While watering the lawn daily here in Los Angeles I would be visited by a blue/black irridecent flying insect. It would land on the edge of a stainless steel...
Hello Friends, Greetings from India! I would like to know whether anyone of you had come acrossed the above insect or atleast read about it. If yes please...
Hello Sir/Madam, Thanks alot for the link. Its infact the same what I had seen. But I have a confusion which you can further clarify. Mantisfly has raptorial...
Hello, I was curious to know what I had found in my apartment the other day. I live in an old high-rise, but yesterday morning, I found a large flying insect...
I live in Southeastern Iowa. I was walking at the Skunk River at about 2:00am, when I came across a bug. It looks like a snakefly or a scorpionfly. I spent...
I live in Southern Ohio, and in my basement, I have discovered some really weird bugs. They have round bodies and legs like a spider, but they jump like a...
i posted three photos 100-67-69-70 app. double size of the same insect i found outside my pa. home. ugly looking with quite a jaw on it. i only seen two of...
Is there any way you could get a picture of one of these critters posted to us? Insects are an amazingly diverse group, so this is the best way for us to help ...
Hi Folks...Greetings from Biggar,Saskatchewan(Canada) I found this critter in my pool and managed to retieve it and release unharmed..I shot some photos and...
Hi Lorne, Very nice picture. What you found floating is a sawfly. Not a true fly, but rather a "primative" relative to bees and wasps. They share many...
Hi Jeff Thanks for solving the mystery, much appreciated. Regards, Lorne S. ... From: Jeff To: insectidentificationclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August...
I have pictures! Tonight, I found this perched upside down on the outside of my front door frame. Large, green. Maybe a 4-inch wingspan. Looks like a large...
I have a picture of this strange flying bug but don't know how to post it. It it about the size of half a human thumb. It has the body of a lobster. Its...
Hello all, Ive seen this flying insect may many times here in central OK, and maybe even TX, looks like a red wasp/hornet type thing on the front half, with a...
I'm not sure if this thing is even an insect I found them flying out side of my sister in laws they kinda remind me of a hummingbird but they have antennas i'm...
I figured out how to post a picture I posted it on the photo page with unusal bug as the name. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could tell me what...
Sounds like they are probably sphinx moths. Jeff ... I'm not sure if this thing is even an insect I found them flying out side of my sister in laws they kinda...
Okay, took a look at your picture. It is a sphinx moth, and they are not dangerous at all. They don't have stingers or even mouthparts capable of biting, so...
Last week I had 2 or 3 of these flying around..this week I think they tripled. A bee or wasp? It's over a inch long, very smooth & shiny body,with yellow...
If you have the same insect I do, I have your answer. It is a hummingbird MOTH. I didn't believe it until I looked at pictures of them online. It's amazing...
Hello all, I posted a pic in the photos section called Cincinnati Bug. It's over 2" long, furry in appearance, and isn't very afraid of me. You have to...
I found a beautiful black and yellow spider on a web on a Caster plant at the Ballona wetland in Los Angeles. Its body is over an inch long. Maybe a little...
To Whom It May Concern, We found an interesting insect yesterday and I was hoping someone could help us identify it. I'm sorry, I neglected to take a photo, ...
Hi Carolyn, Well, this is really just a guess, I wouldn't claim to know for sure what you have without a picture, or better yet, a specimen. Do a web search...
Dear Jeff, I am so impressed! That's exactly what we found! I read a little bit about it and I guess I'm glad we didn't handle it. My kids felt sorry for it...
Hello! I'm looking for someone who knows the scientific names of the millepede which goes by the name of Tanzanian Yellow footed millipede (also called Yellow...
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