Red, Very tiny 2 – 3 mm size, and very active.
April 23, 2010
This is a very tiny bug, she have red vivid color, and never stop, always in action, running somewhere. If you touch with a stick or sometling like that, for exeample, with a match, she is suddenly stops and fold the legs, for a while stay put like a death.
Arti…
Turkey, Istanbul
Running Mite
Hi Arti,
Wow, your photos are gorgeous and so full of detail. This is a Mite, but alas, we are not experts in Mites, so we cannot tell you anything specific about this Mite. Many mites like Dust Mites, Food InfestingMites, and Parasitic Mites have bad reputations, but we are confident that this is a predatory species that will not cause you any grief. Perhaps an acarologist can provide a more concrete response.
Running Mite
Hi,
Thank you very much for information 
I found an information from my macro photography group, this was a Velvet mite.
sorry for my poor english
Thanks Arti,
It is quite small for a Velvet Mite, but thanks for providing that information.
¶ Posted 24 April 2010 § Mites ‡ ° April 24, 2010
Last weekend I took the last ten fledgling angelfish to Tropical Imports and traded them for a new timer. The growout aquarium still has three gold angelfish as well as the striped runt from last summer’s spawnings. Then I captured 5 of the largest fry that are being raised by Lefty and Digitalis and I moved them into the growout aquarium. They are doing well with their older siblings, though they may be older cousins. I do not keep track of the parentage once the fry are moved to the growout aquarium. I just caught 6 more fry and they are acclimating to the water change before I release them into the growout aquarium. I hope to move several additional batches of the larger fry to thin out the ranks in the parent’s tank. Lefty and Digitalis are feisty and protective parents. They splash water out of the aquarium when I feed the fry, probably because they remember loosing their previous generations of fry to the net. These fry were spawned on February 24 and became free swimming on March 2, so they are nearly two months old. I will try to take some photos to add to this posting.
Six Fry Acclimate to growout aquarium
I am going to release the six fry and then attempt to capture more. The fry have grown at a disproportionate rate, with some looking many weeks younger and barely assuming the shape of an angelfish. The largest and most aggressive feeders are being moved out to give the smaller fry the opportunity to grow. It is also the only way to count the fry by catching them is small batches and adding up the numbers.
Six Fry Acclimate to growout aquarium
The fry that were moved last week and the larger relatives are curious about the new arrivals.
Lefty (on the right) and Digitalis guard a large brood
May 1, 2010
I never finished last week’s posting, and now I am not certain of the number of fish I moved. I am nearly certain I caught 9 more, raising the total to FIFTEEN (15) Fry moved last week. I just caught 5 more today and moved them. Upon counting the fry in the growout tank after the move, there were 4 older siblings and 24 younger siblings (though by my own count there should be 25). I doubt that I could be certain of that number.
Found this bettle today
April 23, 2010
Found this bettle today
Your letter to the bugman I found this beetle in my yard today. I thought it was a Japanese Beetle until I saw the horn, and I didn’t think that they had horns,,,,
Rebecca Ryan
Eastern NC
Rainbow Scarab
Hi Rebecca,
Your pretty little beetle is a Rainbow Scarab, one of the Dung Beetles. You photo reminds us of one we posted many years back.
Unknown Bug(mebbe beetle?)
April 23, 2010
Hi Daniel. I taken a pic of a bug while Himaliyan Trek during June 2007. I tried to find the bug info on internet but failed and so I had requested BUG ID to Eric Eaton at AllExperts.com and he suggested that it might be a “Leaf Beetle” but he wasn’t sure. So he referred me to you that you or your readers might be able to properly identify it.
Mayank Raichura
Parvati Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India
Unknown Leaf Beetle
Dear Mayank,
WE agree with Eric Eaton that this looks very much like a Leaf Beetle. We will post it on our website and we hope our readership will help to identify it.
What are these guys?
April 23, 2010
This morning, after a rain, I found these tiny insects congregating in or near puddles in the driveway and walk. They are little specks, gnat size. What are they? Never noticed them before. We are south of Fort Worth, TX.
Evelyn Wolfer
Joshua, TX
Springtails
Dear Evelyn,
Though we cannot make out the individual insects in your photograph, we are certain these are Springtails which sometimes congregate in great numbers after a rain. Springtails are not a cause of concern.
Infesting my mugo pine
April 23, 2010
April, 23, 2010 – I live in Toronto, ON Last week I notice bunch of flying bugs in my mugo pine, after careful examination I realised that they were all over the mugo. They like to get right into the pine needles and escially where the new candles are growing. When they fly the wings make a buzzing sound, they can be easily swatted away. I don’t want to lose my pine and was wondering how I could enticed them to move. I did my best with the attached picture it shows both the red-headed one and the black one. You insight is greatly appreciated.
TD in Toronto
Toronto, Ontario Canada
False Pine Webworm
Dear TD,
We thought your insect resembled a Sawfly, so we searched through BugGuide and quickly found the False Pine Webworm, Acantholyda erythrocephala. The female has a reddish orange head and the male is black with a yellow face, a sexual dimorphism that is clearly represented on your photograph. BugGuide also indicates it is a: “Serious problem on white pine along east coast of U.S. Also in Ont, Alberta and Newfoundland. Introduced from Europe in 1925.“ Though they are not mating, we are going to tag your image as Bug Love nonetheless.
Spider from Columbia made it to the USA!
April 22, 2010
I work in a facility in the USA where we ripen bananas. First off, this is one tough spider. It has traveled thousand of miles at sea, was jostled around within a 2000lb pallet, suffocated with ethylene gas for 24 hours which is used to replace oxygen and start the ripening process of bananas, dodged fork lifts with banana pallets on them only to be swept out of a ripening room by me. I stopped the instance I saw the dust pile moving and quickly got two cups and a bunch of tape to snatch this spider up. It isn’t in the best of shape which I blame myself for but it’s still kicking! I believe it is of the huntsman group. As far as I can tell it is not a Brazilian Wandering Spider. Leg span from front to back is about 1 1/2 inches. it has been given a meal worm and a cricket but hasn’t snatched either up. Any info would be great!
James Price
COLUMBIA (but discovered in the states)
Banana Spider
Hi James,
The Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria has multiple common names including Banana Spider, the most appropriate name for your individual. Banana Spiders got this common name many years ago exactly because they entered distant lands on banana boats, often cropping up in grocery stores when the shipment was delivered. They are often mistaken for Tarantulas. The Banana Spider now has a nearly worldwide distribution, especially in warm port towns where it can survive and reproduce. The Banana Spider is harmless, and it is a shy nocturnal hunter that does not build a web and will eat all the night prowling Cockroaches it encounters. Compare your photos to this one on BugGuide where it is indicated: “Non-native, introduced from Asia, possibly on bananas. Apparently spreading into the US from warmest areas.“ We love your eye witness account.
Banana Spider
A longhorn beetle?
April 23, 2010
Hello. This cute little guy flew into my house at night. The “fern” like legs are very attractive. it’s about half an inch long with fuzzy brownish grey wings, and a red head. I wonder if it’s a type of longhorn beetle? thanks in advance for your help!
Katie
CA
Brown Leatherwing
Hi Katie,
We have been seeing these Brown Leatherwings, Pacificanthia consors, formerly Cantharis consors, on our own front porch windows where they are attracted to the porch light. Though the antennae of the Brown Leatherwing are long, they are not Longhorned Beetles, but rather, Soldier Beetles in the family Cantharidae.
Brown Leatherwing
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