Subject: Found giant fly at neighbors house Geographic location of the bug: Tennessee Date: 08/29/2018 Time: 08:06 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this giant fly at my neighbors house. Well I found 3 of them so far and took a pic of one. He is an elderly man and I sometimes … Read more
Subject: Big striped bug Geographic location of the bug: Edmond, OK Date: 06/15/2018 Time: 10:52 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: My son found this bug near a creek. It looked dead, as flies were crawling on it. It’s over an inch long. How you want your letter signed: Gage Dear Gage, This magnificent … Read more
Subject: Fly Geographic location of the bug: Penn State University Park Campus Date: 10/03/2017 Time: 05:48 PM EDT Hi, I have this fly that I need correctly identified. I have identified it as the Phaonia Palpata Fly; however, I believe that’s incorrect as that particular species of fly usually resides in England. I hope you … Read more
Subject: larvae Location: richardson, tx May 12, 2015 9:46 pm Does anyone know what this could be? Just found about 2 dozen in my son’s room. They were primarily found under some laundry sheets that had been cleaned 2 days prior. Also some found around the baseboard in the room. Please help. . also have … Read more
Subject: Fly mating with dead fly? Location: Northeast Florida June 29, 2014 3:56 pm I saw this fly (or these flies) today in northeast FL. I thought at first that it was a pair of mating flies and took a few photos. However, it appears that this is a live fly that had been mating … Read more
Subject: Parasitic larvae explode from lizard a la Alien Location: Gainesville, Fl August 25, 2013 8:49 am So my friend found an ailing lizard (Anolis carolinensis) yesterday in north-central Florida. He thought it might die, so he took it with him in some sort of rescue attempt. Anyway, he looks at it an hour later, … Read more