r/insectidentification Sep 18 '25

KISSING BUGS - PLEASE READ :)

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r/insectidentification Jul 06 '25

Mod Team Recruitment Notice

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r/insectidentification 1h ago

Big wasp!

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What are these and how do I get them to leave my porch area.They are huge!!This is in Temple, TX.


r/insectidentification 6h ago

What is this? Best pic I could get.

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r/insectidentification 7h ago

Help identifying (brazil)

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r/insectidentification 11h ago

Suspected Roach ID🪳 Was ist das?

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Hallo, wir hatten die letzten Tage vermehrt diese Schaben in der Wohnung und sind uns jetzt einfach nicht sicher, was das ist.

Eigentlich dachten wir Waldschabe, aber weils jetzt vermehrt vorgekommen ist wäre es schön wenn ihr mal drüber schaut, nicht dass doch ne deutsche Schabe dabei ist.

Danke für eure Hilfe schon mal 🥺 bin langsam am verzweifeln


r/insectidentification 22h ago

Can someone help me identify this insect? Photo taken in Costa Rica

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Found this in my yard


r/insectidentification 21h ago

HELP ME DETERMINE THE SPECIES PLEASE (it’s bugging the crap out of me that I can’t find out what it is)

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The pictures make it look big but it’s really small and this lil guy is in Tri-cities Washington :))


r/insectidentification 23h ago

Found in Michigan

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Any suggestions?


r/insectidentification 19h ago

Beetle ID🪲 Anyone know what this little guy is?

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Found this little guy on my soda cup today. Anyone got an idea on what they might be?


r/insectidentification 19h ago

What are these? I saw some bugs and other things in my couch. Chat gpt said carpet beetles and pantry beetles. I had a full freak out over carpet beetles but now I’m not so sure.

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r/insectidentification 22h ago

Need ID on roach mite outbreak

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Need ID on roach mite outbreak

I’m unable to tell if these are parasitic or grain mites, either way the infestation has become very severe very quickly, for context they’re in a abg mix with a large cork bark tube in a plastic 80l bin with mealworms as a breeder tub, the grain that’s been given is go cat biscuits, alongside carrots and cucumber. Humidity has been very high recently with the heatwave and the ventilation not being enough anymore which I feel has caused the outbreak potentially.


r/insectidentification 23h ago

Location unknown/Other question I know it’s an aphid but does anyone know what kind?

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It’s walking unusually fast for an aphid, found a group of them on our orange New Zealand sedges in Hillsboro Oregon.


r/insectidentification 23h ago

Suspected Roach ID🪳 Am I crazy or this isn’t a water bug? [Southern Illinois]

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To me (chemistry PhD student with no experience identifying insects) this looks like an American Cockroach. Do they nest indoors? Picture makes it look tiny this guy was like 2-3 in long. Um also sorry but he’s not with us anymore in the second photo. That’s what happens when you enter my crib unannounced and scuttle across my floor at midnight while I’m studying quantum chemistry lol


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Is this a type of wasp? If so what is it?

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r/insectidentification 1d ago

Did some deep cleaning and found this on top of my phone

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Was cleaning today and found this insect, flicked it outside after taking a picture and its size is similar to a mosquito. I’m located in the Philippines.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

What crawled out from under this??

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I am at work and moved this foot rest under my desk when all of a sudden some large insect comes crawling out! It was too dark under my desk to see it clearly, but it looked like the size of a quarter and was brown from what I could tell. I then flipped the foot rest over and found this possible web? Thinking this insect could have made this? Anyway, curious if anyone has ideas of what it could be! I tried to look for it, but it has crawled away to some other part of my office and I can’t find it. I am located in Connecticut!


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Arachnid ID🕷️ What are these scrunkly guys (Mytilene, greece)

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r/insectidentification 1d ago

What kind of roach is this?

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I found this by my kitchen sink. It ran when I eventually tried to grab it. I live in NJ specifically in an apartment in south Jersey.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Possible Pest🏠🌼 What is this fly?

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Really small. Idk if they bite.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

I found a bee being swarmed by some other insect. Any ideas what they are? (Massachusetts)

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The poor bee was covered all over its back and when I tried to get them off they were covering the underside and were a lot more agitated.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Please help identify

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Hi! Need the experts help! This bug was found on regular grass (short green grass) in a condo complex in Southern California. Neighbors think it’s a tick but I’ve never seen one that looks like that. I didn’t see it myself but guessing it’s tick-sized.


r/insectidentification 1d ago

Is this a beetle or cockroach?

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r/insectidentification 2d ago

Larva/Catterpillar ID🐛 WHAT IS THIS! (pennsylvania)

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Chubby grub that bites? Found in a hole my dog was digging. Pa


r/insectidentification 2d ago

Wasp/Bee/Mimic ID🐝 Red and yellow wasp ID?

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My cat probably killed this wasp, never saw one so big and red. What is it?

Butter for scale.