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2 1 Spotting

Spotting

by frankdaalestrupRegion Midtjylland, Denmark

predator ?

0 3 Praying mantis

Praying mantis

by OhioBlakeLubbock, Texas, USA

1 1 Orchid Mantis

Orchid Mantis

by CyrenAsteraceyaWongGeorge Town, Kedah, Malaysia

Orchid mantis nymph

1 2 Tiger Beetle

Tiger Beetle

by rubens.lucianoSanto Antônio do Pinhal, São Paulo, Brazil

Quick flying insect, the big eyes and jaws ...

1 5 Spittlebug

Spittlebug

by Ismael ChavesLimón, Costa Rica

These insects that look like leafhoppers ...

1 1 Long-legged flies

Long-legged flies

by SckelCariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil

1 2 Scarce Chaser

Scarce Chaser

by Seb de KerWien, Wien, Austria

Every insect fears this

0 0 Spider & hoverfly

Spider & hoverfly

by DanielRowsonCardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Spider with its catch (a hoverfly)

1 0 Flower Crab Spider

Flower Crab Spider

by Seema SwamiMaharashtra, India

Flower crab spiders are ambush predators ...

1 0 Scathophaga species

Scathophaga species

by HenkWallaysVlaanderen, Belgium

Also known as a dung fly... b ut beware they also

0 2 Wheel bug

Wheel bug

by mike.tutoringFox Chapel, Pennsylvania, USA

Insect, black and white, body similar to a ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by JetFloresSan Diego, California, USA

Simple lead with palm/net like veins. Alternating lead pattern. Evidence of ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by marirsKarnataka, India

I cannot be certain if this is an instance of

3 2 Robberfly

Robberfly

by dotun55Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria

Robberfly on a perch. One moment he's off. The next he's back, and with small ...

0 0 Woolly Alder Aphid

Woolly Alder Aphid

by Doren BWest Virginia, USA

the insect from

1 4 Praying mantis

Praying mantis

by MickGrantRipley, Ohio, USA

Large about 5-6 inches long Green and grey body - small flexible head

0 0 green lacewing

green lacewing

by KarenSaxtonCoquille, Oregon, USA

a small but voracious predator, the ...

0 2 Four-spotted chaser

Four-spotted chaser

by KristalWatrousLogan, Utah, USA

Found on the grass, struggling to fly in our backyard.

0 0 Antlion larva

Antlion larva

by KristalWatrousIllinois, USA

Small larva with large forceful jaws.

2 0 tiger beetle

tiger beetle

by EmilieChichGif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France, Tromelin Island

predators of other

0 2 Predator katydid

Predator katydid

by João BuriniPiedade, São Paulo, Brazil

Face portrait: ...

3 0 Ladybug

Ladybug

by Anne Marie McCaffreyCosta Rica

Large lagybug (Coccinellidae). Unlike most ladybugs/ladybirds, who are

1 0 Assassin bug

Assassin bug

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

This species uses sticky traps as a

0 0 Assassin bug

Assassin bug

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

This species uses sticky traps as a

2 0 Assassin bug

Assassin bug

by Maria dBDurham, North Carolina, USA

This species uses sticky traps as a

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by jesloweryIndiana, USA

Unknown species - I think it's a small robber fly eating another very small fly.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by PatrickWareABQ, New Mexico, USA

Sit and wait predator sitting on my lambs ...

22 13 Feather legged assassin bug

Feather legged assassin bug

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

These insects are nymphs. Assassin bugs are ...

16 8 Spotted Graphipterus

Spotted Graphipterus

by Ori Fragman-Sapirמועצה אזורית רמת נגב, מחוז הדרום, Israel

A fast running beetle, predating on

8 1 Solitary Wasp

Solitary Wasp

by KarthiKeyanSTamil Nadu, India

solitary wasp carrying garden spider into it's nest.

4 0 Predator stink bug

Predator stink bug

by arne.royslandImus, Calabarzon, Philippines

This predaceous stinkbug preys on other

15 6 Predatory stink bug

Predatory stink bug

by Sergio MonteiroSanta Catarina, Brazil

Unlike mammal and bird predators, most ...

6 5 Owlet Moth

Owlet Moth

by PamelaLimKuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

It had two 'eyes' on the wings, possibly to scare

2 1 Lycidae

Lycidae

by FernandoMSoaresSão Paulo, Brazil

Brown and black beetle,

1 0 Robber fly

Robber fly

by BugEricDeerfield, Massachusetts, USA

Medium-sized, slender, with beak-like mouthparts. Females (like this one) in ...

1 0 Ground beetle

Ground beetle

by BugEricMission, Texas, USA

Medium-sized, fast-moving beetle active at night. Hairy, marked with black and ...

0 0 Caterpillar hunter beetle

Caterpillar hunter beetle

by BugEricArizona, USA

About 25-28 millimeters, all-black with striated elytra (wing covers).

2 0 Stick Insect

Stick Insect

by Wild ThingsKarnataka, India

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, ...

1 3 Stick Insect

Stick Insect

by Wild ThingsKarnataka, India

The Phasmatodea are an order of insects, ...

22 17 Leaf Insect

Leaf Insect

by Marta RubioTexeiraSabah, Malaysia

of the leaf insect's body even has the ...

1 0 Wheel Bug (female)

Wheel Bug (female)

by BugEricNew Jersey, USA

Large insect with distinctive cog-like ...

1 0 Wasp Mantidfly

Wasp Mantidfly

by Gordon DietzmanNorth Dakota, USA

This unusual insect mimics in appearance a ...

4 6 Yellow Owl-Fly

Yellow Owl-Fly

by SatyenMMaharashtra, India

diurnal or crepuscular predators of other ...

5 8 treehopper mimicking fly

treehopper mimicking fly

by S FrazierIndonesia

insects mimic others because of their fast ...

0 1 Masked Hunter

Masked Hunter

by bugeric24Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

This is an adult Masked Hunter.

0 2 Green Lacewing (egg)

Green Lacewing (egg)

by catgrinLong Beach, California, USA

Green Lacewings lay their eggs on individual stalks to protect them from other ...

0 0 Katydid

Katydid

by CindyBestLongview, Texas, USA

These well-camouflaged insects are related ...

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