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1 0 Pollen Beetle

Pollen Beetle

by KalenEugene, Oregon, United States

little black bugs

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Fly eating

1 0 Flesh Fly

Flesh Fly

by LuisStevensLeón, Guanajuato, Mexico

I didn't know that flies eat nectar or ...

0 0 Soldier Beetle

Soldier Beetle

by pocketinaBernardsville, New Jersey, USA

perhaps a soldier beetle

1 0 Flower chafer on a chrysanthemum

Flower chafer on a chrysanthemum

by MargaritaOrlovaמועצה אזורית חוף השרון, מחוז המרכז, Israel

ad attracting different pollinators, mostly

0 0 Swamp Buttercup

Swamp Buttercup

by Tamarac Connie

Yellow flowers about 1 inch wide with 5 round, bright yellow petals.

0 0 Bee

Bee

Springfield, Illinois, USA

Species: Apis What it eats: It

4 6 Spotting

Spotting

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

) it was eating the

0 0 Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Large insect up to 25 mm in length. Eat ...

1 0 Apions

Apions

by XiaoWeiSaint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Little black insect. 2 to 3 millimeter long. It was

0 0 Horse Fly

Horse Fly

Florence, Kentucky, USA

Subject has longer abdomen than the average horse fly. Insect

1 0 Red postman

Red postman

by BrunoMollerPetrópolis, RJ, Brazil

•They eat

6 1 Spotting

Spotting

by NayeliMorelos, Mexico

little insect black and white, this insect was into the flower, it was

9 4 Mistletoe Bird

Mistletoe Bird

by LeanneGardnerQueensland, Australia

The Mistletoebird eats a variety of ...

1 2 Red and blue pollen beetle

Red and blue pollen beetle

by martinlVictoria, Australia

A distinctive blue and red metallic beetle. A first in the family Melyridae = ...

4 2 rose chafer, Rosenkäfer

rose chafer, Rosenkäfer

by Monkey-mindGemeinde Kottingbrunn, Niederösterreich, Austria

in the ground, before getting adult bugs, and mating. They usually

0 2 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by ARtPeNnographyMalaysia

sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies

0 0 German: Purzelkäfer/ Goldstaub-Laubkäfer English: ?

German: Purzelkäfer/ Goldstaub-Laubkäfer English: ?

by Chanty180Herrenberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

A very beautiful beetle, likes to eat the ...

0 0 Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

by muneebisonSydney, New South Wales, Australia

Very nice, vibrant colours, and a beautiful bird. I hope to find more in the ...

1 0 Flower Longhorn Beetle

Flower Longhorn Beetle

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

You can just see the head in the photo, but this beetle is long and thin with ...

0 0 Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

. Eat

0 0 Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee

by JillBlackAuckland, New Zealand

Spotted warming up in the sun in the garden. Large insect up to 25 mm in ...

1 2 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by KarenLNashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

predaceous in post-larval stages--they eat ...

4 2 Leafcutter Bee

Leafcutter Bee

by Leana Lahom-CristobalNueva Ecija, Philippines

, each with a single larva and pollen ...

0 0 Macau Wasp eating Polytela gloriosae larva

Macau Wasp eating Polytela gloriosae larva

by SukanyaDattaKolkata, West Bengal, India

The yellow wasp was feasting on the chocolate coloured Lily wasp caterpillar. ...

1 0 Wasp

Wasp

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

All black wasp. 3 cm long. I think it was looking for

1 0 Common Red Soldier Beetle

Common Red Soldier Beetle

by VinnyEngland, United Kingdom

Approx. 8mm long, commonly found on flowers where they hunt small insects or ...

0 0 Concrete Mite

Concrete Mite

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

are not predaceous in post-larval stages--they

0 0 Lacewing(?) larva

Lacewing(?) larva

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

Covered in pollen, visiting flowers. Not ...

1 0 Marmelade hoverfly

Marmelade hoverfly

by BrunoMollerHildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany

, protecting from predators. •They eat ...

0 1 Zebra Longwing Butterfly

Zebra Longwing Butterfly

by singer9Florida, USA

The long wings are a light yellow and black.

2 0 Downy leather-winged beetle

Downy leather-winged beetle

by Brian38Ronald, Washington, United States

An important predator of aphids that supplements their diets with nectar and ...

0 0 Mite

Mite

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

found it and its behavior. BugGuide comment says members of this genus

1 0 Red&Blue flower beetle

Red&Blue flower beetle

by Argy BeeMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

8mm long; alternate red and metallic blue; busy searching

3 2 Flower longhorn

Flower longhorn

by TizUppsala, Uppsala län, Sweden

, subfamily Lepturinae. Eating

1 0 American Bellflower

American Bellflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

some of the bees collect pollen from the ...

4 1 Violet oil beetle

Violet oil beetle

by EvaVSlovenia

development eating honey and

0 2 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Mary Henschel ChadseySarasota, Florida, USA

species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, ...

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

also collect pollen and some beetles feed ...

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

also collect pollen and some beetles feed ...

0 0 Yellow Coneflower

Yellow Coneflower

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

also collect pollen and some beetles feed ...

0 0 Tiger Longwing Butterfly

Tiger Longwing Butterfly

by yulia8473Ontario, Canada

butterflies are pollen eaters rather than ...

3 4 Katydid

Katydid

by InannaBintAliOaks, Missouri, USA

At first glance, it looked like a grasshopper. However, it had very long ...

0 0 Dark Flower Scarab

Dark Flower Scarab

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

This beetle can be quite variable; this one is dark with wavy white stripes on ...

4 4 Golden-eyed Lacewing

Golden-eyed Lacewing

by Small WondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

”. Adults feed on nectar and pollen and ...

6 6 Bee beetle

Bee beetle

by GalantlivVästra Götalands län, Sweden

logs and eats and collects

4 3 Hairy Flower Chafer

Hairy Flower Chafer

by CourtneyVerkOntario, Canada

Adult chafers eat the leaves and flowers of ...

3 3 Dimorphic Longhorn Flower Beetle (Female)

Dimorphic Longhorn Flower Beetle (Female)

by misako.hillOakland, California, USA

Anastrangalia beetle with black spots and head. Aproxiamately 1cm long.

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