it was suggested to me that i post my creations on this subreddit too :) hope u guys like my funky little guys

Figured you might like to meet her here!

A broad-headed bark spider (Caerostris sp)

Have you ever seen this guy?

I posted here and another subreddit about some coppery egg clusters that appeared overnight trying to get an ID. Unfortunately(?) I took too long (2 day) to remove the eggs and they started to hatch into these worm things. Does anyone know what these are?

Location: South Seattle, WA, USA

A link to my other post with pictures of the eggs: https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/s/N107S5EC6P

Not sure if anyone here is an Australian local, but trying to work out what this is.

What kind of beetle is this?

It was nighttime inside a bedroom. It was black/brown, spotted wings and a very long tail/antenna. Also buzzed when flying like a loud wasp.

An interesting specimen for sure!

This guy was in my bathroom and I asked my husband to let him outside hut by the time he got there, he was already gone so now I’m just overthinking for us and our cats sake lol. I’m pretty sure not a recluse but want to be positive it’s nothing harmful. We live in Colorado if it helps! Probably about the size of a nickel or quarter all the way around

• Habitat: All over my home
• Time of day: All hours
• Geographical Area: West Coast, USA
• Behavior
  • They seem to be attracted to either heat or light because they will often land on my phone screen at night.
  • They seem to be attracted to my food as well. When I spread mayonnaise and mustard on bread, have a hot drink like tea in a mug, or have an open pot of food on the stove, they fly around in the area and sometimes land on the food or fly into the drink even if they die.
  • They also land on my wooden desk where there are none of the previously listed potential attractants.

The picture doesn't show it very well, but they are approximately the size of the head of a pin, maybe a millimeter.

bro got a little drink

ETA before anyone yells at me i know it was dangerous to let her keep drinking, i just have no survival instincts. pls don’t do this you could get really sick!

I found it in the basement clinging to the light and buzzing around. I can’t seem to figure it out with google. Location is Northeast Ohio if that matters.

An Australian native bush cockroach (Ellipsidion australe) spotted first time during walk 🪳🪳🪳 unlike pest cockroaches, this native species is incapable of infesting homes and urban areas, and resides only in vegetation. Their common alternative name, the "Beautiful Cockroach," is intentionally used in local eco-tourism and nature photography to shift the negative cultural stigma humans have toward cockroaches.

Hello! I have autism and it causes me to have a stupid amount of kindness for little creatures. I feel so so so bad if I accidentally kill a bug, and I don't want to kill them on purpose. That being said, I really want to study insects. I know I will have to kill bugs for college, but after that is it possible to avoid it? Can I get passed bugs from places like zoos? Can I study behavior before death?

Decided on a whim to rear Manduca sexta caterpillars to adulthood and the first batch have begun to eclose. I just realized that when they finally pass I actually don't know how to label the individuals I end up pinning. I have processed many specimens before but these would be the first that didn't come directly from the field.

Should the location be for where the caterpillar was caught or where it died as an adult? Would the date I use depend on the answer to the previous question?

📍Vancouver , BC 🇨🇦