Subject: Pupae? Geographic location of the bug: Colorado. On daughters back-up wheel chair tire in a closet Date: 10/23/2021 Time: 05:12 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: About 2 pencil leads wide and 1” long. Symmetrical like a pine cone. Beige/tan in color. How you want your letter signed: Good bug? This is not … Read more
Subject: Young Mantids Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 08/02/2020 Time: 6:05 PM EDT Last November, while in Ohio, Daniel cleared some brush from his mother’s garden, and he discovered several Mantis oothecae on twigs and other places, including this tomato cage. Daniel moved the tomato cage with the attached ootheca closer to … Read more
Subject: Dry husk stuck on rock Geographic location of the bug: San Luis Obispo, California Date: 10/11/2019 Time: 06:33 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman: I found this dry husklike thing on a rock in my front yard. I pulled it off, but didn’t;t learn anything. I know it was once either … Read more
Subject: pod identification Geographic location of the bug: swampland outside New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Date: 07/23/2019 Time: 04:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: greetings Bugman. I have found your site randomly but joyfully. are you the Bugman of whom Albuquerque Speaks such praises ? my daughter recently moved to ABQ. I saw … Read more
Subject: Marine Blue Laying an Egg Geographic location of the bug: West Los Angeles Date: 07/23/2019 Time: 04:23 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi Bugman, It may be silly, but I can’t tell you how excited I am to get a picture of a Marine Blue laying eggs. I’ve been watching them for … Read more
Subject: Dragonfly eggs? Geographic location of the bug: Southeast Pennsylvania Date: 05/01/2019 Time: 10:01 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi I found this yesterday on my rose bush, April 30, 2019 I used the iNatuarlist app to try to identify, if briefly showed up as dragon/darner fly eggs How you want your letter … Read more