Beatle of some sort?
Location: San Antonio, Tx
January 23, 2012 7:55 pm
I sell wood for fireplaces, bbqs, etc. Recently I split some mesquite to let dry out and there are a million of these guys everywhere. I just leave them be not knowing what they are. They seem harmless. They run extremely slow and sometimes will just sit still when I move the wood pile around like they are trying to blend in. just wondering what they could be as I have a 2 yr old curious little boy and don’t want him harmed in anyway if they are dangerous.
Signature: Thank you for your input, Mike
Mesquite Borers
Hi Mike,
You have Mesquite Borers, Placosternus difficilis, a native species that BugGuide reports from Arizona and Texas. Mesquite Borers are Longhorned Borer Beetles in the family Cerambycidae. The larvae are wood borers. You should advise your customers to keep their firewood outside until they are ready to use it or they might find their homes invaded during an emergence of the adults from the wood. Often warm indoor temperatures trigger an emergence in the home. Since this is a native species, transporting the firewood shouldn’t be a problem, but with many invasive, exotic borer insects showing up in North America, people are warned about transporting firewood as this helps to spread an invasion..
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Bed Bug or Carpet Beetle?
Location: Northest/MD
January 24, 2012 6:48 pm
Hi, I live in MD and started finding these little bugs in my carpet (never on my bed) in September. This is the lot I’ve collected since then, and never more than one at a time. I do have itching/biting symptoms mainly at night but sometimes during the day at work, but have not found any bugs, feces, or blood stains on any part of my bed or surrounding furniture, after checking for months now. Nor have I had any of the classic skin symptoms/reactions aside from the itching. So, I’d like to know exactly what I’m dealing with here. Appreciate any direction you can provide!
Signature: Cant Sleep Tight
Carpet Beetle and Larvae
Dear Cant Sleep Tight,
Try to get some rest. You do have Carpet Beetles and not Bed Bugs. While Carpet Beetles are considered household pests that will do damage to organic materials, they do not bite. The second individual from the left in your photo is an adult Carpet Beetle and the others are Larvae.
Bug found in apartment.
Location: Toronto, Ontario
January 24, 2012 4:44 pm
My girlfriend and I moved in to our apartment in east york ontario 3 months ago. Immediately we started noticing ants and after about 2 months started noticing few of these little guys. To me it looks like a weevil but I’d like to be sure. Also, do they bite?
Signature: Thanks, Toothbrush
Weevil
dear Toothbrush,
This is a Weevil and they do not bite. They do infest stored grain products. Try checking the rice in the pantry and we frequently get responses that they have infested stored bird seed.
January 25, 2012
Daniel, the WTB? Bugman, makes quilts in his spare time, and though this is occasionally mentioned on the website, there is no photo-documentation of it. Today, we created a new Bug Art category, and it seemed like a good time to post a few photos of bug inspired quilts. Back in 2002 when the website was originally designed, the childlike font used as the logo was created from a photograph of the embroidered title of a large quilted picnic blanket of the same name. Daniel and Lisa Anne were relaxing on that quilt when the photographer from Sunset Magazine dropped by the offices back in 2007.
WTB? Staff on What's That Bug picnic blanket
Alas, there are no good digital images of that quilt, so when time allows, we will make sure there is a new photo taken. Meanwhile, Daniel completed another quilt called World Wide Web several years ago, and we present that photo for your artistic critique.
World Wide Web quilt by Daniel Marlos
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¶ Posted 25 January 2012 § Bug Art ‡ ° what is this ??
Location: SE. Florida, Ft.Pierce
January 25, 2012 10:44 am
Dear Bugman, I found this flat bug in my bathroom, in S.E. FL. in January,
It is about the size and shape of a watermelon seed, speckled grey and black, it has a long thin head that appears to poke out and pull itself along. I have attached two photo’s
thanks for yur help.
Ray
Signature: Ray in FLA
Case Bearing Moth Larva
Dear Ray,
This is such a wonderfully detailed image of a Case Bearing Moth Larva. While they might be considered as Household Pests that could damage organic fibers like wool, they are most likely benign and feeding off shed pet hair, human hair and other organic debris like food crumbs in the home. The case is made of silk and incorporated particulate matter.
WOW, That was a fast response, Thank you for clearing that up. we called it a flounder bug., left it alone last night as we went to bed, When we woke up she was gone..
thanks again, great service you have.
Have a great day.
Ray
Location: Dearborn, Michigan
January 24, 2012 7:20 pm
I just thought you’d enjoy my interpretation of a Green Darner in quilling. Really enjoy WTB.
Signature: cathyort
Quilled Green Darner
Hi cathyort,
Thanks so much for sending us an example of your insect inspired art. We are inspired to create a new Bug Art category and we have to search our archive for a few other examples of sculpture and tattoos we have received over the years to include there. Daniel also makes insect inspired quilts in his free time. Perhaps he will post some examples.
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
could not identify this fly
Location: riyadh, saudi arabia
January 24, 2012 10:39 am
i have searched the internet and asked some people but still know nothing about it,the fly interested me with its unusual wings there are picture of an insect on them. so i caught it around afternoon under a clear sky in a cold day where the temperature was 14-9 c not far from my orange tree in my home Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. thank you for this chance and any idea will be grateful.
Signature: by keyobo
Unknown Fruit Fly
Dear keyobo,
While we don’t have an actual identification, we do have an idea. In our opinion, this is a Fruit Fly in the family Tephritidae. We will link to the BugGuide page of North American species for comparison. We haven’t had any luck identifying any Egyptian possibilities. Many Fruit Flies are important agricultural pests, especially if they are introduced from exotic locations.
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