Nuptial Flight of Termites Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California November 30, 2013 1:25 pm Few insects justify the term fluttering when it comes to flight styles, but Western Subterranean Termite Alates do the adjective justice. More to come. … Julian Donahue Confirms With a black head, rather the reddish head on winged forms of … Read more
Subject: Little fuzzy bug?! Location: Saint Louis, Missouri November 29, 2013 11:35 pm Hi! I found two bugs one at a time each hanging out in clean unused disposable diapers next to my bed. I have never seen them before. The diapers are organic plant based so I was wondering if that’s why I found … Read more
Subject: Solitary bees of Arizona Location: central Arizona November 25, 2013 10:30 am Hello and howdy do! Here are two photos of solitary bees supping nectar from Arizona sunflowers in August of this year. I wonder if you can verify the tribes of said bees (or even specific species!) by these two photos. Thank you … Read more
Subject: What is it? Location: California November 25, 2013 2:34 pm I know it’s a type of beetle but which one? I found two. I suspect they are kissing bugs. Pest control came by did an analysis on the sample and claimed common garden beetle but it doesn’t look like one. Signature: Clueplease Dear Clueplease, … Read more
Subject: Tube? Spider in UK Location: London, UK November 28, 2013 6:01 am Hi, I got home last night to find this guy in the kitchen. I haven’t seen anything like it before. It was black/very dark brown, hairy and seemed to have quite large ’fangs’. I prodded him with a pencil and he aggressively … Read more
Subject: Type of green bug? Location: San Gabriel valley area November 27, 2013 2:23 pm We found about 20 of these bugs (about a quarter of an inch long) among some tomato plants. At first we thought we’d come across ladybug larvae but saw that the casings actually had ”spiky things” (as my 6-year old … Read more