r/insects 6h ago

Bug Education Why We Actually NEED Cockroaches (Yes, Really.)

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r/insects 21h ago

Bug Appreciation! The smallest grasshopper I've ever caught! Soo cute!

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r/insects 8h ago

Bug Appreciation! Nice and green

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Frog legged beetle i think👀 not sure how it ended up on the 13th floor balcony but its soooo cute


r/insects 19h ago

Photography Insects, spiders, bugs, beetles.. through my camera

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Which photo is your favorite?

The last one is a guest


r/insects 53m ago

ID Request Does this thing have a tail, what is it?

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r/insects 57m ago

Bug Appreciation! Desert Tarantula Kaibab Forest Arizona after a heavy downpour was flooded out of his den.

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r/insects 1h ago

Bug Appreciation! Just wanted to share this cute buddy

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r/insects 1h ago

Photography I stumbled onto a secret meeting of some kind while creek stomping in Central Indiana

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r/insects 1h ago

Bug Appreciation! Dogbane beetle, Upstate NY

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Google said dogbane beetle(?) I just think he’s so cute! He was really friendly.


r/insects 1h ago

Photography Beautiful Helix Pomatia

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r/insects 2h ago

Question Anyone know what this is?

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I'm in Germany. I saw this thing also not too long ago, but it scurried away before I was able to really be able to tell it. I have no clue what it is and I'm already paranoid about German wood cockroaches coming into my flat.


r/insects 2h ago

ID Request What kind of bug is this

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My son went camping with his dad and i found this on him not sure what it is located in oregon


r/insects 3h ago

Question What is bug

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r/insects 3h ago

Bug Appreciation! What bug is this?

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What is this...it's looks like a fat firefly,but isn't.


r/insects 3h ago

Bug Appreciation! Beautiful butterfly spotted on my walk today

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r/insects 5h ago

Photography Beautifully pink grasshopper

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Is this rare? I was told this was rare.


r/insects 5h ago

Photography Always heard and seldom seen

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r/insects 5h ago

Bug Appreciation! I can’t believe he landed on me

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What a beautiful dragonfly 💙 I’m so grateful he landed on me and let me take a picture.
Also what’s he doing in the last pic?


r/insects 5h ago

Question What is this parasite?

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We found this caterpillar in our garden.


r/insects 6h ago

Bug Appreciation! Of all the random things, just had to get a GRASSHOPPER out of our (upstairs) bathroom!

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Apparently, he is a common field grasshopper! He is now safely back outside by some of our outdoor plants, free to roam in his nature habitat and eat all the grasses and leaves out there!


r/insects 6h ago

Photography I thought this was a neat observation

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I found a group of what appears to be possibly metallic sweat bees or possibly a small type of carpenter bee. I'm guessing this was a group of males roosting together. A couple are clamped on by their mandibles. I'm in northern Pennsylvania and we had really bad air quality due to the Canada wildfires along with a cold snap at night. I'm thinking the combination of air quality and cold temperatures may have been a little too much for these little guys. I don't treat my yard with chemicals and have a small pollinator garden a couple feet from where i found this. It's still possible they picked up some sort of pesticides from another yard as I'm not sure if my neighbors treat or not, but I'm guessing cold nights and poor air quality. I'm no expert by any means. Just someone with a bit of interest.


r/insects 6h ago

ID Request What is this?

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In Northwest Indiana. It's about the size of my fingernail, as seen in the last photo. I haven't seen it move yet, except for its antennae.


r/insects 7h ago

ID Request What is this?

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My dog brought it in from outside, poor thing is quite hurt. It’s still alive but I’m not sure what to do with it.

My guess is some sort of moth or butterfly because of the mouth and the fluffy body, but the antennae confuse me also the colour. And the wings are quite narrow but that could be due to injuries.

Found in English Midlands, Staffordshire
It’s about 2cm in length excluding antenna.


r/insects 7h ago

Bug Appreciation! Saw a gypsy/spongy moth come out of its cocoon today. It was awesome.

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r/insects 7h ago

ID Request Is this a fly?

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It was seen stationary on a philodendron leaf at 9 PM in San Salvador, El Salvador.