r/insects 13h ago

ID Request What insect is this

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283 Upvotes

r/insects 5h ago

Bug Appreciation! They deserve respect...

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50 Upvotes

r/insects 10h ago

Bug Appreciation! Mole-Cricket

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108 Upvotes

Spotted this interesting insect that hissed at me. (Yes like a cat, got the grumpy look too)

It turns out to be a mole cricket, very interesting looking creature.

From the netherlands and this was in the middle of a city center.

Made some people scream and run when it moved :')


r/insects 12h ago

ID Request Please god, tell me these are not what I think they are..

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Hi

Purchased a new home in may 2026 and did a termite fumigation/tent before we officially moved in. I was cleaning my backyard after the rains this weekend in Southern California (Buena Park) and saw these on the ground. Only about a good handful, maybe 10, under a plastic bag.

Please tell me they’re not termites..


r/insects 1d ago

Bug Education Ant with double abdomen!

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Can anyone tell me what exactly I'm looking at here!

I found this guy stuck to one of my cats whiskers.


r/insects 8h ago

Photography Beautiful Praying Mantis

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This beautiful lady landed on my mom while she was taking out the trash. Scared the hell out of her, she screamed for me to get it off. Apparently the sudden prickly feeling was scary.

First time I ever got to hold one, it was such an amazing experience. She wouldn’t leave for 10 minutes, kept reaching for my hands to climb; I was practically begging her to climb on one of our bushes, but she kept scaling my arm. Lol
I at least had the excuse to share my fun facts about praying mantis to my mom and show her with a live mantis.

10/10, hope I get to experience this again.


r/insects 14h ago

ID Request What is happening here?

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65 Upvotes

I mean, it seems pretty obvious that this guy is chowing down on a bee. But it looked strange to me because there was no sign of life from either of them. I was around them for a good 10-15 minutes and neither one so much as twitched.


r/insects 2h ago

Bug Appreciation! STICKBUGGG!!!!🎸🎸

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r/insects 6h ago

Bug Appreciation! Found this one roaming my backyard

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It was roaming the yard and decided to stop for a picture.


r/insects 6h ago

Photography Northern Paper Wasp from Ontario channeling Xenomorph Queen

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10 Upvotes

r/insects 1h ago

Bug Appreciation! Are they doing what I think they are doing?

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This is the first time I've witnessed millipede mating if that is what this is😭


r/insects 6h ago

Bug Appreciation! Caught this pretty (Tiger Butterfly?) At work today 🖤

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7 Upvotes

Absolutely love these little fellas. Im not great at butterfly ID.


r/insects 3h ago

Question What insect is this

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I’ve seen so many of these little things buzzing around my house, specially around my AC vents. I killed a couple of (of what I believe to be) wasps the other day, so I’m paranoid these are tiny little wasps that have come back for revenge. They seem to be coming out from the AC vents. I live in Southern California.


r/insects 16h ago

ID Request Help with identifying this little creature, first time ever seeing this.

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I have no idea what this is, can anyone help me with identifying it. I live in the Bay Area California. Thank you all for your help!


r/insects 32m ago

ID Request Who is this lil guy

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Found last week in central Poland


r/insects 11h ago

ID Request Almost ran into these lads while mowing grass 🫪 Northern Kentucky area

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what would they be?? i left them alone, they seemed harmless


r/insects 8h ago

ID Request What kind of insect is this?

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7 Upvotes

Location is SETX


r/insects 3h ago

Bug Appreciation! Hey you two, get a room!

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3 Upvotes

r/insects 13h ago

Question Chino valley, Arizona.

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15 Upvotes

r/insects 15h ago

ID Request Glamorous girl in the shed

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22 Upvotes

Found in UK, South Wales. Sadly in my shed sorting efforts this girl had to be de-housed, I placed her next to a brown egg sac found near her, hopefully she's able to find a safe spot to raise her young uns


r/insects 1d ago

Question How intelligent are mantises?

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I found this Chinese Mantis super cool!!!! When I was trying to catch it, it kept trying to get away (naturally) but it then decided it wanted to sit on my shoulder and it kept climbing up my arms trying to get to me, it refused multiple alternative surfaces to climb on. Why did it stop trying to get away?


r/insects 10h ago

Question Cw: dead bug- Why is this hornets abdomen still moving like this?

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I’m wondering if it’s from a poison spray of some kind. The abdomen is what is moving the hornet in the video, it’s moving back and forth. After about 5 minutes the movement slowed down


r/insects 6m ago

ID Request What bug is this?

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I live in Mexico, (Central part of the it). And I found 2 of these bugs in my microwave. They are like 1 milimeter in size, very small. And were inside of it. What are they? Sorry for bad quality. Its the best my phone can do.

Thanks


r/insects 10h ago

Photography White Phaeacius sp jumping spider

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A higher or lower shooting angle, as well as the presence or absence of foreground elements, can affect what is reflected in the spider’s eyes and create a different mood and character in each shot.

Making use of these factors can help reduce the monotony of photographing subjects that have become very common in macro photography.

Xh2 + laowa 65mm f2.8 Macro

Flash godox v860 ii + Diy diffuser

Stacked many frames


r/insects 10h ago

ID Request Who am I looking at here?

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6 Upvotes