Wheel bugs
Location: Hiawassee,GA
September 3, 2011 7:30 pm
Interesting thing happened today. I opened the front door and found these two wheel bugs…in a bit of a compromising position, but I didn’t know what they were until I uploaded the pictures to my computer and saw the wheel on their backs. Truth is, I would not have known what they were at all if it wasn’t for your website.So thank you, because, although I would still freak out if a bug landed on me(I am working really hard on my phobia by trying to educate myself) when I see them now I am more intrigued than scared.
Signature: Recovering bugaphobe
Mating Wheel Bugs
Dear Recovering bugaphobe,
We want to better educate you about Wheel Bugs, members of the Assassin Bug family Reduvidae. Assassin Bugs are predators, and Wheel Bugs prey upon mainly insects. They have mouths that were designed for piercing and sucking. They do not want to suck your blood, though their relatives, the Blood Sucking Conenoses, do feed on blood. Wheel Bugs prey upon insects in the garden, though they will most likely bite, and the bite will be painful, if they are carelessly handled by humans. We have a huge archive of Bug Love images of insects and other things that crawl mating. After mating, she will lay clusters of hexagonal eggs that will hatch in the spring into red and black colonies of insects that resemble spiders, superficially.
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Pretty black insect
Location: Port Coquitlam, BC, CA
August 29, 2011 12:49 am
Hello,
These frisky black beauties were scampering around on raspberry bushes in Port Coquitlam, BC, Ca.
They weren’t very numerous, and have been hard to find since these photos were taken.
They move like lady bugs (less cute factor), and were active in full August sun in early afternoon.
You guys run a terrific site. Thanks in advance for any help help. Or, just enjoy the photos:-)
cheers, Storm Vos-Browning
Signature: Storm
Stink Bug Nymph
Dear Storm,
This is an immature Stink Bug in the family Pentatomidae. Immature insects can often be difficult to properly identify to the species level. We found a matching image on BugGuide that indicates it is most likely a member of the genus Chlorochroa.
Stink Bug Nymphs
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Good bug / Bad bug?
Location: West Tennessee
August 24, 2011 8:16 pm
Wondering what bug this is that is sucking the life out of this tomato horn worm?
Signature: tn_wildflower
Bee Assassin eats Hornworm
Dear tn_wildflower,
It is nice to see that though it is called a Bee Assassin, Apiomerus crassipes, one of the Assassin Bugs, does not subsist solely on bees. This is a very nice food chain image. See BugGuide for some comparison photos.
Halloween Insect (some sort of mantis?)
Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania
August 24, 2011 6:32 pm
My father found this insect outside a Halloween store here in Pennsylvania about 7 years ago (October 18, 2004, to be exact). A Halloween store seemed like an appropriate place to find such a weird-looking insect! I’ve never seen another one like it. We’ve always wondered what it is.
Signature: RickMK
Wheel Bug
Dear Rick
After seven years, you can stop losing any sleep. This is a Wheel Bug.
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Kleidocerys resedae I think
Location: Beloeil, Quebec, Canada
August 23, 2011 11:52 am
hello bugman, I noticed those little insects (~4mm) clustered on the end leaves of our white birch and also on the maple tree next to it, but much more so on the birch, they seem to feed off the stems or actual seeds of the tree. I don’t think there’s anything to be concerned even if that tree has been attacked by fungus in the past and is likely not going to last another decade?
I found it in bugguide but not on your site, but perhaps it goes by another name? Thank you! 
Signature: Frederic
Birch Catkin Bugs
Hi Frederic,
Thanks so much for taking the time to self identify your Birch Catkin Bugs, Kleidocerys resedae, and BugGuide is a wonderful place to search for North American species, however, as you must know, this can sometimes take considerable time. We really appreciate you saving us some time, yet providing us with a posting of a new species for our site.
White and black 6 legged small
Location: Colorado
August 22, 2011 12:40 pm
Aurora, co summer time
Signature: Pam
Two Spotted Stink Bug
Hi Pam,
Despite your very blurry photo, we were able to make out enough detail to identify your Two Spotted Stink Bug, Perillus bioculatus, by matching to a photo posted to BugGuide. This variable species is sometimes black and red instead of black and white. Most Stink Bugs feed on plants, but this is one of the beneficial predatory species.
unknown orange and black beetle
Location: northern california central valley
August 21, 2011 11:39 pm
Hi, I’ve come across 3 of these bugs in my establishment in the past two days. My son tried picking one up and it either stung or bit him with excruciating pain. These bugs can fly and only seem to appear in the evening.
Signature: bryan
Western Corsair
Hi Bryan,
This is an Assassin Bug known as a Western Corsair or Orange Spotted Assassin Bug, Rasahus thoracicus. Most Assassin Bugs are not aggressive, but they are predators and they are capable of biting humans with their mouths adapted for piercing and sucking fluids from prey. According to BugGuide: “The western corsair feeds primarily on other insects and does not seek out warm-blooded animals or require a blood meal in order to reproduce. However, if it is picked up, it can inflict a bite that is quite painful.”
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