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0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

Small bug with enlarged femurs

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by asergioCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

A small (+/- 4 mm) fly with interesting black and white pattern. Its rear legs' ...

5 11 Unidentified Wasp

Unidentified Wasp

by Small WondersMexico

Observed on the shoreline in coarse sand. Approximately 1 inch long. Note the ...

0 0 Red-legged Grasshopper

Red-legged Grasshopper

by JaredTCalvertKentucky, USA

A rather stout and medium sized grasshopper. The

0 0 Red-femured Milkweed Borer

Red-femured Milkweed Borer

by JenniferLawrenceHammond, Indiana, USA

Found feeding on milkweed at Wolf Lake Park.

2 3 Common macrotona - grasshopper

Common macrotona - grasshopper

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A handsome grasshopper with white lateral stripes and orange

0 2 Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper

Narrow-winged Sand Grasshopper

by JoshuaGSmithArizona, USA

Note the blue tibia and orange femur in ...

0 2 Fungus Fly

Fungus Fly

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A dark brown fly about 10 mm long. Had prominent red eyes and thick

1 3 Oedemera

Oedemera

by eulalia rubioViver, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

machos de Oedemera flavipes, como la mayoría de las especies del género ...

1 1 Stilt-legged fly (male)

Stilt-legged fly (male)

by Aaron_GTucson, Arizona, USA

A predominantly tawny to reddish species with: two black bands on each

1 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by lizardkingMiami, Florida, USA

. She's not as keen on playing with dead things as I am. First picture shows ...

3 1 Dark Blister Beetle

Dark Blister Beetle

by Greg Shchepanek

Black with greyish silver hair & has a patch of hair on underside of front ...

0 0 Sumac flea beetle

Sumac flea beetle

by Brett Minnesota, USA

One of the largest flea beetle species. This species has an enlarged

3 3 Pickerel Frog

Pickerel Frog

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Medium-sized frog. Tan with brown squarish blotches and yellowish was on inside ...

1 2 Whitman's Jumper

Whitman's Jumper

by JakubkoNew York, USA

A bright orange jumping spider with light gray legs. The inside

1 0 Dark Blister Beetle

Dark Blister Beetle

by Greg ShchepanekQuébec, Canada

Black with greyish silver hair & has a patch of hair on underside of front ...

2 2 Slim Mexican mantis (male)

Slim Mexican mantis (male)

by Aaron_GNogales, Arizona, USA

Jacques R. Helfer notes that front femur is ...

1 0 Ash and Privet Borer

Ash and Privet Borer

by JakubkoMaine, USA

An awesome beetle with light femurs and ...

0 0 Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

. Hind femur has two black bars.

2 6 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

subfamily; Galerucinae. tribe;Alticini The flea beetles have large

0 0 Pasture Grasshopper or  Little Pasture Locust

Pasture Grasshopper or Little Pasture Locust

by Senda Kalaدهب, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

Their tibias (the fourth segment of their rear legs, between the

0 0 Common banded hoverfly

Common banded hoverfly

by arne.royslandVestfold og Telemark, Norway

The ribesii and the vitripennis is almost identical but this female has an ...

6 0 Tarantula

Tarantula

by bob5Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Large. Cephalothorax and abdomen is light brown.

1 0 Damsel bug

Damsel bug

by Argy BeeUpper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia

enlarged black spiny rear femurs. I am ...

0 0 Unknown Wasp

Unknown Wasp

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

the femur and tibiae). Hind pair of legs ...

1 0 Giant walkingstick (female)

Giant walkingstick (female)

by Aaron_GBroken Bow, Oklahoma, USA

walkingsticks by the rows of numerous teeth on the underside of the middle ...

9 1 Red-femured Milkweed Borer

Red-femured Milkweed Borer

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Found mostly on milkweed plants. Red with black spots, antennae banded in ...

0 1 Stilt-legged flies (mating)

Stilt-legged flies (mating)

by Aaron_GTucson, Arizona, USA

A predominantly tawny to reddish species with: two black bands on each

1 15 Chalcid wasp

Chalcid wasp

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

, slightly translucent? femurs. Evenly ...

6 0 Jumping Spider

Jumping Spider

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

femurs of the first pair of legs. The ...

3 0 Florida leaf-footed bug

Florida leaf-footed bug

by MuckpukParroquia El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela

; male hind femur greatly swollen and ...

14 7 Empidid fly

Empidid fly

by DanielePralongChampéry, Wallis, Switzerland

Empididae is a family of flies with over 3,000 described worldwide. While ...

4 6 Scaeva pyrastri/Syrphe pyrastre

Scaeva pyrastri/Syrphe pyrastre

by DanielePralongMontreux, Vaud, Switzerland

, reddish legs and a black femur base.

1 2 Brown Grasshopper

Brown Grasshopper

by SeanWeeklySingapore, Singapore

Those species that make easily heard noises usually do so by rubbing the hind ...

0 2 Seed Bug

Seed Bug

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A small dark slim insect about 6mm long. Eyes looked prominent. Fore legs had ...

0 0 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

segment yellow orange or white. The hind

1 5 Fungus fly

Fungus fly

by ArgyBeeVictoria, Australia

banded legs with robust femurs, clear ...

0 0 Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Florence, Kentucky, USA

across mid-line. male has 1 large projecting tooth on outside of each front ...

0 0 Helmeted Squash Bug

Helmeted Squash Bug

by KeithRoragenNebraska, USA

About 15mm. Black. Hind femurs enlarged ...

0 0 Line-legged Brown Robber Fly

Line-legged Brown Robber Fly

by Leuba3802, Victoria, Australia

dark stripe on the dorsal side of the

1 3 Pod-Sucking Bug

Pod-Sucking Bug

by martinl3078, Victoria, Australia

Elongated pale red bug with spines on the pronotum and large spined

1 0 Tanychilus sp.

Tanychilus sp.

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 20mm long, dark mahogany coloured, tiny head, long antennae, fairly long ...

1 0 false blister beetle

false blister beetle

by EmilieChichSaint-Aubin, Île-de-France, Tromelin Island

Golden brown beetle, about 7-12 mm long. The male has swollen

0 1 Robber fly

Robber fly

by C.SydesLimpopo, South Africa

Gonioscelis but are the femurs of the ...

0 1 Unknown Beetle

Unknown Beetle

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Smaller beetle. Black with reddish coloration at front of elytra. Long ...

1 0 Two-lined Leatherwing

Two-lined Leatherwing

by JakubkoNew York, USA

, and the femur of the legs are red.

7 11 Fungus fly

Fungus fly

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

About 20mm long; very thick femurs; red ...

0 0 Dirt-colored Seed Bug

Dirt-colored Seed Bug

by ForestDragonHampton Bays, New York, USA

upper edge of wings. Enlarged femur on ...

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