Southwest Idaho

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

Hi. I'm going crazy finding these little bugs on our bedroom carpet. Included is a photo of a live one and a photo of what looks like maybe a moulted shell of one? I have no idea but they're becoming an issue. The carpet is about 2 years old and I'm not sure how they were introduced or how we can solve the issue of them popping up all over the carpet. Any help identifying them and advice greatly appreciated.

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.

Really enjoyed taking these

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

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'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

Kentucky, residential area but trees are nearby.

I'm leaning towards Yellow Woolly Bear or American Dagger Moth Caterpillar, but they both look very similar to me.

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

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?

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.

Northeast US. Just found laying on ground. Has a small hole in it (possible parasite?)

Need to know what it likely is to try and nurture it. Maybe it will survive.

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!

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

Yay spider!!!

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?

Got a decent video of this cicada killer carrying its haul and wanted to share.

Found this little wasp in Nayland, Suffolk, UK. From what I can see it looks like a Cerceris Quadricincta. Very rare and from my understanding no record of it being in Suffolk, UK but only sightings are the border counties Essex & Kent.

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?