Subject: What is this bug?
Geographic location of the bug: Lexington washington
Date: 10/31/2017
Time: 06:46 PM EDT
This bug has been found in my bedroom. I have an air conditioner in my window so I think it’s getting in through the cracks.
It has a red belly and wings but haven’t seen it fly.
How you want your letter signed: Carol
Dear Carol,
This is a Western Boxelder Bug, a species that frequently seeks shelter indoors.
We get inundated with these were I work. I guess there’s a Boxelder tree nearby? We call them “Love Bugs” because they seem to always be mating! But they are super cute when they’re babies! They do fly a bit, and you can let them crawl on your hand as they don’t bite or sting.