Subject: Walking stick? Geographic location of the bug: Virginia Date: 08/30/2022 Time: 06:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this insect on my front porch…it looks like a walking stick to me, but when I looked for images of a walking stick online, they were all thinner. What is it? How you … Read more
Subject: Some sort of mantis Geographic location of the bug: Conshohocken, PA, USA Date: 08/22/2022 Time: 07:07 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi. Saw this outside work… Hanging in a pine tree. Didn’t see it until it fell to the ground. The most bark-like camouflage I’ve ever seen. Thought maybe a Carolina mantis, … Read more
Subject: Please ID bug Geographic location of the bug: Long Island NY Date: 09/26/2021 Time: 08:03 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, I found this bug dead on my porch in Long Island, NY. It is about 2.5 inches long. Would you please let me know what type of bug this is? Thank … Read more
Subject: cool character on my patio Geographic location of the bug: Northwest New Mexico Date: 08/14/2021 Time: 11:29 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What is this amazing looking little creature? How you want your letter signed: Inquisitive Angela Dear Angela, This is an immature, predatory, beneficial Preying Mantis. It might be a native … Read more
Subject: What kind of bug is this? I was sitting on my patio at night and it flew into my screen door. Geographic location of the bug: Las Vegas Date: 09/20/2021 Time: 11:59 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Would like know what it is never saw one in Las Vegas. How you want … Read more
Subject: Pretty praying mantis Geographic location of the bug: Maryland Date: 09/04/2021 Time: 10:13 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman, In all my years I’ve seen many mantises, of varying shades of green and brown, but I’ve never before seen such a dappled beauty! Is this a Carolina Mantis? How you want … Read more