I’ve been watching an insect in my sun garden for two days now. It looks a bit like a lady beetle or lady beetle larva, but the head seems different – just small and black – no big platey head with white patches – and it has very long antennae. Also, it is yellow. It … Read more
Hello, Any idea what bug this is? I found it flying outside near the top of my birch tree. Thank you Hal Hi Hal, You have a species of June Beetle. Your photo isn’t the best quality and it is difficult to tell if the color is really golden or if it is a reflection … Read more
We live in northern Wisconsin. My husband was in the lake (it has a mucky bottom) and felt something poke him in his big toe. When I looked at his toe it had a raised blister type mark. It resembled a sting mark with a very pronounced dot of where the bite/sting occured. The toe … Read more
Bug in my house – Please help Dear Bugman, I am so glad that there is a site such as yours. I don’t’ know what I would do if I didn’t find your site. I have a critter in my house that just baffles me. I don’t know what it is and I have gone … Read more
what is this? a picture I took recently of a bug. What is it? heidi Hi Heidi, It is a Jerusalem Cricket, Potato Bug or Nino de la Tierra, depending on who you are talking to. They are members of the cricket order Othoptera and live underground.
Any ideas what this is? I live in Arizona and this big huge moth thing flew into my patio one day, I looked online and it looked like a Giant Wich Moth. I am I right? Brandi Diaz You are absolutely right Brandi. It is a Black Witch, Ascalapha odorata.