Possible Phasmid?
Location: Upstate New York
January 24, 2012 12:11 pm
We saw this guy in our hedges last summer around mid July. It had two tiny wings and could fly, but not very fast. It also had tiny vice-like forearms, similar to a mantid. I tried looking this up online but can’t seem to definitively identify this bug.
Signature: lureah21
Thread-Legged Bug
Dear lureah21,
Though it somewhat resembles a Phasmid, it is not. Your observation of the raptorial forelegs was keen, identifying this as a predator and not a vegan. Your insect is a True Bug in the Assassin Bug family. It is subclassified as a Thread-Legged Bug in the subfamily Emesinae. We believe it is most likely in the genus Emesaya, possibly Emesaya brevipennis which you can find on BugGuide.
Thread-Legged Bug
Thank you for your response, that does appear to be the bug we saw.
Tracy
Bug under bark
Location: Worthington, OH
January 23, 2012 3:01 pm
Happy New Year to WTB!
Towards the end of December, we had a pretty warm couple of days here in central Ohio. I went outside to pick up some logs for the fireplace, and grabbed some maple logs with fairly loose bark on them. I peeled the bark off and found a ton of these little guys. The longest of them was maybe 1/4” max. To say they were lethargic was an uderstatement. I left them in the sun for about 10 minutes before they even started to move. It appears that they have a healthy appetite for wood, but I have no clue what they are. Any ideas?
Signature: Ed Huston
Flat Bugs
Dear Ed,
You have uncovered a colony of Flat Bugs in the genus Aneurus, both adults and immature individuals of various stages known as instars. Flat Bugs do not feed on the wood. According to BugGuide, Flat Bugs are found “under bark” just as you found them, and they feed on fungi.
Flat Bugs
Daniel,
Thanks for getting back to me. That was much quicker than expected. I’m glad to know that they aren’t human eating micro-zombies or some such thing.
Thanks again!
Ed
Unknown night bug
January 23, 2012 1:11 pm
Dear Mr. Bugman,
I’ve spent some time trying to identify this bug but have been unsuccesful so far.
I’ve spotted it in the middle of a warm summer night in the Netherlands. It did not react to the flashlight of my camera. It seems it has underdeveloped wings and a weird set of ’teeth’ originating from the top of its head bending towards the bottom of its body.
Thanks for the awesome website, keep it up!
Signature: Thanks, Frank
Assassin Bug
Dear Frank,
We believe this is an Assassin Bug, a predatory True Bug in the family Reduviidae. Unless we are sorely mistaken, the underdeveloped wings are an indication that it is an immature specimen. We would not entirely rule out that this is a member of some other Heteropteran family though.
What kind of beetle is this?
Location: Lagoa Azul, Penha Longa, Sintra, Portugal
January 20, 2012 5:33 am
Hello ATB.
I ran into this beetle and have searched along almost all of your beetles in WTB but didn’t found it.
Maybe you could help me identify what kind of beetle this is. It seems some kind of Longhorn Beetle.
This was taken near a lake in Portugal. It is very common beetle in here. It was taken in the winter and this beetle has about 5cm long.
Can you please help me identify this beetle?
Thanks,
Signature: Diogo Ferreira
Harlequin Bug
Dear Diogo,
We hoped you enjoyed browsing through all of our beetles, the most numerous category on our website, but alas, you were searching the wrong category. This is not a Beetle. It is a True Bug. We quickly identified it as Lygaeus equestris and we found numerous photos on the FlickRiver page of the world’s best photos of Lygaeus equestris. It can also be found on the Encyclopedia of Life website. The genus Lygaeus belongs to the Seed Bug family Lygaeidae.
Dear Daniel,
Thank you very much. You were of great help.
I was indeed a little lost…
Thanks once again.
Diogo Ferreira.
What is this?
Location: Northern California
November 8, 2011 10:59 pm
I have found 2 of these recently on the kitchen floor and one just now crawling across the carpet! I live in Northern California and it is winter time here!
Interesting pattern….but I’d rather NOT find them in my house…
Cockroach or beetle??? Blegh….
Best advice on how to get rid of them?
Signature: Ms. No Thank You Bugs!
Mediterranean Seed Bug
Dear Ms. No Thank You Bugs!,
Sorry for the delay. We are trying to catch up on unanswered requests. This is a Mediterranean Seed Bug, Xanthochilus saturnius, an introduced species that according to BugGuide is: “Locally abundant in parts of California. Also reported from Oregon and Washington.”
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What type of bug is this please?
Location: Buffalo, NY
December 1, 2011 1:58 pm
What type of bug is this please?
I added my correct email address. Previous one was misspelled. Thanks!
Signature: Dev
Bed Bug
Dear Dev,
First we apologize for the delay. We have a small staff and we are unable to respond to all the requests that we receive. Our identification requests are at their lowest with the arrival of winter in North America, so we are trying to catch up on some unanswered mail. Had we responded sooner, you might have begun taking steps to ensure that you do not develop an infestation. We get many frantic requests to identify creatures found in beds because of growing internet and journalistic coverage on increasing populations of Bed Bugs, especially in urban centers. Most of those identification requests are false alarms, however in your case, we believe you have a real Bed Bug. You should probably seek some professional assistance if you have any indication that there are more Bed Bugs at the location where this individual was found.
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