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Scorpion species commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

I placed a quarter near the scorpion for scale.

Unknown spotting commented on by freelancing Caselette, Piemonte, Italy11 years ago

Pretty! Definitely a weevil. What size was it?

Beetle Larvae commented on by freelancing Toronto, Ontario, Canada11 years ago

Looks like the larva stage of a beetle. The larvae is often far more hideous than the beetle. Even ladybug larvae is creepy.

Large pine weevil commented on by freelancing Blonay, Vaud, Switzerland11 years ago

Definitely a weevil - but bugguide.net will not show it since they only cover bugs in North America.

Little weevil commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

Possibly Odontocorynus salebrosus?

Thread-waisted Wasp commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

Hmm... as I re-look at the photos (#3 & #5), I am seeing segmenting there. Interesting... but still no mandibles!

Thread-waisted Wasp commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

Thanks for the ID suggestions & comments. I agree that it's genus Ammophila - but because of the lack of mandibles (possibly a gender characteristic?) and lack of segmenting in the abdomen, I don't think it's a match for Ammophila procera - although it's gotta be a 1st cousin. :)

Owlfly commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

Thanks for the comments and the ID help!

Fly species commented on by freelancing Kaufman, Texas, USA11 years ago

Fifth photo shows my thumb for scale. It was a very small insect. Possibly a member of the fly family?

Spiderling commented on by freelancing Texas, USA11 years ago

No this is not an ant. It has 8 legs. It's a spidering.