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2 0 Lady Bug

Lady Bug

by SilverHearts

Orange lady bug

1 0 Immature Shore Bug

Immature Shore Bug

by MachiAlaska, USA

Small nymph from Family Saldidae - Shore ...

0 1 Large Milkweed Bugs(nymphs)

Large Milkweed Bugs(nymphs)

by JennieGundersenHillsmere Shores, Maryland, USA

Bugs on my butterflyweed

2 0 Shore Bug

Shore Bug

by MachiAlaska, USA

Edge of a salt/brackish lake

2 0 Shore Bug

Shore Bug

by CindyBinghamKeiserCarlsbad, California, United States

Black and white bug with black and gray ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ErikvandenEndeWestern Area, Sierra Leone

beautiful bright yellow and black bug

2 0 Milkweed assassin bug (nymph)

Milkweed assassin bug (nymph)

by RikMartinGulf Shores, Alabama, USA

2 4 large milkweed bug

large milkweed bug

by AnnaWhipkeyMichigan

common milkweed in sand dunes on Lake Michigan

0 0 True Bug

True Bug

by SFShepCalifornia, USA

Shield shaped. Slate grey with yellow-orange edges to the shell.

2 0 Cotton Stainer Assassin bug

Cotton Stainer Assassin bug

by dandoucetteSouthern, Malawi

mating assassin bugs

3 0 Big-eyed Toad Bug

Big-eyed Toad Bug

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Small, brown and tan bug. Very good ...

14 7 Rainbow Shield Bug

Rainbow Shield Bug

by dandoucetteSouthern Region, Malawi

colorful rainbow shield bugs mating

0 0 Florida Leaf-footed Bug

Florida Leaf-footed Bug

by TammiG33Georgia, USA

These bugs were crawling on a thistle and ...

2 3 Big-Eyed Toad Bug

Big-Eyed Toad Bug

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

This insect is very well camouflaged and small! It resembles a shield

1 1 Chafer beetle

Chafer beetle

by BugEricKansas, USA

Slightly smaller than an average May beetle ("June

2 0 Toad bug

Toad bug

by Aaron_GHarrisburg, Illinois, USA

Toad bugs are tiny predators in the family ...

0 0 American Alligator

American Alligator

by AodrezinBluffton, South Carolina, USA

Three very new baby alligators hiding in near the

0 0 Woodland Ground Beetle

Woodland Ground Beetle

by KeithRoragenNebraska, USA

About 12 mm long.

1 0 Assassin Bug (nymph)

Assassin Bug (nymph)

by Kyle ARhode Island, USA

About 1/4 inch long.

4 1 Spotting

Spotting

by pamsaiCentral 2, Uganda

Assassin bug

0 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by BlueAppaloosaColorado, USA

near water, running along the shore ...

16 5 Shield-backed bug

Shield-backed bug

by BaluloAshanti Region, Ghana

Biology It feeds on flowering trees and shrubs.

2 0 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by Brian ParsonsKirtland, Ohio, USA

Dark colored stinkbug/leaf hopper- like bug ...

1 1 Big-eyed Toad Bug

Big-eyed Toad Bug

by KeithRoragenNebraska, USA

8-9mm long.

0 0 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by Phil_SMentor, Ohio, USA

Bugs are distinctive, nearly inch-long ...

0 0 Longlegged fly

Longlegged fly

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

Small fly with long legs as shown, front pair shorter and used to seize prey.

1 1 Scoliid wasp (female)

Scoliid wasp (female)

by BugEricLong Beach, California, USA

Medium-sized to large, hairy wasp, marked as shown. Males are much more ...

2 1 Magnolia Green Jumper (female)

Magnolia Green Jumper (female)

by BugEricSouth Carolina, USA

Medium-sized, bright fluorescent green as shown.

3 1 Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly

by CarolStattonDiFioriVirginia, USA

Zebra Swallowtail butterfly on Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)

2 3 Green Stink Bug Nymph

Green Stink Bug Nymph

by DeloresPruittBattle Creek, Michigan, USA

I saw this at the lake i was on the shore ...

2 0 Rainbow Shield bug nymph

Rainbow Shield bug nymph

by dandoucetteSouthern, Malawi

I'm pretty sure these are the nymphs of the brightly coloured adults, as they ...

1 3 Tiger Moth

Tiger Moth

by awsmMaryland, USA

Never seen before moth found on bathroom wall. Please help ID! Thank you.

0 0 Muscid Fly

Muscid Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserHoonah, Alaska, USA

Red male fly with clear wings about 7 mm long

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JanelleL.StreedMinnesota, USA

Chrysalis, cocoon, shell, etc... of a dragonfly?

0 1 Backswimmer

Backswimmer

by BryanHarveyBaxter, Minnesota, USA

Are designed to swim upside down and as a result are darker on the bottom than ...

0 0 Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

About the size of a pigeon, colored as shown.

0 0 Beach Wolf Spider

Beach Wolf Spider

by BugEricKansas, USA

Fairly large, sprawling spider. Note domed cephalothorax with compact eye ...

0 0 Jumping spider (male)

Jumping spider (male)

by BugEricMissouri, USA

Small, black spider with white markings as shown. This is a male specimen. ...

4 1 Rough Green Snake

Rough Green Snake

by BugEricSouth Carolina, USA

Only species of green snake in South Carolina.

0 0 Sooty Dancer

Sooty Dancer

by BugEricColorado, USA

Large for a damselfly, equal in size to an American Rubyspot.

0 0 Eastern Ash Bark Beetle

Eastern Ash Bark Beetle

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Tiny, only 3 millimeters, colored as shown.

3 0 Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle

Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle

by BugEricKansas, USA

About 17-19 mm in length, marked as shown. Named for the slanting ivory ...

26 11 Giant water bug

Giant water bug

by TizCentral, Malawi

This thing was about 7 cm long and it is aquatic. It was found on the

1 0 Northern Case-Maker Caddisfly

Northern Case-Maker Caddisfly

by BryanHarveyLake Shore, Minnesota, USA

An aquatic larval form; the case varies based on habitat and species. The case ...

0 0 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

side to scare up insects. This small bird is hanging upside down in the Willow ...

2 2 Western Grebe

Western Grebe

by BugEricPueblo, Colorado, USA

The size of a large duck, with long neck and long, sharp beak as shown. Marked ...

0 0 Wilson's Phalarope (female)

Wilson's Phalarope (female)

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Diminutive shorebird usually seen in the water, often paddling around ...

0 0 Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Shorebird about the size of an American Robin (thrush), with bright yellow ...

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