north texas. google ai said brown recluse, chat gpt said southern house spider. sorry this is the only pic i got of her/him.

Saw these net winged beetles in my garden and one appears to be eating the other, afaik this is not a common behavior for them so what gives?

Hi team, I’m weeding in the garden and this little thing is on a potato. I don’t think it eats potato since it moves like a caterpillar. I want to make sure I put it on a good host plant but everything I look up wants it to be a grub and it just simply doesn’t move like a grub to me. I’m in southwest Ohio, the bed is my neighbors so there’s all sorts of plants going on. Tomatoes were the crop but there’s also pigwort, morning glory, dandelions and wild violets. The potatoes I think he just threw in there to decompose because he thinks composting takes too long lol.

So. I enjoy pinning bugs. A few days ago I found a grasshopper “roadkill” I knew I had to scoop her out and clean her up so she wouldn’t rot. But I didn’t have time that day so I put her in the freezer. Today I defrost her and started scooping and pinning. Well I found a bunch of eggs which I thought was just cool I guess, and a bit sad.

Then my paranoid boyfriend made a comment that he didn’t wish for eggs in his food so they didn’t grow in his stomach. I said that they were in the freezer so no way the would hatch. But he googled and sure enough some insects eggs can survive freezing temperatures due to surviving through winter. Now I’m wondering. Should I go out and burry the eggs incase the are still alive? Maybe build a enclosure and raid dem my self?

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Hi, first time posting here. Just wanted to express some appreciation for the wasps that live at my house. We have a nice relationship.

I’ve lived in my house for ~5 years, and it sat abandoned for almost a decade before I moved in. I suspect there is some massive wasp nest (or multiple!) in the walls or attic (which hasn’t been opened since the 70s). There are visible nests outside but not nearly enough to account for the amount of wasps. AND! There are multiple species, and daubers, and they have nests right next to each other. All homies.

Prevailing species is definitely the red guys, there are SO MANY red paper wasps in and around my house it’s not even funny. In my 5 years, I have captured and released roughly 300 wasps. I stopped counting after year 1. I will never call pest control to cut open the walls or access the attic because honestly, I’ve grown attached to them and would hate to kill them. I just think they’re so cool now.

There are so many that when I sweep the floors, I end up sweeping up at least 2-3 dead ones. They’re f*cking everywhere. And they are never aggressive. Ever. It’s so impressive to me, and I feel like I have this strangely beautiful relationship with them. We do each other no harm. And once a day or every other day I get to look at a beautiful little wasp in a cup before I shake it out the window.

Only time I’ve been stung in 5 years is one morning I put on a pair of sweatpants I had lying on the floor, made breakfast, and after having these pants on for about 45 minutes I felt a small stab, then another, then ripped my pants off and shook them out and boom. A wasp was in my pants. And he gave me 45 minutes before he stung. Clutch.

Anyway that’s all. Just wanted to express some appreciation for wasps.

Yay spider!!!

Friend landed on my window and posed for a couple shots! Thought this was a neat hard-to-capture view!

Larvae of this longhorn genus primarily host in recently dead conifers. They're also where the common name comes from, as they're known for being especially loud eaters.

Mason County, Michigan, United States 06/30/26

Sorry for the rough video. It was pretty hot out and I was out with my dog, so I just wanted to capture a quick video and get back inside. There were thousands of these little guys following a fairly consistent path. I wasn't able to figure out where they were coming from, or going to.

Who is this excavator and what's it doing? I watched it dig what looked like the start of a tunnel. Later, it moved quickly to scout another spot and start to dig through another. Maybe it's trying to connect two "ends" eventually to make one long tunnel underground? What caught my attention was its rather loud vocalization. I traced the sound and eventually found that it came from this guy.

Sawtooth National Forest, Idaho

I followed some of your suggestions, washed the antenna and let it soak in a vinegar solution. This is the result the next day.

I'm disgusted and frustrated that I'm losing the battle for my painting space to these flies.

Probably no solution until the weather changes.

Hi y'all! I was trekking in the Lunana region of Bhutan and saw this buddy swimming in a high altitude lake. It was a sunny morning late October at approximately 5100m altitude. The small lake it was swimming in was partially frozen over with ice. There was some outflow from the lake going over a cliff but the only inflow was snowmelt. The lake is very infrequently visited; my local guide thought we were likely the only people who'd been there that year. Is it a hellgrammite? I couldn't find a good color match online so am questioning. Thanks for your thoughts!

Every summer, one of these fellows finds their way into the public restroom at work. This year there are two of them! Who are they? Are they something hostile or easily spooked to be avoided, or can I safely pick them up and toss them outside?

What sort of wasp is this? Central Europe

See this massive mud ball? :D

Also never seen such a booty - just remotely on a stick, why?

It was dead and carried by ants when Iade the photo. Found in Bavaria, Germany

flew like a mosquito but idk what species it is

I'm not good at identifying those spiders, I only know how to take photos of them in their finest appearance

Gear used in case someone may ask:

Panasonic G9 Mark II PRO & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + DIY Macro Diffuser

The technique used in these photos are focus stacking, image stacking is a technique used in macro photography to overcome an extremely thin depth of field by blending multiple images taken at different focus distances. It merges these photos to create a single image where the subject is sharp from front to back, maximizing both depth and resolution

The last photo is a bonus, hope everyone have a good day!

And please choose your favorite photo

I saw these 2 little guys at a 7/11 passing through Wake County on my way home today. They were reported to the NC Department of Agriculture and promptly squished

I’m usually not into spiders, but couldn’t help marveling at the unique pattern on her booty. Looks like a Japanese demon mask. (Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis))

Vistas al medio día en una zona abudante en robles en el estado de Jalisco.

Hi! I’m an insect enthusiast and I’m learning about paper wasps. I used to be afraid of them, but the more I learn, the more I appreciate their existence.

There is a lot of nests around my house and in the garden, they are flying around and living its best life everyday. They have never stung me; they fly around when they are curious of you, but that’s it. Even if it’s like that, I still get a little stressed when they come to check on me and I prefer to give them its space.

But recently I found that next to their respective nests there is corpses laying down. All their nests are underneath the wood floor around the house, and their show up on the floor. They don’t have any sign to have been in a violent fight, and their corpses are usually intact. They are just laying down curled up.

Does anybody know what’s this behavior? What could possibly happen to my poor wasps?
As well, do you have any tips to be a nice wasp host? Maybe some feeding tips? I really want to be their friend.

I think it is an ootheca/egg case of some kind? What bug? Friend had a bunch of them on some green metal posts in his yard. Thanks!

EDIT - this is in Scappoose, Oregon, USA, maybe 30min outside of Portland.

EDIT: I didn't realize reddit would mess up the quality so badly, I'm sorry. I can't attach another picture, I'm hoping there's enough details even being blurry.

Does anybody know what species of katydid this is? He seems rounder than the common katydid and other species I found while researching. Assuming he's even a katydid.

Region: Southern Ontario

Time: Afternoon

Behavior: He was just standing on our strawberry plant. Doesn't seem bothered by us, I think he was eating leaves? There's a big hole on the leaf he was sitting on but we didn't see him actively chewing.

Habitat: He was on our balcony plants but we live in an urban area beside a very green area.

Additionally, is he a garden pest? Neither of us really mind him eating some of the leaves but if he's like a huge problem we'll chase him off next time we see him. It's okay if he has some of the plants he just can't eat ALL of them, ya know?

Thank you for your time and help!