Subject: spider
Geographic location of the bug: south africa
Date: 11/13/2017
Time: 03:51 AM EDT
He is stuck in our office, he has a web full of spider babies
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Rain Spider
This looks to us like a Rain Spider, Palystes castaneus. Here is a similar looking individual posted to iSpot.
Subject: Stick Insect
Geographic location of the bug: AU, NSW, Sydney
Date: 11/13/2017
Time: 06:47 AM EDT
Au, NSW
Narrowed it down between a Goliath, crown or a titan.
Approx 15cm long not including legs.
How you want your letter signed: Jess
Stick Insect
Dear Jess,
Your individual appears to have very long antennae. The Goliath Stick Insect pictured on Brisbane Insects has very short antennae. According to Oz Animals, “The Crown Stick Insect is found in coastal Queensland and the Northern Territory” and it also appears to have short antennae. Titan Stick Insect images on FlickR also have short antennae. Using the long antennae as a diagnostic feature, and based on the slim body of your individual, we would entertain that this might be a Dark-Winged Stick Insect, Mesaner sarpedon, which is pictured on the Brisbane Insect site. The Atlas of Living Australia does not have any images, but there is a sighting documented near Sydney. Unfortunately we cannot find any information on the size of the Dark-Winged Stick Insect. Perhaps a Phasmid expert will write in with a correction or an affirmation.
Subject: Beautiful Moth
Geographic location of the bug: Seminole Florida
Date: 11/13/2017
Time: 01:45 PM EDT
Hi Bugman I saw this Beautiful Moth and don’t know what kind it is. Would you Please identify this Beautiful Moth for me. Thanks Very Much! and Have a Great Day! Brent Hansen
How you want your letter signed: Brent Hansen
Eyed Tiger Moth
Dear Brent,
This beautiful moth, Hypercompe scribonia, has two common names that reference to giant cats. Though Giant Leopard Moth is the more commonly used name, we prefer Eyed Tiger Moth as it is an additional reference to the tribe to which it belongs, Arctiini, the Tiger Moths.
Subject: bugs on house siding
Geographic location of the bug: agawam, ma
Date: 11/05/2017
Time: 02:43 PM EDT
tons of these bugs on outside of house. never had them before
How you want your letter signed: Don Williams
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Dear Don,
This is an Eastern Boxelder Bug, a species that often aggregates in large numbers. Houses with light colored, south facing walls that are in the sun are favorite locations for aggregating. Eastern Boxelder Bugs are also known to enter homes to hibernate once weather begins to cool. The aggregations have led to common names like Populist Bug and Democrat Bug.
Subject: Caterpillar
Geographic location of the bug: Phoenix, AZ
Date: 11/11/2017
Time: 10:34 AM EDT
Is this a privet hawk moth caterpillar? We found this on our cement patio November 9, 2017. It was around 6:00pm. We placed it in the dirt. Found it dead the next morning where we left it.
How you want your letter signed: Jill
Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar
Dear Jill,
In our opinion, this looks like a Rustic Sphinx Caterpillar, a common species in Arizona, and its pink coloration indicates it is pre-pupal. It is possible that the dirt where you placed it was too hard for it to dig, and that it has begun metamorphosis without going underground.
Subject: are those eastern Yellow Jackets queens?
Geographic location of the bug: Malvern, PA 19355 – USA
Date: 11/11/2017
Time: 03:19 PM EDT
I found 3 of those inside my house, on inital research it points that they are eastern yellow jackets and with the dots, they are queens, but what are the odds of finding 3 queens in 3 days?
How you want your letter signed: Thiago Lopes
Yellowjacket Queens
Dear Thiago,
We believe the markings on these Yellowjackets are a closer match to the introduced German Yellowjacket Queen pictured on BugGuide. Each fall, a nest of Yellowjackets produces multiple queens that mate and find a place to hibernate over the winter. If your house was the nearest possible location for hibernation, and if it was especially inviting as well as providing an entrance for them, it is very possible that more than one queen would seek out your house as a potential site for hibernation.
Yellowjacket Queen
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