Subject: Fly? Geographic location of the bug: Atlanta, Georgia Date: 01/03/2020 Time: 02:55 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Is this a fly of some sort? How you want your letter signed: Bruce Carlson Dear Bruce, This is a gorgeous image of a Stilt Legged Fly in the family Micropezidae. We believe we have … Read more
Subject: Dancing Bug Identification Geographic location of the bug: South Florida, USA Date: 02/28/2018 Time: 10:57 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello! There is a bug I seen often that does a little dance. They waive their front legs around in big circles, and do a little squat with theit back legs. The … Read more
Subject: What bugs are these? Location: Cairns, QLD, Australia December 3, 2016 7:11 am Found these in my yard. Signature: CE Dear CE, This is a Stilt Legged Fly in the family Micropezidae, and we are quite confident we have identified it as the Black Stilt Legged Fly, Mimegralla australica, thanks to the Brisbane Insect … Read more
Subject: Please help! Location: Savannah Ga April 17, 2016 3:42 pm Please help me identify this bug I have seen them by the door. I’m afraid they are wasps! Signature: Jenny Dear Jenny, Fear Not. This is a harmless Stilt Legged Fly, Grallipeza nebulosa, not a Wasp. The species is pictured on BugGuide, and members … Read more
Subject: What is this bug? Location: Palm Desert, CA 92260 October 15, 2015 10:45 pm Is this bug harmful to my plants? Is it beneficial ( like ladybugs)? Thank you. Signature: Erik Dear Erik We are confident that we have correctly identified your Stilt Legged Fly, Micropeza stigmatica, based on images posted to BugGuide. There … Read more
Subject: bug found on house Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina August 22, 2013 3:07 pm I found this ant looking bug on my house the other day, and have no clue what type it is. I’ve tried looking on various websites and haven’t found anything. It looked like a large ant with what I’m pretty sure … Read more