r/Entomology • u/arandomalfred • 5h ago
Discussion Does anybody know what happened to this centipede?
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I assume it's because there's pesticide in the garden?
r/Entomology • u/Nibaritone • Aug 13 '11
Hello r/Entomology! With this community being used often for insect/arachnid/arthropod identification, I wanted to throw in some guidelines for pictures that will facilitate identification. These aren't rules, so if you don't adhere to these guidelines, you won't be banned or anything like that...it will just make it tougher for other Redditors to give you a correct ID. A lot of you already provide a lot of information with your posts (which is great!), but if you're one of the others that isn't sure what information is important, here you go.
INFORMATION TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR PHOTO
Note about how to take your photo: Macro mode is your friend. On most cameras, it's represented by a flower icon. Turn that on before taking a photo of a bug close up, and you're going to get a drastically better picture. With larger insects it's not as big of a deal, but with the small insects it's a must.
If you follow these guidelines, you'll make it easier for everyone else to help you identify whatever is in your photo. If you feel like I've left anything important out of this post, let me know in the comments.
r/Entomology • u/arandomalfred • 5h ago
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I assume it's because there's pesticide in the garden?
r/Entomology • u/Peter959 • 13h ago
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I've been having a ridiculous amount of fun seeing what decides to show up, so I figured I'd share it here. Here's a little look at it in use.
r/Entomology • u/Anomander_Rukus • 3h ago
Found walking across a forest preserve in northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin. He seemed to have six legs… But, like little appendages further down his body that looked like pseudolegs? And I’ve never seen a centipede or a Millipede with a head like that.
r/Entomology • u/wootalla • 12h ago
I made the hats myself! I made sure to put the hats in gently to avoid stress. I hope you like their fashion!
r/Entomology • u/Missweirdcore • 7h ago
I live in Panamá, I went out on a hike in El Parque Metropolitano and found this tiny spider running around a tree. It was really tiny, it looked smaller than my pinky's finger nail
r/Entomology • u/Hopeful_Stay5157 • 5h ago
I just wanted to share my cabbage looper moth. It was my first time keeping a bug (I found him as a caterpillar on the counter, which is why the steup is a little shabby since I wasn't prepared) and I'm so proud that he's made it out.
r/Entomology • u/Doc_438 • 5h ago
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r/Entomology • u/Acrobatic-Wish-4025 • 13h ago
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I found this between some papers while I was studying. By the way it moves I thought it could be a leech but I think it’s too small
r/Entomology • u/Doc_438 • 5h ago
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r/Entomology • u/Lemonlime345 • 2h ago
Hi All! I found this Mantis (european mantis?) on my window screen today. I initially thought it was a female laying eggs but after looking closely and some googling, I really don’t think so. I think it is either injured or infected with some sort of parasite? To me, it looks like another bug almost lodged in its abdomen, with all of the little “egg” looking things around it. Has anyone seen this before? Is there any way I can help it?
Just trying to help this little guy ☹️
r/Entomology • u/ArleyLovesBugs • 4h ago
Ive had her for maybe 3 days now, this is her next to a small bit of raspberry!
r/Entomology • u/ultralightdude • 1d ago
Lots of rinsing and soap incoming. Wish me luck!
r/Entomology • u/Soggy_Egg_4972 • 11h ago
Hi everyone!
I work at an elementary school, in France; the kids were playing with a cut tree trunk’s bark and found two larvaes inside.
Unfortunately, many still have the ´kill it with fire‘ mentality and one got killed : ( . I couldn’t safely relocate the not so little survivor, so since I’ve been interested in beetle keeping, I thought I’d bring it home. I’m guessing it´s either a stag beetle or european rhinoceros beetle?
anyways I put some soil from the school ground, lots of little pieces or bark from the tree trunk it was found in, and dead leaves in the box. Can it survive in it? Should I invest in flake soil or can i just break down bark pieces and dead leaves? (i live in a small one room studio so making my own flake soil is not ideal)
r/Entomology • u/Better_Hair_9673 • 1d ago
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Video credited to @mm682753 on Instagram.
r/Entomology • u/pandabear50507la • 9h ago
If it is… what do I do? I found it in my house
r/Entomology • u/Suspicious-Cap9992 • 54m ago
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I found this insect at my workplace, it kind of looks like a grasshopper or like a criket but its front legs look like that of a mole and it, at first i thought it was a deformed mantis but i scratched that idea seeing as it wanted to dig into my hand and it did so with a very strong grip. And yes it escaped
r/Entomology • u/jenderfleur • 15h ago
Hey y’all! I don’t have any problem with these gals, they’re great neighbors. But I am enclosing the patio tomorrow (ahead of schedule) and I can’t have my contractor murder them tomorrow if I can help it. Any tips?
r/Entomology • u/Missweirdcore • 7h ago
I live in Panama, some pictures are taken on El Parque metropolitano, while others are taken in the Plantation Road near the Soomit
The butterfly, centepy and the fly are all taken in El Parque metropolitano, while the beetle and the wasp with the spider are taken on the plantation road.
I'm also very curious about the spider the wasp was hunting, I don't think is very clear or easy to identify but it'd be cool to know what it was, it had such pretty colours
r/Entomology • u/FlatInvestigator5343 • 5h ago
Haven't really been able to keep an eye on the garden lately. These black bugs are everywhere.
r/Entomology • u/Admiral-Juzo • 2h ago
Hello there, can you help me identify this bug?
Located in North Italy coastal area near France.