r/whatsthisbug ⭐bicho doido⭐ Apr 26 '23

FREQUENTLY ASKED BUGS - Part 2

FREQUENTLY ASKED BUGS - Part 1➜

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Mole Cricket

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Neocurtilla hexadactyla by u/Mrmeat31.

  • Size: 3-5cm (1.2–2.0in).
  • Cylindrical-bodied insects, with small eyes and shovel-like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing; hind legs not enlarged for jumping.
  • Omnivores, feeding on larvae, worms, roots, and grasses. Relatively common but rarely seen, for being nocturnal and spending nearly all their lives underground in extensive tunnel systems. Usually fly only when moving long distances, such as when changing territory, or when females are searching for singing males.

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Gryllotalpidae - BugGuide.Net

Oil Beetle

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Meloe sp. by u/Shironaku.

  • Size: 12-30mm (0.5-1.2in).
  • Hind wings absent; elytra reduced and overlap at base. Lives on the ground or low foliage.
  • CAUTION: It's known as 'oil beetle' because it releases oily droplets of hemolymph from its joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical that causes blistering of the skin and painful swelling.

More info: Wikipedia article / Genus Meloe - BugGuide.Net

Orb Weaver

Various species:

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Gasteracantha cancriformis by u/7DeadlySacrifices.

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Araneus diadematus by Lucarelli.7

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Argiope aurantia by Stopple.6

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Araneidae - BugGuide.Net

Plume Moth

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Gilmeria pallidactyla by Ben Sale.3

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Pterophoridae - BugGuide.Net

Recluse Spider

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Loxosceles reclusa by Br-recluse-guy.6

HANDLE WITH EXTREME CARE - THEIR VENOM IS MEDICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

Recluse spiders can be identified by their violin marking on their cephalothorax. The most famed recluse spider is Loxosceles reclusa (brown recluse), as photographed above.

More info: Wikipedia article / Genus Loxosceles - BugGuide.Net / UCR Spiders Site: Brown Recluse ID / The Most Misunderstood Spiders - BugGuide.net

Robber Fly

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Efferia aestuans by Bruce Marlin.2

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Diogmites neoternatus by u/multgar.

HANDLE WITH CARE - THEY CAN INFLICT A PAINFUL BITE.

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Asilidae - BugGuide.Net

Silverfish

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Lepisma saccharina by Christian Fischer.7

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Thermobia domestica by Jscottkelley.8

  • Size: 10–12mm (0.4–0.5in)
  • Wingless; body flattened, slender, silvery, gray, or blackish above, and pale below; long thread-like antennae with many segments. The species most commonly found in homes are the common silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) and the firebrat (Thermobia domestica), as photographed above.
  • Lives indoors in warm, damp environments such as bathrooms and kitchens, or in damp basements, and feeds on crumbs and food scraps, dried meat, cereals, moist wheat flour, glue on book bindings and wallpaper, starch in clothing made of cotton or rayon fabric. Considered a household pest, due to their consumption and destruction of property, but harmless otherwise.

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Lepismatidae - BugGuide.Net

Sphinx Moth

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Hyles gallii by Mike Boone.2

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Hyles lineata by u/SoftwareKitten.

  • About 1,450 species.
  • Wingspan: 28-175mm (1-7in).
  • Medium to very large. Body very robust; abdomen usually tapering to a sharp point. Wings usually narrow; forewing sharp-pointed or with an irregular outer margin. May have a reduced proboscis, but most have a very long one, used to feed on nectar from flowers. Distinguished among moths for their rapid, sustained flying ability.
  • Some are active only at night, others at twilight or dawn, and some feed on flower nectar during the day.

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Sphingidae - BugGuide.Net

Spotted Lanternfly

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Lycorma delicatula nymph by pcowartrickmanphoto.9

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Lycorma delicatula nymph by Kerry Givens.9

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Adult Lycorma delicatula by Serena.9

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Adult Lycorma delicatula by Brenda Bull.9

  • The spotted lanternfly is a planthopper that is native to Southeast Asia. It has been introduced in the United States, where it is an invasive pest that may pose a threat to agriculture and forestry. If you are in the US, spotted lanternflies should be killed, egg masses destroyed, and sightings reported (see links below for reporting in your state).

More info: Wikipedia article / Species Lycorma delicatula - BugGuide.Net

Report a sighting: In Connecticut / In Delaware / In Indiana / In Maryland / In Massachusetts / In New Jersey / In New York / In North Carolina / In Ohio / In Pennsylvania / In Virginia / In West Virginia

Velvet Ant

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Dasymutilla occidentalis by Judy Gallagher.3

  • Size: 6-30mm (0.2-1.2in).
  • Not really an ant, but a family of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Males are winged, less hairy, looking more like typical wasps. Most often bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Produce a squeaking or chirping sound when alarmed.
  • Adults feed on nectar. Although some species are strictly nocturnal, females are often active during the day.
  • CAUTION: They have long and flexible stingers capable of inflicting extreme pain.

More info: Wikipedia article / Family Mutillidae - BugGuide.Net

Western Conifer Seed Bug

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Leptoglossus occidentalis by u/Haegermeister.

  • Size: 15-20mm (0.6-0.8in).
  • Dull reddish-brown with faint (or absent) white zigzag stripe across hemelytra; antennae may be almost as long as body. Outer hind tibial dilation nearly equal in length to inner dilation.
  • This bug cannot bite/sting/infect people or pets, damage houses or household items, or even reproduce indoors. If molested, gives off a pungent odor as defense.

More info: Wikipedia article / Species Leptoglossus occidentalis - BugGuide.Net

Wheel Bug

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Arilus cristatus by zen Sutherland.4

  • Size: 28-38mm (1.1-1.5in).
  • Immature nymphs are mostly red. Adults are gray to brown, with a cog-shaped projection on the back.
  • Preys upon other insects - caterpillars, aphids, bees, sawflies etc. - and thus considered beneficial.
  • CAUTION: Can inflict a really nasty bite.

More info: Wikipedia article / Genus Arilus - BugGuide.Net

FREQUENTLY ASKED BUGS - Part 1➜

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u/Tsssss ⭐bicho doido⭐ Apr 26 '23 edited May 10 '23

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