Subject: moth in Halloween costume Geographic location of the bug: Washington, DC, USA Date: 10/30/2019 Time: 05:39 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi! I scared up this beauty amid fallen red oak leaves on 10/30/19. I was admiring its leaf camouflage, then I turned it to another angle and realized that it was … Read more
Subject: Grasshopper or Cricket? Geographic location of the bug: Vantage (WA), Ginkgo Petrified Forest Date: 10/26/2019 Time: 12:46 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Do you have any idea what it is? It looks like a cricket, but I could not found it with Google.Best regards, Nils How you want your letter signed: Nils … Read more
Subject: Long legged but head wrong for grasshopper Geographic location of the bug: Eastern Washington State Date: 10/26/2019 Time: 07:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Bit me on stomach inside house September 2019. Long legs imply grasshopper/katydid. Head does not look right for either. Search through several grasshopper/insect sites resulted in nothing similar. … Read more
Subject: Bug Spotted on Zion Hike Geographic location of the bug: Zion National Park, Utah Date: 10/28/2019 Time: 03:37 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, I saw this critter on a hike. At first it was on it’s back and looked dead. I flipped it over and it moved slightly. It did not … Read more
Subject: Voluptuous Bee doing Yoga Geographic location of the bug: Alin, Calca, Peru Date: 10/28/2019 Time: 02:00 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman, During an am yoga practice this beautiful bee was sharing props with me. It appeared to love the strap! It was difficult to get a photo with out disturbing … Read more
Subject: What is this scary looking thing?! Geographic location of the bug: Inglewood,CA Date: 10/26/2019 Time: 05:26 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, I found this in my bathtub after 1am. It’s big and scary and has a lot of long legs. Seeing it just grossed me out so I drowned it (I … Read more