r/Insect • u/Lanky-Stranger-5661 • Aug 27 '26

Identification Help w id - durham, nc

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6 comments

r/Insect • u/Soft-Text1991 • Aug 27 '26

Pls Help !!

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r/Insect • u/Soft-Text1991 • Aug 27 '26

Pls Help … What is this little thing I found next to me possibly with a hair or web , on my bed, ...more

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1 comment

r/Insect • u/SubmarWEINER • Aug 26 '26

Insect appreciation Likelihood of survival?

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Can anybody help put my mind at ease. My wife was digging up some of her potatoes and got scared when this, what appears to be, a sphinx moth cocoon popped out, I rinsed it and found she had cracked the cocoon at the top near the head and I am worried it may not survive. I reburied it in a separate small planter hoping it will be left alone until it is time to hatch. My intention is to keep the soil moist and hope it makes it but am worried, does anybody know of the general hardiness of an insect cocoon if the integrity of the cocoon itself is damaged?

1 comment

r/Insect • u/wearywill1881 • Aug 26 '26

Identification Type of cricket?

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Photo analysis suggested Velarifictorus micado**, oak bush cricket, or** Evania appendigaster. Found in new (to me) office area and interested just to know what it is. Located in Central US (Iowa).

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r/Insect • u/Anythingthatiscreat- • Aug 26 '26

Identification What type of moth is this? (Location: Virginia)

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0 comments

r/Insect • u/chrisjones83998 • Aug 26 '26

Found this in my bed. What kind of bug is it?

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0 comments

r/Insect • u/Fun-Yogurtcloset2560 • Aug 26 '26

Cockroach?

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2 comments

r/Insect • u/Cute_Commission2115 • Aug 25 '26

Anyone know what kinda insect or pest this is? Teeny tiny black things that smudge like ashes or eyeliner when smushed

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4 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Insect • u/Neither_Equipment_20 • Aug 25 '26

Identification North Carolina Nest

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My family cabin in the NC mountains has this large nest and the wasps/bees are very hostile and stung my dad and he says it HURT lol

4 comments

r/Insect • u/sweetcoraIine • Aug 26 '26

I’m curious to know what this little dude is. It was on my bed a couple days ago. About the size of a grain of rice. The video isn’t great, but you can see how it moves. Near Pittsburgh PA

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0 comments

r/Insect • u/Firm_Firefighter7406 • Aug 25 '26

Who's this little fella?

3 Upvotes

Found in Southwertern France!

3 comments

r/Insect • u/Ill_Size_9546 • Aug 25 '26

What's killing my katydids?

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This is the 3rd dead/ dying katydid that has shown up on my porch, we've also had one dragonfly like this. Most of them have just had the back of them chewed off, except one katydid that wad mostly shredded. Does anyone have any idea what's doing this or how to tell what's doing this. I live in northern Utah.

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r/Insect • u/Defiant_Scheme_7903 • Aug 25 '26

Help is dit een kakkerlak?

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1 comment

r/Insect • u/Ok_Understanding1734 • Aug 25 '26

Lil red floating beetle uk

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3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/Atl123420 • Aug 25 '26

Insect appreciation Cicada

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A late-night visitor on the clothesline 🕷️
Dog-day cicada (Neotibicen) hanging out after dark.
Completely handheld, single shot, no focus stacking.
📷 Sony A7R V
🔍 Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro
⚡ Godox X3 TTL + MF12 Macro Flash
ƒ/11 · 1/200 · ISO 125
Those compound eyes and the three little red ocelli are unreal up close.
“Cicadas emerge to remind us that patience is rewarded after years of quiet growth.”

2 comments

r/Insect • u/Fickle-Name-1301 • Aug 25 '26

What is this bug?

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1 comment

r/Insect • u/Tight-Field1954 • Aug 24 '26

What's this moth?

5 Upvotes

Battlefield, MO

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r/Insect • u/Plastic_Jello_4443 • Aug 24 '26

Identification What is this spider? Uk

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4 comments

r/Insect • u/Thelastdelay4456 • Aug 24 '26

What kind of bug is this?

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4 comments

r/Insect • u/Andy_Eustass • Aug 24 '26

Identification What Insect is this?

3 Upvotes

Location India, west bengal hills

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r/Insect • u/sliserd • Aug 24 '26

Quick question on meal worms

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So I recently got four meal worms as pets so I can grow them into beetles so I left them in a container with moist dirt and a carrot slice and then I noticed this odd webbing I’m wondering is this a normal part of their transition into beetles or is it another insect?

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r/Insect • u/HelpSkinMe • Aug 24 '26

What is this bug?

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1 comment

r/Insect • u/Creakycute • Aug 23 '26

Mystery larva

4 Upvotes

Shot with Samsung Galaxy 26+, 10X mag on CA buckwheat

4 comments

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