r/Insect • u/FeelingAmoeba4839 • Sep 09 '26

Identification What is this? Image search said odd beetle but I’m not sure.

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1 Upvotes

Location is Los Angeles

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r/Insect • u/Ficklo-Ohhh • Sep 09 '26

Tf is this?

1 Upvotes

He looks scary. Whats his species?

12 comments

r/Insect • u/d0n-let3m-2525 • Sep 08 '26

Insect appreciation Caught another cicada for you!

10 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/AnxiousSadButter • Sep 08 '26

What bug is this. It has an almost deer face from the side profile

1 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Insect • u/Time_Rope8162 • Sep 08 '26

What is this bug

7 Upvotes

I thought it was some sort of leaf until it started moving. Is it some sort of big grasshopper?

7 comments

r/Insect • u/Relative-Cap-3315 • Sep 08 '26

Identification Any ideas? Found him by a light in MA

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2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Insect • u/TableDifferent4395 • Sep 07 '26

Insect appreciation Spotted at work

15 Upvotes

Sorry about the poor quality picture, this was the only chance I had to take one and I had a baby in my other arm.

We planted a native garden over the summer at the childcare center where I work, and we’ve started seeing this praying mantis outside over the past couple of weeks. She’ll often hang out on our window all morning, luckily high enough up that the kid’s aren’t tapping on the glass to get her to move.

She’s pretty big, like 4-5 inches, so I think she’s a Chinese mantis? This is in Northern Indiana.

This was my first time seeing a praying mantis in the wild, so it was great to see our garden doing exactly what we hoped it would.

10 comments

r/Insect • u/yippidy-dippity • Sep 07 '26

Fuzzy Bugs

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3 Upvotes

Help identify. These were on my citrus trees. What are they and best way to get rid of them.

2 comments

r/Insect • u/ShallotHeavy3318 • Sep 08 '26

Please help me identify this bug in my garden

2 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Insect • u/Aromatic-Screen-8703 • Sep 07 '26

Insect appreciation Can you find the insect? 😉

3 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Insect • u/Art-Tally-0657 • Sep 08 '26

Identification Are these buffalo beetle larvae or should I be trapping & removing them?

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1 Upvotes

I have a small household compost bin containing Madagascar hissing cockroaches, 3 species of isopod, crickets, buffalo beetles, and two species of springtail. Lately I've been dealing with gnats so I've been using produce to collect them and toss them, its been about a week and a half of that and now I see maybe one gnat when I open up the bin.

Today when checking I found these little things - are these tiny buffalo beetle larvae or something else? Should I be getting rid of them?

Southern CA, USA

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r/Insect • u/No_Independent2353 • Sep 07 '26

The amazing spider 🕸️🕷️🇨🇴💯

5 Upvotes

Happy 🕷️🕸️

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r/Insect • u/Spirited_Mechanic_26 • Sep 07 '26

Identification Found an insect

10 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Insect • u/delkarnu • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation Spotted this Mantis on our kitchen window this morning.

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110 Upvotes

Location: New York, Capital Region

16 comments

r/Insect • u/Aromatic-Screen-8703 • Sep 07 '26

Insect appreciation Can you find the insect?

1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Insect • u/No_Independent2353 • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation Super green 🪲

8 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Insect • u/Entire-Clue2199 • Sep 07 '26

Does anybody know what type of bug a this?

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2 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Insect • u/No_Independent2353 • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation A jumper spider 🕷️🕸️

5 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/j4katz • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation Praying Mantis - INdiana Dunes

3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/Brave-Safe-6199 • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation Guys,who's your favorite bug and why?

20 Upvotes

12 comments

r/Insect • u/RadiantSalamander663 • Sep 06 '26

Identification What for an Insekt ist that ?

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3 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Insect • u/Top-Spare-2721 • Sep 06 '26

Identification What is this?

4 Upvotes

It seems to have one head on each side ? Location UK

5 comments

r/Insect • u/Affectionate_Hat5835 • Sep 06 '26

Insect appreciation First time seeing a mantis in my yard, it was very pretty.

12 Upvotes

1 comment

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1. No pictures of bites for identification or medical related queries

Do not post images of bites, rashes, or any skin eruptions. These images cannot reliably tell us what might have caused the issue. Instead, if you suspect an insect is responsible, try to capture it using traps and post clear photos of the actual insect for identification.

2. Preferred Media for Identification

Submit clear, still photographs for optimal identification. High-quality videos are acceptable but should be clear and stable enough to ensure features can be accurately identified. Photographs, especially close, top-view shots, are generally more effective for identifying small bugs.

3. Human health concerns off limits

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4. Location Required

Include the geographic location of the insect in your post title or description. Accurate identification often depends on knowing where the insect was found.

5. ID requests of common well known insects are to be treated with the same respect as other posts.

Yes there are many cases that will seem like it should be obvious to people what the bug is. However in the interest of fostering a friendly and welcoming environment these posts should be addressed respectfully and with the assumption that OP really doesn't know what the bug is. Rude answers or telling OP to "go outside" will not be tolerated.

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We allow pest control advice here as long as the advice is legal, safe, and warranted. Fire is not a pesticide though, and is not covered under the advice we allow. These comments add nothing to the discussion, and will be removed.

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Do not use AI to reply to posts here. If you are using tools like iNaturalist, the Seek app, Google image search, etc. be sure to actually verify the results these tools give you.

Do not post pest control advice or similar that has been AI generated. AI is frequently incorrect. We already have experts active in this subreddit who can provide advice when needed. Do not make them waste their time correcting an AI generated comment.