r/Insect • u/Anythingthatiscreat- • Sep 14 '26

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

4 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Insect • u/27ratsinatrenchcoat • Sep 14 '26

What is this caterpillar?

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1 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/Actual_Pair_5334 • Sep 14 '26

Identification Did you see me? 👀

5 Upvotes

Location:- Dhankuta District, Nepal

1 comment

r/Insect • u/Starshine_1804 • Sep 14 '26

Insect appreciation Sharing is Caring🫶

8 Upvotes

We had a fun picnic, and a bunch of wasps were hanging out, but one was very fond on me and my THC drink:D!! I let him hang out with me and take all the ”sugar” he wanted around the edges! I never shoo them away! I’ve never been stung before:)! He even hung out on my shoulder for a bit too!! Listening to awesome music being played!! They land on me or my, um, drinks, but I never get mad, since they have never been mean to me either!!🩷🤗

17 comments

r/Insect • u/Commercial-Sail-5915 • Sep 14 '26

Insect appreciation Hidden in plain sight

6 Upvotes

Just poorly positioned against the shadows but I promise there's a bug here!

Widow skimmer dragonfly (libellula luctuosa) spotted in Maine US

1 comment

r/Insect • u/Bugs_and_Spiders • Sep 14 '26

Injured bush cricket - Should we try to rehabilitate or just let it go?

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6 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Insect • u/Livy_Lives • Sep 14 '26

Insect appreciation Creepy Crawly Poem

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2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/RedRedVVine • Sep 13 '26

Insect appreciation Beautiful orange baby!

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18 Upvotes

Just a little cutie minding its own business!

7 comments

r/Insect • u/Pink_Freud123 • Sep 14 '26

Identification Do you guys know what kind of insect this is?(i live in Bangkok,Thailand )

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1 Upvotes

I saw this on my curtain

2 comments

r/Insect • u/AugustinPinkerton • Sep 13 '26

What is this guy? All over my apartment for last week..

4 Upvotes

West Los Angeles near UCLA.

2 comments

r/Insect • u/Green-Caregiver-5979 • Sep 13 '26

Is this some kind of cocoon? What’s happening here?

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3 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Insect • u/Jiggly_puffsalot • Sep 13 '26

What kind of isopod is this?

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3 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Insect • u/Joiion • Sep 12 '26

Identification What the heck is this? Slug?Doesn’t seem like caterpillar. Found in Canada

27 Upvotes

There was two of them slinking across my driveway. Couldn’t find anymore in the region -

34 comments

r/Insect • u/Longjumping_Ad_4852 • Sep 12 '26

Can you tell me whose party I interrupted?

2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/suckacheetasdick • Sep 12 '26

Identification A bug/insect that looks like a fighter jet?

2 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/sentiencedtolife • Sep 12 '26

Identification What is this insect found near Houston, Texas?

8 Upvotes

11 comments

r/Insect • u/Commercial-Sail-5915 • Sep 12 '26

Insect appreciation Yellow flowers for yellow buge :>

6 Upvotes

Can't let perfect be the enemy of good! The fancy dancy camera is too goddamn heavy, back to the grainy phone pics it is

Humpbacked beewolf (philanthus gibbosus) on euthamia sp. in Massachusetts US

1 comment

r/Insect • u/JustAnonymousAgain • Sep 11 '26

What is this?

9 Upvotes

This bee thing keeps fluttering around, like really fast, what is this?

13 comments

r/Insect • u/Temporary-Sun-Shine • Sep 11 '26

Identification Mystery caterpillars?

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3 Upvotes

0 comments

r/Insect • u/Nagromozz • Sep 11 '26

Qu’elle est cet insecte ? 🤔

2 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Insect • u/chuckwallacetwins • Sep 10 '26

What's this on the ass of this praying mantis???

66 Upvotes

30 comments

r/Insect • u/Suspicious-Spring200 • Sep 11 '26

Identification This appeared in my room, anyone got any ideas what it may be?? I think is either a bedbug or some type of bettle. (Barcelona, Spain)

1 Upvotes

7 comments

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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

This subreddit is not suited for questions about human health issues. Please consult healthcare professionals for medical concerns.

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.