Subject: Beetle Geographic location of the bug: Lampeter PA Date: 06/13/2018 Time: 01:57 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What kind of beetle is this. It makes a hissing noise. It digs and buries itself in mulch. How you want your letter signed: Derek Dear Derek, These are Bess Beetles or Patent Leather Beetles, … Read more
Subject: What beetle is this? It hisses! Geographic Location of the Bug: Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia Date: October 19, 2017 Time: 10:39:19 AM EDT Hi Dan, Found this beetle in my barn in S.M.L. Va. Very pretty, shinny, and if you pick it up it hisses. So kool. Would you please let me know what … Read more
Subject: My New Friend Location: Holly Springs, MS September 21, 2017 5:41 PM Hi Daniel! I was picking Magnolia tree seeds off the ground and made a new friend. LoL Hope you’re having a great bug day! Thank you for all you do. Your public adores your website! Stephanie Berry Aka previous bug queen Dear … Read more
Subject: stag beetle like with single forehead protrusion Location: Chapel Hill, NC, central piedmont of Chapel Hill March 17, 2016 11:46 am Found this guy yesterday walking on some moss in a damp, shady area, about midday. 1 1/2 inches long, with a single hose-bib like protrusion on its forehead. It was slow and not … Read more
Subject: Beetle Location: South Carolina September 28, 2015 11:36 am I need to know what kind of beetle I found in the woods of South Carolina during September please. Will you figure it out? Signature: Lucas Prickett Dear Lucas, This is a Bess Beetle or Passalid Beetle, a species that lives in rotted wood. According … Read more
Subject: Beetle Variant Location: Reston, VA October 14, 2014 11:27 am Hello! I have enjoyed several of your posts helping to identify bugs. A friend of mine found this beetle in in October in her garden, Northern Virginia. She raises Monarchs and wants to find out if this one is one of the caterpillar hunters … Read more