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What is this bug?
Found in Roswell, GA.
06:09 UTC
Bug eggs?
Found where carpet meets skirting boards? Kinda look like bug eggs? We did have a mould problem could be just mould or maybe mouldy eggs? Idk tryna figure it out thxxxxx
05:53 UTC
What is this bug?
I'm in Southern Tennessee if that's matters. Sorry for poor quality it's the best I could manage.
05:25 UTC
This is how the silk threads are made..
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04:54 UTC
What’s this bug?
Anyone know what this bug is, found in central Victoria Australia
03:54 UTC
Are you watching closely?
03:43 UTC
What moth is this? Miami, FL
Hey guys I just found this guy outside my house. I thought it was so beautiful with the different colors on his wings. What type of moth is it?
02:15 UTC
What is this
I keep seeing this around my home, seen a few not many
02:07 UTC
WHAT ARE THEY!!!!!
i saved this picture in my gallery a year ago because i loved the females of the species and now i can’t remember the name. are they even real
01:11 UTC
Are these what I think they are?
I think they’re German roaches but I don’t know what to do. They’re in my desk (haven’t seen them anywhere else) and I have cats and dogs so I’m unsure what is safe for them in terms of poison. :(
01:06 UTC
what is this
I found it sitting on my hand. The place is Hong Kong.
23:40 UTC
This Caterpillar looks like Godzilla
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22:19 UTC
Bug Experts please
Hey my friend and I are at the park right now. This bug landed on my friend a few times. We also found out that it flys.
21:31 UTC
[Sacramento, CA] It’s 59F outside. Spotted this praying mantis taking an upside-down stroll along a potted fig branch, surrounded by blue spire sage and friends
21:16 UTC
Are wolf spiders venomous? 🕷️
In general, but for the sake of posting, North Texas.
21:12 UTC
Need help identifying
These tiny blackish things keep reappearing for a long time now. Whenever I clean them out, they keep coming back. Are they eggs of some sort? They feel like tiny rocks. How to get rid of them?
21:00 UTC
Mosquito addicts?
Sorry if asked b4, but it's been bugging (ha!) me for years. Mosquitos (& other blood drinking bugs) can they 'tell' if someone is on drugs? If not, & one lands on a user/addict, has a drink, will the drugs in the blood kill the mozzy? or will it survive, get high/addicted to the drug & seek out drug users so it can get it's fix? Ta
20:55 UTC
What insect is this? A friend found it in southern Mexico
20:54 UTC
This is my buddy Ross, is he like a stink bug or..?
Is this under question or ID request???
20:42 UTC
this one perplexed me. looks like no other grasshopper that I've ever seen. Is it one? found in southern Portugal, and its body was about 5cm (2 inch)
20:16 UTC
Help!! Who is this!!
I'm on an insect community page on Tumblr and the lovely @/darkendpotato posted this wondering what it was. They live in the Caribbean and it was found on their college campus. It looks like a longhorn of some sort but the antennae are so strangely positioned! Can anyone help?
20:01 UTC
What is this!? Found on a jumper?
19:57 UTC
Help with diagnoses
So this is one of several ladybugs found in this situation. They are still alive but unable to move due to whatever the thing on them is. Not sure if it’s some kind of parasite or disease but I’m wondering if anyone else has seen this
18:53 UTC
ID? Seen in Goose Creek State Park (Washington, North Carolina)
17:07 UTC
Caribbean micromoth
Hey insectnerds, i’m looking for an ID on the family of this moth. I’m doing moth population research on an island (St Eustatius), and I can’t find much on the tiniest moths in the Caribbean. This specimen is about 2mm large, collected in one of the two areas i’m comparing right now. I’ve already put it up on iNaturalist, but most of my contributions havent yet been verified, so I thought I would try Reddit aswell. My guess would be gelechiidae, aka twirler moths I believe.
Any expert lepidopterist in here?
Ive uploaded the photos and clip on imgur, pls check it out. Thanks ;)
16:29 UTC
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