Allegeny Mound Ants

Subject:  Allegheny Mound Ants Geographic location of the bug :  Lewis Center Ohio Date: 07/18/2021 Time: 09:39 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Found these cool ants while out picking blackberries today July 18th.  I had no idea we have large mound forming ants here!   Hope to watch this mound grow it was about … Read more

Sausage Fly from Namibia

Subject:  Unknown red bug Geographic location of the bug:  Namibia Waterberg Date: 03/27/2020 Time: 06:21 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hello, we saw some of those bug in Namibia located at the Waterberg plateau. These bug were able to fly (very uncontrolled) and had an pulsating rump. Do you know what it is … Read more

Western Sphinx Spider eats Ant

Subject:  Spider eating an ant? Geographic location of the bug:  Fort Collins, CO Date: 06/19/2019 Time: 09:28 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I found this lovely spider on my Siberian iris this evening. I can’t tell but it looks like she’s eating an ant, maybe? I’d love to know the species of spider … Read more

Male Driver Ant or Sausage Fly from Algeria

Subject:  Winged insect, big, drowsy and erratic behavior. Geographic location of the bug:  Algiers’ countryside, Algeria. (North Africa) Date: 06/16/2019 Time: 11:57 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hello sir/madam bugman. Tonight is a windy night and I left the window open yet the light was off. After I closed the window and turned … Read more

Carpenter Ant Queen sheds wings

Subject:  Ant Queen Shedding Her Wings Geographic location of the bug:  Missouri, USA Date: 06/05/2019 Time: 08:17 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I’ve seen plenty of queens but never found one in the process of leaving her wings behind! I thought you might like to see. sadly my video didn’t turn out well, … Read more