Western conifer seed bug
Location: Minticello, MN
February 16, 2011 10:51 am
Hello!
Great website! I was able to ID my bug in just a few minutes by searching for my state on your website. I found it in the one of the toilets where I work, and couldn’t tell if it was alive or not. I’m guessing a member of the cleaning crew knew of the critter’s reputation to stink when squished, and decided to flush it. Just thought I’d pass along the picture since it shows some good detail of the little guy (or girl?). Thanks again for the resource!
Signature: Anne

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Dear Anne,
We are very happy to hear that you were able to easily identify this Western Conifer Seed Bug using our website.  We were also terribly amused by your email.  We think it is awesome that you took the time to photograph this bathroom melodrama and then to research the identity of the poor creature that is most certainly out of its element.  Your email did not indicate if there was a water rescue or if this hapless Western Conifer Seed Bug got flushed.  We prefer to thing that there was a happy ending.

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Need tyo know which bug is this?
Location: Northwest Province, South Africa
January 12, 2011 1:00 am
The pics were taken in Pilanesberg National Park, Northwest Province, South Africa. The subject was reluctant to pose and kept flying off, hence the somewhat awkward shots!
Signature: Brian

Twig Wilter

Dear Brian,
This is a Big Legged Bug in the family Coreidae.  In South Africa they are also known as Twig Wilters.  We have been unable to conclusively identify your species, but we did find a remarkably similar looking specimen posted on the Beetles in the Bush website where it is referred to by the local name Magodo.

Magodo

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What type of bug is is BugMan
Location: n/a
December 12, 2010 10:24 am
I work in the produce department of a grocery store and I found this bug in a case of green kale with ice in it. It wasn’t moving but a suspected that it went into a sleep state like that toad or frog buries itself during winter and thaws during spring. So I took the bug to the back room and hour by hour it started to gain mobility. I would like to know some information on this bug please.
Thank-You
Signature: Manav Rajrishi

Leaf Footed Bug

Dear Manav,
Because you neglected to provide us with a location, and the most helpful information would have been the location where the kale originated, we are unable to provide you with a species identification.  We are not even certain if this discovery was in North America.  Without being too specific, this is a Leaf Footed Bug in the genus Leptoglossus.  This genus includes several members that will seek shelter when cold weather arrives, and they will hibernate until the following spring.

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beetle found in costa rica
Location: Costa Rica
November 21, 2010 4:53 pm
Hello,
these beetles were seen in Costa Rica but we have been unable to identify them.
Pleeeeeese help as it is driving us mad.
Signature: Mrs G Dyer

Mesquite Bug Nymphs from Costa Rica

Dear Mrs G Dyer,
These are not beetles, but rather, immature Leaf Footed Bugs in the genus Thasus.  The Giant Mesquite Bug, Thasus neocalifornicus, that is found in the Southwest portion of North America is very similar.  We posted a similar photo from Mexico recently, and that posting has much information.  According to BugGuide:  “Dr. James Hogue (Cal State Northridge) pointed out that this genus has been revised (please see references below; HW). T. acutangulus is present only in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize (formerly British Honduras), and Costa Rica. The records from the United States are misidentifications (per Brailovsky, Schaefer, et al. 1994; see reference below – HW)   T. neocalifornicus is the only species of this genus that occurs in the U.S.A.  It is close to T. gigas from Mexico, and T. acutangulus (see distribution notes above).”

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