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7031. This spider has been hanging around our brown compost bin for the last couple of days. Please tell me what kind it is. Many thanks. Mont Tremblant, Quebec. Canada Number 7031. This is not a spider, but a western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae). Although harmless, these can become nuisance […]
7030. This bug total killed every onion plant in my garden. Rockyford, Alberta. Canada Number 7030. This appears to be a rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). These would not have hurt your onions as they are predators, not herbivores. They may have been feeding on whatever was killing the onions. Click here for a detailed […]
7029. We found this buried in the mud in the creek that runs through our farm in July. We’ve never seen anything like it and have been on this farm for over 40 years! Stouffville, Ontario. Canada Number 7029. This is a naiad (larva) of a dragonfly; they are general; predators on other […]
7028. Please identify. Thank you! Kanata, ON. Canada Number 7028. This appears to be a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These weevils often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click here for an image.
7027. While sitting on our sofa during the evening I noticed this bug walking on my wife’s leg. I gently allowed it to walk onto my finger nail, it walked down my finger stopped and began biting my hand. I killed it with a Kleenex tissue. Bug was about 1/8” to 3/16” long. I […]
7026. They are all small for now but they are slow and I count like 4 to 5 now. Montreal, Quebec. Canada Number 7026. This looks like a springtail, a primitive arthropod in the order Collembola. However, these usually jump when disturbed. Click here for details
7025. This was crawling in my office today. What is it? Looked like a pile of dust moving across the ground. Lafayette, Colorado. United States Number 7025. This is a nymph of an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to […]
7024. Hi I’m from Edmonton, Alberta. It’s super hot here at 30C. Found whatever this is on my patio table. Kept spinning in a circle. Just curious to what it is. Thanks. Edmonton, Alberta. Canada Number 7024. This is a soldier fly, Diptera: Stratiomyidae; the adults frequent flowers and may aid in pollination […]
7023. Clusters of these bugs appeared this week (August1) on various tree trunks. The picture is a medium sized cluster. Some trees had many clusters. We are wondering what they are and if they are harmful to the trees. Thank you. Apsley, Ontario. Canada Number 7023. These are psocids (Psocodea: Psocidae) known as […]
7022. We first noticed these bugs in July, eating the leaves off our lilies. Edmonton, Alberta. Canada Number 7022. This is a lily leaf beetle, Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), an introduced pest species. Click here for more detailed information.
7021. It is about the size of my thumb nail. Thank you! Harleysville, Pennsylvania. United States Number 7021. This is a spitting spider (family Scytodidae) in the genus Scytodes. These spiders do not spin a capture web, but use a glue-like silk ejected from their mouthparts to subdue their prey. They are harmless […]
7020. Found one of these bugs late last night in my apartment and over the night and into the morning I found a few more. Can fly as my roommate found hers by hearing it fly past her. Found in Nova Scotia. Thank you! Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada. Number 7020. This is […]
7019. Have noticed these all around my entrance doors, soffits (painted white) and they have made there way into the house, generally hang around the windows. This is the second or third year now that they have showed up. They seem to be more crawlers (6 legs) then fliers, and have a hard […]
7018. Small spider like beetle, found 10+ near screen door climbing walls and jump away when i try to squish. in late July warm weather. AURORA, ON. Canada Number 7018. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These weevils often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm […]
7017. Just wondering if anyone knows what kind of wasp/hornet this is. Midland, Ontario. Canada Number 7017. This looks like a pigeon tremex, Tremex columba (Hymenoptera: Siricidae); Click here for an image. Wasps in this family often are called horntails; they lack a stinger (what looks like one actually is their ovipositor) and […]
7016. I found lots of small bugs in my backyard ground and fence. Could you please help me to identify what is this bug? I can see it has 2 white line on back. one white line is long than another one. Thanks. Richmond Hill, Ontario. Canada Number 7016. This looks like […]
7015. I found it indoors, sounded like a wasp but it is way more scary, dark colored and weird. Kavadarci Macedonia Number 7015. This is a robber fly (Diptera: Asilidae); these are ambush predators on other arthropods, mainly other insects. Click here for an example
7014. This big black shiny beetle is approximately an inch long. This pic was taken July /20 in the port au port area of NL. It was outside. I have look at so many black beetles and cannot identity this one … my brother in law have lived in NL for 60 years and […]
7013. Mainly on the bed. Cairo, Egypt. Number 7013. This is a beetle in the family Anobiidae; likely either a cigarette beetle (Lasioderma serricorne) or a drugstore beetle (Stegobium paniceum). Both species will feed on a very wide variety of dry stored food products, including spices and tobacco. You should check all food storage […]
7012. Hi I’m from Edmonton, Alberta. It’s super hot here at 30C. Found whatever this is on my patio table. Kept spinning in a circle. Just curious to what it is. Thanks. Edmonton, Alberta. Canada Number 7012. It’s a soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in the genus Stratiomys. They are harmless and may air in […]
7011. This bug is smaller than a pin head – has a fluffy white tail and bulging eyes. Looks like a mini crab. Was on my chair outside – the fluffy tail got my attention. Photo taken with my phone with as much zoom as I could I hope it’s close & clear enough […]
7010. I found this bug on my front porch last Saturday (July 25). I live in Longueuil, on the south shore of Montreal. It looked like a fly, but was about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long. It was totally black. It wasn’t aggressive; it was on its back when I got home, so […]
7009. I have found approximately 18 of these very large bees in my house in the past 4 to 5 days. They seem to be coming up from the basement. They are very large! I am sure it is a common bee but I find it unusual to find them indoors so I wanted […]
7008. I’ve been seeing them on the kitchen counter, below the sink, and the odd one in the bathroom. They are usually less than 3 cm long, black with grey stripes and a grey rectangle on the back. They are quick when they see you but easy to kill. Brampton, ON. Canada Number 7008. […]
7007. Ottawa, ON. Canada Number 7007. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These weevils often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click here for an example.
7006. Hamilton, Ontario. Canada Number 7006. This is a great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae). The females dig tunnels in loose soil that they then provision with paralyzed insects for their young. They are not at all aggressive, and unlikely to sting unless you were to pick one up. Click here for […]
7005. There are swarms of these at the rear of my house (west side) they appear to be most active in afternoon when the sun is warm. Only noticed them the last week or so (it’s July 26) . They are all over the brick of my house and patio. I can see […]
7004. Found a swarm of these outside on the patio, around the window frames and the bottom of the outside walls. Very tiny, about 1/16 of an inch, and literally hundreds of them walking around. Montreal, Quebec. Canada Number 7004. This is an adult hairy chinch bug, Blissus leucopterus hirtus (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Blissidae), a […]
7003. Looking for the name of this garden insect. Also how to eradicate from garden. Tx. Tecumseh, Ontario. Canada Number 7003. These are young nymphs of a squash bug, Anasa tristis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae). Click here for details on their life cycle as well as some control recommendations.
7002. Hi, can you please let me know what kind of insect this is? I found it indoor on the floor, doesn’t seem to be able to fly, 6 legs, 2 antenna. When I found it it was originally white, but when I washed it the white stuff came off. Worried it might […]
7001. I was at the park with my kids and noticed this little guy clinging to a stick on of my daughters was playing with. Never seen a spider like this an have been unable to find a matching photo on the internet. It was very small, maybe the size of a […]
7000. Halifax, N.S. Canada Number 7000. A female wolf spider (family Lycosidae) with her newly hatched young on her back. Female wolf spiders carry their egg sac attached to their spinnerets at the back of their abdomen until the eggs hatch; she then ferries her young about on her back for a few […]
6999. Found these in our apartment building back yard. I think they’re digger wasps, but they’ve got orange on them. Was hoping someone can tell me what they are. Colborne, ON. Canada Number 6999. This is indeed a digger wasp, namely the great golden digger wasp, Sphex ichneumoneus. Click here for images […]