Subject: Unknown bug Location: St Paul inside kitchen December 31, 2014 1:20 pm Dead of winter in St Paulwhen this creature appears on the kitchen floor barely able to fly to the wall but he does! Body an inch long and Beautiful variegated wings…what is it? Signature: Frankie Dear Frankie, This harmless insect is a … Read more
Subject: Question about animal Location: Argentina, Córdoba December 30, 2014 6:54 am Hi, Bugman, Thanks for your free service. I would have two questions: 1. This photo shows a great bug, but I can’t distinguish if it is a grassphoper, a cricket, or what is that. How can distinguish between a grassphoper and a cricket? … Read more
Subject: ID moth? Location: Jerusalem, Israel December 29, 2014 6:50 pm Hi Bugman, I photographed this bug on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem in November this year. At first we thought it was a hummingbird but upon looking at the photo, I think it is some kind of moth. Can you identify it? Cheers, … Read more
Subject: Identifying a “stick” insect Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa December 30, 2014 6:33 am Hi I recently found this insect in my garden and would love to identify it. Latitude : -33.092624 | Longitude : 27.78924 2014/12/27 1:52 PM Thank you! Signature: Waldo Hi Waldo, This is not a Stick Insect, but rather, an … Read more
Subject: Mystery bug in Costa Ruca Location: La Fortuna, Lake Arenal, Costa Rica December 29, 2014 6:45 pm I photographed this beauty on an airconditioner drain pipe on the outside of our rental house in El Castillo, near La Fortuna, Costa Rica yesterday. It was about 5 inches long. Signature: Peter Lewis Dear Peter, This … Read more
Subject: What is this Western Bluebird eating? Location: 40º18’14,10″N, 121º52’22.43″W December 29, 2014 1:16 pm Dear Bugpersons, I photographed a Western Bluebird as it foraged with conspecifics in a huge oak woodland in Northern California at 783 meters elevation. It carried a larvalike thing onto the road surface and proceeded to whack it to death! … Read more