Subject: Beetle With Ribbons on Back Location: Austin, TX March 27, 2013 11:22 am This bug was near a live oak tree, March 2013 in Austin, TX Signature: Steven Landry Identified. Yellow Crescent Blister Beetle. Thanks 🙂 Hi Steven, We were browsing through the Blister Beetle pages on BugGuide before stumbling upon the Yellow Crescent … Read more
Subject: What is this bug? Location: Ottawa Canada March 27, 2013 6:11 pm I started to see these bugs last year. They start out as tiny pin head size bugs that are totally red. There are thousands in a nest which looks like a moving bunch of red dots. As they grow they start to … Read more
March 30, 2013 We are on holiday, visiting family out of town. We have postdated some interesting submissions so that new posts will go live each day of our absence, however, we will not be checking nor responding to any emails, which means we expect to have a huge backlog when we return. Update: April … Read more
Luckily we were using a pitchfork instead of a shovel!!! Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California March 29, 2013 We needed to dig in the garden today to remove a dead kumquat tree, when we noticed a shimmery, slithering creature in the freshly turned dirt. We thought at first it was a salamander, but we … Read more
Subject: Cool bug Location: Belton, Texas March 29, 2013 8:01 pm I found this bug on the rim of a red pot today. It wasn’t too afraid that I was close up to it. It feels like I have looked through every field guide of bugs native to our area and I still can’t find … Read more
Subject: Garden bug from South Africa Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa March 29, 2013 6:17 am Hi. I live in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It is the tail end of summer. I have seen many of the bugs as per attached in the garden. It seems to be around the flowers as opposed to out … Read more