Subject: Black wings with yellow wody Geographic location of the bug: Middle Tennessee Date: 09/08/2019 Time: 07:21 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: These are all over my porch , theye are bigger than a knat but smaller that a fly How you want your letter signed: Peggy plant Dear Peggy, We are so … Read more
Subject: Bugs mimic snake Geographic location of the bug: KwaZuluNatal, South Africa Date: 05/08/2019 Time: 08:57 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Looked like a snake moving across a porch. Closer inspection showed it was made up of many ‘bugs’ – ?caterpillar-like (not sure – photo sent to me). How you want your letter … Read more
Subject: ID please Geographic location of the bug: UK Date: 12/12/2017 Time: 02:55 AM EDT Hi Bugmen Thank you so much for providing this service. My thoughts are a parasitic wasp but your opinion would be greatly appreciated. How you want your letter signed: Karen Dear Karen, The insect in the images you provided appears … Read more
Subject: catepillars Location: Mpumalanga south africa February 20, 2017 12:32 am Hi there I know the precessionary caterpillars. These ones move like, and obviously mimics a snake. they are much smaller. is it maybe the early stage of precessionary catepillars? thanks Signature: wetie Dear wetie, We believe these are Fungus Gnat larvae from the family Sciaridae. … Read more
Subject: Bug ID Location: Bois Blanc Island, MI February 9, 2017 1:07 pm Last July, on an inland hike on Bois Blanc Island, MI we discovered swamp milkweed covered in these insects. I have zero idea what they were and had never seen them before. But curiosity has the best of me and I would … Read more
Subject: Parade of insects in slime? Location: Hillsboro, Virginia July 8, 2016 8:47 am I saw this streak of ‘slime’ on my sidewalk yesterday, about 1/2″ wide and 8″ long which was moving slowly as if flowing forward. It was composed of tiny whitish oblong insects, maybe smaller than a grain of rice which were … Read more