Is this an ant queen? Location: Mérida, Spain April 30, 2011 11:47 am Hi, My daughter took a photo of this beastie when on a school trip. What is it? an ant queen? seems unlikely as they did not find it with other ants or in a nest. it doesn’t seem to have wings. What … Read more
Large winged…cicada? Location: Belmopan, Belize April 30, 2011 10:26 am Hi! I saw this large (over 3”, probably closer to 4”) bug on my windowsill at night. He had really long antennae that don’t show up well in the picture (but he does have a cute little face, doesn’t he?) He was quite active, so … Read more
Porch light redheads Location: Highland Park (Northeast Los Angeles) April 30, 2011 1:21 am A bunch of these guys just showed up around our porch light. They don’t do much. We never noticed them here before. Signature: Josh Hi Josh, Greetings from neighboring Mt Washington. Thank you so much for supplying this image of a … Read more
April 29, 2011 Last night while posting to the website, Daniel felt something crawling on his neck, and it was this gorgeous large black Click Beetle. This is the second time this beetle has been found in our Mt Washington, Los Angeles offices, and the first sighting was almost exactly two years ago. Recently … Read more
Short Winged Blister Beetle Love Location: South Jersey April 28, 2011 11:29 am Hey I don’t know if you have a picture of the Oil Beetle in the Bug Love area but I took this in my driveway this morning. Kinda looks they are looking at camera. Signature: Christian M. Hi Christian, We do have … Read more
Seen on the trail in HK … Location: Hong Kong April 28, 2011 8:25 pm Trying to determine the name of this bug seen on a trail in HK … Signature: Andy Hi Andy, This sure resembles the Caterpillar of the American Lappet Moth, Phyllodesma americana, so we suspect it is an Asian relative. We … Read more