Weird bug!!
November 17, 2010
Found on 11/16/2010 in Superior,WI. I’m not sure what it is and have never seen anything like this in my life before!! I have a 7 month old daughter and I’m very concerned there could be more and could be harmful to her? Please help!!
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Earwig
What a beautiful image of an Earwig. They are not considered dangerous, however, Earwigs often seek out enclosed, dark places for security. The name Earwig is allegedly derived from the Anglo-Saxon word earwicga, which according to Charles Hogue in Insects of the Los Angeles Basin, refers to the notion that the Anglo-Saxons slept in sod huts with straw mattresses and “the warm and tight ear opening of a slumbering person might well have been a snug hiding place for these crevice-loving creatures.” We can imagine an Aryan giant leaping to his feet screaming “earwicga” after an Earwig ventured toward his eardrum. Earwigs, especially male Earwigs, have forceps at the end of the abdomen that can pinch lightly.
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¶ Posted 17 November 2010 § Earwigs ‡ ° Scorpion looking thing.
Location: Monee IL
November 17, 2010 8:56 pm
Hi Bugman. This is the 3rd one of these little guys i have found in my bathroom it has always been on the wall. he is no bigger than 4mm total. He looks kinda scary but im sure he’s harmless. Thanks for your help.
Signature: Brian
Pseudoscorpion
Dear Brian,
The Pseudoscorpion got its name because it looks like a Scorpion, but it is not a Scorpion. It has no stinger nor does it have venom. You are correct that it is harmless. Pseudoscorpions are able to capture large prey with those animatronic-like pedipalps. Pseudoscorpions are also capable of phoresy, an activity by which they hitch rides of off other creatures, often flying creatures. We have numerous images in our archives of Pseudoscorpions engaging in phoresy.
gorgeous spider
Location: Eastern Long Island, NY
November 1, 2010 1:26 pm
My teacher found a spider with a reddish coral colored body (cephalothorax), red and white/clear striped legs, and a black and yellow abdomen that looks like a Rorschach test. The spider was about .5 inch long.
Signature: spider nerd
Marbled Orbweaver
Dear spider nerd,
Sometimes we go back a ways through unanswered mail to find an interesting letter to post, and today we happened upon your lovely image of a highly variable Marbled Orbweaver, Araneus marmoreus. This is only one possible color combination, but it is a distinctive one. You can compare your photo to this image posted to BugGuide.
Danger?
Location: Polk County, Florida USA
November 12, 2010 2:31 pm
These bugs appear annually in the area of Polk County, FL, in mid-November and seem to feed on shrub flower nectar. Thanks for you help.
Signature: John in Central FL
Polka Dot Wasp Moth
Hi John,
Though it resembles and mimics a stinging wasp, the Polka Dot Wasp Moth is not a dangerous insect, except possibly if eaten. The caterpillars feed upon poisonous oleander leaves, and it is uncertain if they retain the poisons in their systems, providing a layer of defense based on inedibilty.
Australian bug
Location: Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia
November 17, 2010 8:21 am
This little guy was on a rock by the beach in australia. He had a partner with smaller antennae and whenever I got the camera too close he turned around and took an agressive stance while the other one made an escape…
Signature: Gav S
Marine Isopod
Hi Gav,
This is a Marine Isopod which is also known as a Slater, however the coloration and markings are quite unusual. We did not have any luck locating any images that looked quite like your photo.
Trapdoor Spider – CA
Location: Berkeley, CA
November 17, 2010 3:20 am
I saw this spider outside of a well maintained building near a nature reserve in Berkeley, CA. I took the photos 3 nights ago, in mid November; weather has been warm, barely any rain, and with some humidity. It looks to me like a trapdoor spider, but it doesn’t look like ”the” California Trapdoor spider. You’ve gotta tell me, what’s this bug?
Signature: Jim
Trapdoor Spider
Hi Jim,
You are correct that this is a Trapdoor Spider and you are also correct that it is not the California Trapdoor Spider, Bothriocyrtum californicum. We believe it is probably a Tube Trapdoor Spider in the genus Calisoga based on this image posted to BugGuide.
Trapdoor Spider
Taratula
Location: bay area n.california
November 16, 2010 11:45 pm
my son and I found this guy while hiking. Just curious as to what type of tarantula it is. Thank you
Signature: Sean Miller
Tarantula
Hi Sean,
Your Tarantula is in the genus Aphonopelma. BugGuide has this information posted: “The Aphonopelma of North American are poorly known. Although many species have been described few specimens can be properly identified either by using available keys or by wading through species descriptions . Most identifiable specimens belong to species found in Mexico or Central America that are easily recognized by unique color patterns, such as that of A. seemanni . Correct identification of specimens collected within the United States is often suspect since determinations must be based on the process of elimination using collection dates and locality data in combination with coloration, coxal setation, and metatarsal scopulation .
Quote taken from: http://americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v25_n2/JoA_v25_p137.pdf“
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