I saw this bug on a night walk in the cloud forest at Monteverde, Costa Rica, and the guide thought it was a wax tail hopper, pterodictya reticularis, but it...
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aroesing65
Mar 7, 2013 10:41 pm
I just uploaded a photo in the photo section of some real creepy larvae stuck on a gum tree in Queensland , Australia. When they were disturbed the group moved...
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meagan.bringino
Mar 14, 2013 10:48 am
I found a cool bug on the half wall in my front yard. Of course, at first thinking it was a stick, but knowing that there wasn't a stick stuck to my wall...
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moranj1.t21...
Mar 14, 2013 10:48 am
Any idea what these 2 things are , keep finding them in my house here in manchester?? dont know if place makes a difference Any help welcome!!!!...
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Bugclubquestions
bughunteruk
Mar 14, 2013 11:00 am
Hi David, I agree it is Lepidopteran. It would have helped possible ID if you had cleaned the cremaster to show how many hooks and or bristles it has. Also the...
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C Slade
chrisslade31
Mar 15, 2013 10:36 am
Hi, It is a Varied Carpet Beetle - anthrenus verbaci. Read about them on the internet as the larvae can be a pest in the house - picture attached. Chris...
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Ted
tedirving
Mar 20, 2013 9:10 pm
hello bug fam. we had a small infestation of these tiny nats with wings in our kitchen. couldnt find their origin point but they never took off to fly despite...
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kas abel
kas.abel...
Mar 23, 2013 12:47 pm
Hi, These were found near Newcastle upon Tyne in a freshwater system, with a pH of 7.5, in early Autumn of last year, having some trouble IDing them, any help...
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mattmarten@...
mattmarten...
Mar 25, 2013 10:11 pm
This just landed on me. Startling, but beautiful insect. What is it? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bugclub/photos/album/1051622935/pic/43457768/view...
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cree john
thecree
Mar 27, 2013 10:45 am
It's a Praying Mantis, Did you feel like you wanted to talk to it? lol. Everytime I see one I think it's trying to communicate hehehehe ... From:...
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JOHN
johnhopkins7...
Apr 2, 2013 10:39 pm
I have posted a pic of a somewhat fearsome ( but maybe not!!) bug I found on a wall in the Santa Marta Mts. of N. Colombia. This wall collected lots of...
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Maria
marjus74...
Apr 3, 2013 9:51 am
Have commented the following on photo: "Wow! What a stunner! I'm no expert, especially with 'foreign' insects, but I'd guess at Neuroptera (Lacewing species)" ...
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NATALIE waller
mejwaller
Apr 3, 2013 11:18 am
Looks like a dobsonfly (Megaloptera) - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobsonflies...
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johnhopkins7...
Apr 4, 2013 3:14 pm
Natalie, Thank you....yes, that’s exactly what it is! And Maria, they’re closely related to Lacewings so a good guess. Apparently the nearest...
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Bugclubquestions
bughunteruk
Apr 5, 2013 9:15 am
I have been looking at the taxonomy of the species of Braconidae: Microgastrinae (genus Pholetesor, sometimes known under the name Apanteles) that parasitise...
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RguyK128
Apr 11, 2013 8:52 am
Hello! I have been annoyed with some bugs in my bedroom and am not sure what they are. I thought a bed bug, since they are around my bed, but they did not look...
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Homo
homo.arboreal
May 9, 2013 10:55 am
Correction to previous message where there was no link to the photo album. Hello everyone :-) Any idea what the creature in the photo album may be? It has 6...
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gordonjarvis@...
gordonjarvis...
May 10, 2013 9:42 am
Hi I think you will find it is a bush cricket. Poss Tettigoniidae sp. Gordon...
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Maria
marjus74...
May 10, 2013 9:42 am
Hello Lalou, It is indeed a cricket as suggested by Morgaston (female due to the ovipositor) and the species is: Callimenus macrogaster. Best wishes Maria...
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markj
mulattokid
May 10, 2013 9:42 am
This beautiful large buch cricket is called: Callimenus macrogaster She is found around Greece and South Eastern Europe. Mark...
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markj
mulattokid
May 10, 2013 9:42 am
This beautiful large bush cricket is called: Callimenus macrogaster She is found around Greece and South Eastern Europe. Mark...
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Homo Arboreal
homo.arboreal
May 10, 2013 2:52 pm
Dear Mark and BugClub, THANK YOU!!! Yes, that is her alright! Bravo!!! "Our" one was quite bigger than it is described in various sites (5,5cm), and if I...
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markj
mulattokid
May 12, 2013 11:18 am
So glad to have been of help Lalou Mark...
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Erin Hollingsbee
ehollingsbee@...
May 21, 2013 11:51 am
Sorry, photo attached now Sent from my iPad...
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Vidhya Swaminathan
vidhyaswamin...
May 21, 2013 5:30 pm
Hi Erin, Looks like a dog tick. The sooner you help your dog get rid of this infestation the better, for him and you. Regards Vid ...
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Romy Lazzari
romy_lazzari@...
May 21, 2013 5:42 pm
probably a tick, vets nurses can remove them easily To: bugclub@yahoogroups.com From: ehollingsbee@... Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 20:08:18 -0500 Subject:...
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Erin Hollingsbee
ehollingsbee@...
May 21, 2013 5:42 pm
really? It was pretty big for a tick (although I've never seen one before so I don't really know, just assumed they were much tinier than that!)?! Anyway,...
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Vidhya Swaminathan
vidhyaswamin...
May 22, 2013 2:58 pm
It's usually pretty small but becomes huge when it's engorged with blood. Regards Vid ________________________________ From: Erin Hollingsbee...
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markj
mulattokid
May 23, 2013 4:12 pm
Is humour allowed here? I read this response without seeing the question and wondered if I had accidentally entered some lude chat room! ;~) Thanks for the...
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David Howdon
davidhowdon
May 24, 2013 8:34 pm
It proved to be an Angle Shades. See updated http://www.ispot.org.uk/node/315448 ... -- David Howdon (http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/)...
