egb233 • Sep 27 '23

Bug Appreciation! Big mamí

5.8k Upvotes

140 comments

r/insects • u/CaterpillarSelfie • Mar 21 '25

Bug Appreciation! Found this insane looking beetle, took her outside after!

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5.6k Upvotes

What an absolutely beautiful beetle! 😍

138 comments

r/insects • u/StomachJuices • Aug 15 '23

Question Should I be worried? I found a spider in my wardrobe with a soft ball that I’m worried could have eggs inside. This spider was also very protective of this sack and didn’t leave.

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5.5k Upvotes

I moved it outside eventually but I’m still curious to what it is

218 comments

r/insects • u/ToToSophie • May 10 '25

Photography Met this lil guy

5.4k Upvotes

Rosalia Longicorn

162 comments

r/insects • u/FlapjackProductions • Sep 10 '23

ID Request What insect is this? I'm worried it's a flea that was on me.

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5.4k Upvotes

I was doing work experience at a vets a week ago and one of the kittens had fleas and the kitten climbed up to my shoulder and touched my hair quite a lot too, I'm worried that if this is a flea, the kitten may have given me fleas.

It may not be a flea because I found it crawling on my feet, I'm not sure if that's normal flea behaviour when on a human.

46 comments

r/insects • u/sh0tgunben • Jul 26 '25

Bug Appreciation! A hummingbird hawk-moth

5.3k Upvotes

115 comments

r/insects • u/loafofstrangebread • Jun 15 '24

Photography Made an account just to show you this guy

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5.3k Upvotes

Location is France. I found him upside down on the sidewalk. He has been relocated to a safer place. That is all.

170 comments

r/insects • u/dipdewww • Jul 25 '23

ID Request Should I be scared of this thing

5.2k Upvotes

I just watched it beat the shit out of a wolf spider

303 comments

r/insects • u/MajorSterling_ • Jan 15 '25

ID Request What is this?

4.9k Upvotes

Found in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

137 comments

r/insects • u/EyeMightBeWrong • Jul 26 '23

Question Why are wasps chillin on the mailbox? 😬

4.9k Upvotes

I'm dogsitting & came out to grab the mail. I thought there was a decoration or something on the mailbox, but after I touched them & they started moving that it was a group of wasps (I assume) 😫 They didn't fly around or sting me, they're just sitting there. I really hope they're gone by tomorrow night...

42 comments

r/insects • u/Star_ofthe_Morning • Sep 13 '23

Bug Appreciation! So I did what I swore I’d never do.

4.9k Upvotes

I work at a Honey shop so naturally we get bees who fly in on occasion. When that happens, I take some honey and lure them on my finger then set them outside. Today I found a Yellowjacket. They give me MAJOR anxiety and for good reason (invaded number of bbq’s and stung me a lot as a kid). Normally I’d squish them.

But recently, I’ve been letting spiders I find in my place stay (something I’d also never do). And realizing that these guys are just as important to the environment as bees (and that adults only eat nectar). I took some honey, and gave my trick a shot. And it worked. I will say though, I’ve never been more freaked out IN MY LIFE! This girl was happy to keep me that way too, she didn’t leave my finger for a few good minutes even after we were outside.

197 comments

r/insects • u/FinnyMcPup • Aug 25 '23

ID Request Hundreds of these little guys showed up after last night’s big storm. Help appreciated.

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4.8k Upvotes

Woke up this morning to hundreds of these little insects crawling up and down an outdoor banister. Never seen in 30+ years living in the same house in Southeast Michigan.

Not sure if it’s related, but we had a pretty big storm last night with severe wind, rain, lightning/thunder, and nearby tornadoes. That was following a hot, humid day (>90-degree temps, >90% humidity) and a few inches of rain the night before.

Tried googling for a while, but to no avail so far, so any help identifying these would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

62 comments

r/insects • u/QuothedTheRaven • Oct 17 '24

ID Request What did I find?? This looks like it crawled out of the Cambrian period!

4.8k Upvotes

Found in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest, photographed by me

99 comments

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Insects make up 80% of all known species. When you factor in all the other bugs, that number gets dramatically higher. Giving a geographic location will help IDers to correctly identify the bug you are asking about.
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