Subject: Blue eyed grasshopper Geographic location of the bug: Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles Date: 04/19/2021 Time: 08:02 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: No photo shop!! This grasshopper, found in the open bathroom of our guest house here in Saint Lucia, has electric blue eyes. Date, April 19. Local man says … Read more
Subject: Drowned cricket Geographic location of the bug: California Central Coast, USA Date: 12/14/2018 Time: 01:27 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman, I am a huge fan of this site and have used it to help ID several species of insects. I finally found a bug that doesn’t quite fit into any … Read more
Subject: What insect is this? Location: Mpumalanga March 8, 2013 12:51 am Hi there I came across this insect while holidaying in Marloth Park – Mpumalanga Dec 2012. Signature: unsure Dear unsure, This is some species in the order Orthoptera that contains Katydids, Crickets and Grasshoppers. We are unsure of its identity. A head on … Read more
Subject: Domincan Bug Location: Samana, Dominican Republic February 7, 2013 5:05 am Hi there. I ran into this bug hanging out at the Bahia Principe Caylo Levantado Resort in Samana, Dominican Republic. It was the only one I saw. Its antennae hung down about 12 inches from the body. It looked like it had wings, … Read more
Unknown Tiny Grasshopper Great Smoky Mountains, TN First Full Day of Spring Hi Daniel, I went for a walk in the woods earlier today, and found this tiny grasshopper sunning itself on an Oak leaf, and then it was gone. I have been unable to identify it, so far. Can you help? Of course, I’ve … Read more
Huge green Ortopthera (?) July 5, 2009 Helo! Todays walk near Danube cliff revealed me this huge cricket, which im trying to identify whole day. But closest that i get is Phaneroptera nana… Still it doesnt seep to be one. Phaneroptera nana is relatively frekvent here… Anyway, this one on the picture have more coned … Read more