Identifying Spider Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:31 PM I found this spider when I reached for my soap dispenser in my bathroom! It was in June. The spider was approximately 2″ by 2″. My husband captured the spider on the side of a kleenex box and he “thinks” it made it safely outside. I … Read more
Cricket-like insect, red and black Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:18 PM Hi, I saw an insect I’ve never seen before while hiking in the San Jacinto Wilderness near Idyllwild, California. I saw the bug this month (November 2008) at an elevation of around 8000 feet. I saw at least five of them scurrying on … Read more
small brown crustacean in house Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:39 PM I live in Southern CA and we’ve had heavy rain the last few days. Since this morning we are finding small brown bugs that look like a crustacean and kind of like a maggot. They are in the front rooms of the house … Read more
This bug looks like a green leaf Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 7:12 AM My dogs found this green “leaf” bug on my front walk this morning. I live at Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. The bug was moving very slowly. I don’t know if it was injured when one dog pawed in a little but … Read more
B52 Bomber? Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 2:08 AM B52 Bomber? This 10cm long bug flew in on us one night. Very slow and noisy in flight. It seemd to be having trouble staying aloft & its sense of direction was not too good either. I am emailing from Harare in Zimbabwe & we are … Read more
Is this a scarab beetle? Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 8:48 AM Dear Folks, Could you please help me identify the beetle in the attached pictures? The closest match I could find was a scarab beetle. For the past few weeks (November) our cats have been bringing these into the house. I can’t remember ever … Read more