Subject: What is this blue thin but large looking beetle Geographic location of the bug: Santa Clarita CA Date: 09/03/2018 Time: 12:30 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Can you identify? About 3+ inches long and on the “slender” vs. full beetle shape How you want your letter signed: Kat Dear Kat, This is … Read more
Subject: Hey Bugman Geographic location of the bug: Arizona Date: 08/11/2018 Time: 09:22 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I’m filming in southern Arizona and came across this wasp (?) pouncing on a cricket. It had the most vibrant, cobalt blue coloring, almost metallic in its sheen. It was about 1.5” in length. So … Read more
Subject: Great Black Wasp Location: Faribault County, Minnesota September 21, 2016 3:09 pm Greetings, Daniel et al! To test whether or not my queries can get through as successful submissions, I’m sending photos I’ve identified as a Great Black Wasp. These photos were taken in my Rain Garden way back in August of 2013. I … Read more
Subject: Believe to be blue wasp Location: chandler AZ June 6, 2016 10:15 am Thinking it’s a blue wasp or mud wasp; didn’t mind the photo shoot wasn’t aggressive at all/ Signature: Doc Dear Doc, This is one of the most beautiful images we have ever received of a Steel Blue Cricket Hunter, Chlorion aerarium, … Read more
Subject: blue bee?? Location: Palm Springs, CA August 15, 2015 12:01 am This is a pretty poor picture due to the fact that a spider got to this bug first. Its brilliant blue color and huge white eyes really caught my attention. I don’t know if this is a fly or a bee but I’ve … Read more
Subject: Ground wasp? Location: Grand Junctoon , CO August 7, 2015 3:22 pm We have an interesting wasp that is excavating a small hole in a crack in the driveway. He does not seem aggressive ….similar in behavior to a cicada killer. Signature: Patrick Dear Patrick, This sure looks like a Steel Blue Cricket Hunter, … Read more