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0 2 Tick

Tick

by KimCozadFulton, Missouri, USA

Small dark insect that

1 0 Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Attractive black insect with reddish ...

1 0 Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

by BugEricOhio, USA

About 25 mm in length, colored as shown. Very flat from top to bottom.

1 0 Mosquitoes (flies)

Mosquitoes (flies)

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

the Mosquitoes. They are small long, legged

0 4 Parasite

Parasite

by AlbertKangSabah, Malaysia

Very tiny parasite found attached to the leg of a Phasmid (Stick

0 0 Carolina Mantis

Carolina Mantis

by JuanRiveraNorth Carolina, USA

bites humans or animals to feed off their ...

3 2 Impala baby with oxpecker

Impala baby with oxpecker

by KarenSaxtonNorth-West District, Botswana

, depending on whether the oxpecker sticks to

4 1 Blood-sucking conenose

Blood-sucking conenose

by BugEricTexas, USA

Size is 23-28 mm for the species. Broadly oval in shape and marked as shown in ...

0 0 Horsefly

Horsefly

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

large biting fly, only females feed on ...

1 2 Hippo Fly

Hippo Fly

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

mammals such as hippos as blood suckers. ...

0 0 Lice

Lice

George Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

are wingless insects spending their entire ...

2 0 Red billed oxpecker

Red billed oxpecker

by KarenSaxtonNorth-West District, Botswana

blood, and will keep

1 1 Orange Assassin Bug

Orange Assassin Bug

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

's breakfast. Assasin bugs that feed on ...

0 0 Minute Pirate Bug

Minute Pirate Bug

by arne.royslandOslo, Norway

insects can bite humans, however, they do ...

0 0 Blood-sucking Conenose

Blood-sucking Conenose

by BugEricTexas, USA

Size is 16-20 mm for the species. Narrowly elongate-oval in shape, and marked ...

15 21 Hood mockingbird

Hood mockingbird

by KarenLEcuador

The hood mockingbird will typically feed on ...

2 0 Splayed deer fly

Splayed deer fly

by TizHögsjö församling, Västernorrlands län, Sweden

Chrysops caecutiens reaches a length of about 8.5–10 millimetres and this fly ...

1 0 Mosquito

Mosquito

by Gordon DietzmanRoseville, Minnesota, USA

blood meals. Males have feathery antennae ...

4 0 red billed oxpecker

red billed oxpecker

by KarenSaxtonMbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

member of the starling family, they feed on ...

1 1 bed bug

bed bug

by divernasa2001Riverside, California, USA

insect brown in color with six legs within ...

3 10 Red-billed oxpecker

Red-billed oxpecker

by Maria dBNairobi, Kenya

. However, their favorite food is blood, ...

3 3 Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

by MaithiliSaveLimpopo, South Africa

season it forms large, chattery flocks. Red-billed Oxpecker eats

0 1 Green Midge

Green Midge

by LanzzMalaysia

I found this green midge in my bathroom. This one is a male midge because it ...

2 0 Yellow-billed oxpecker

Yellow-billed oxpecker

by Benno IboldNarok, Kenya

20 cm long

0 0 Killer fly, mosca asesina

Killer fly, mosca asesina

by arlandaO Saviñao, Galicia, Spain

doesn't feed mammal

6 2 Yellow-billed oxpecker

Yellow-billed oxpecker

by Benno IboldTaita Taveta, Kenya

The yellow-billed oxpecker is 20 cm long and has plain brown upperparts and ...

0 0 Asian Tiger Mosquito

Asian Tiger Mosquito

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (syn. Stegomyia albopicta), called the Tiger ...

0 2 Tick

Tick

by AlbertKangIfugao, Philippines

Tiny Tick, around 1 - 1.5 mm in size! This was found on the wing of a ...

14 16 Deer Fly

Deer Fly

by dandoucetteOntario, Canada

juices. Females feed on

0 1 Killer fly, mosca asesina

Killer fly, mosca asesina

by arlandaAlcobendas, Madrid, Spain

shouldn't panic. It doesn't feed mammal ...

0 0 Bedbug

Bedbug

by LanzzMalaysia

wingless insect, and this one is about 3 ...

8 2 Wasp

Wasp

by Wild ThingsMaharashtra, India

A wasp seen with a droplet on the mouth. On further researching it was found ...

5 0 Australian Common March Fly (male)

Australian Common March Fly (male)

by Neil RossTerrigal, New South Wales, Australia

Tabanus australicus, also known as horse fly and green head, is a species of ...

2 1 Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

Eastern Blood-sucking Conenose

by James A McNairFlorida, USA

Medium-sized, boldly patterned in dark brown to black with reddish markings. ...

2 9 Masked Hunter

Masked Hunter

by FaredinAliyevskiRegion Hovedstaden, Denmark

This tiny creature was spotted in my living room on a table with the same color ...

2 2 Horse Fly

Horse Fly

by Wild ThingsThane, Maharashtra, India

The Tabanidae are true flies and members of the

6 3 Triatomine or Kissing bug

Triatomine or Kissing bug

by KarenLParroquia Taracoa, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

vertebrate to the bug by blood

2 0 Horse-fly

Horse-fly

by JordiPratsBali, Indonesia

Large about 15mm, brightly red colored eyes, and gray-brownish body with black ...

0 0 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by Jared_CVirginia, USA

feeding on

1 2 A Green Horsefly

A Green Horsefly

by maplemoth662Florida, USA

from mid-March to mid-September. Food: Females

0 0 Breaded Robber Fly

Breaded Robber Fly

by JessicaMuellerKentucky, USA

accident or if provoked. Because they

0 0 Mosquito

Mosquito

by maplemoth66Florida, USA

skin, to suck the blood. Thousands of ...

0 0 Horse-fly

Horse-fly

by ShivaOdisha, India

drink nectar or blood. House flies like ...

3 0 Killer fly. Tábano

Killer fly. Tábano

by eulalia rubioComunitat Valenciana, Spain

blood, but it hunts over other flying ...

0 0 Mosquito, Zancudo

Mosquito, Zancudo

by SebastianAndrePastenFuenzalidaValdivia, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

Mosquito (from the Spanish or Portuguese word for little fly) is a common

1 0 Sharp-beaked ground finch or Vampire finch

Sharp-beaked ground finch or Vampire finch

by KarenLParroquia Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador

islands of Darwin and Wolf has gained a level of notoriety due to its habit of ...

4 2 Isabella Tiger Moth

Isabella Tiger Moth

by JaredTCalvertKentucky, USA

freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its ...

0 0 Banded Woolly Bear

Banded Woolly Bear

by DBOVirginia, USA

The insect can be found in many cold ...

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