Freaky bug Location: Sydney, Australia November 24, 2010 2:50 am Hi! Could you please help to identify this freaky looking bug that got stuck in my fish bowl outside? It has 4 main legs and 2 short upper legs, no wings. This one is only 4cm long but we have seen one that is about … Read more
Metallic Green Beetle? Location: About 200’ elevation, 1 mile north of Oregon boarder and 40 miles from Pacific Ocean November 23, 2010 1:59 pm Hello, This is a lady bug sized beetle that I found on a plant that I think is St. John’s Wort. The grass seed was grabbed when capturing the insect. They … Read more
Moth unknown Location: Naples, FL November 23, 2010 Hi Daniel, Thank you for you reply. I have a large “Orange Jasmine” bush that flowers often and profusely. This brings in lots of flying insects and the flying insects attract tropical orb spiders. I have attached some photos. You may use any of the photos I … Read more
Ed. Note: December 1, 2010 Since summer is approaching in the Southern Hemisphere, we are beginning to get more identification requests from Australia. There are many different species of Cicadas in Australia and they are given very unusual common names. We hope that we receive numerous photographs of Australian Cicadas this year and hopefully, making … Read more
Erinnyis ello dark form ? Location: Naples, FL November 22, 2010 11:54 pm I knew something was eating the leaves on the papaya but I could not see anything during the day. I found this specimen munching on my papaya at 10 PM on 11/22/10. Temperature was 70 F. I think it is a Erinnyis … Read more
spiders Location: Bukidnon, Philippines November 22, 2010 7:45 pm helo Mr. Bugman, I had this cute creature inside the caves during our summer trip. Can you name this one? Tnx Signature: mae Dear Mae, We don’t often get requests to identify Tailless Whipscorpions that include the word “cute” in the description. Your request is quite … Read more