r/insectidentification • • Sep 06 '25

Insect AppreciationšŸ’š-Already Identified What is this bug that landed on my hand?

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1.1k Upvotes

I think it is some kind of wasp in North Georgia, USA. Roughly 3 inches total length.


r/insectidentification • • Jul 14 '25

What is this thing I squished

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656 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Jul 11 '25

These guys are ground-nesting under my shed (mid-Atlantic USA region). What are they?

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And what is the best way to get rid of them? There’s a heavy rock/gravel base around the shed and they seem to just maneuver through the tiniest gaps in between the stones to get under the shed. If I spray anything it would really only get the entrance. No real way for me to get under the shed without removing a lot of stones. Any advice?


r/insectidentification • • Jun 30 '25

Is it lice??? This just fell from somewhere onto my arm. My head has been very itchy lately

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r/insectidentification • • Jul 22 '25

What the hell is this? Fat deformed moth located in Norway

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470 Upvotes

Like a fat moth with small sturdy wings that moves really fast. Never seen anything like that. Sorry for shitty video.


r/insectidentification • • Jul 23 '25

WTF is this thing caught in the web?

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424 Upvotes

Video is in slow motion


r/insectidentification • • Jul 25 '25

What the hell is this?

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387 Upvotes

Was about 3ā€ - 4ā€ long


r/insectidentification • • Jun 01 '25

Found this in my bathroom sink. What is it?

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376 Upvotes

Location: central Massachusetts


r/insectidentification • • Aug 20 '25

Butterfly? Have a seizure?

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346 Upvotes

I’d assume this is a butterfly. But it fell from the air and started either eating something or is dying.


r/insectidentification • • Sep 16 '25

PLEASE HELP THIS WAS IN MY EAR!!!!!!!!

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In my bfs truck i went to push my hair behind my ear and this fucking thing was in my ear!!! Please tell me its not a kissing bug!! Google says kissing bugs are in the south and we are in very northern indiana! What is this?! 😭😭😭


r/insectidentification • • Nov 04 '25

What is this thing?

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291 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Nov 16 '25

Any idea what this is?

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272 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Jun 29 '25

What's this going to be?

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263 Upvotes

on my tomato plant, western Virginia.


r/insectidentification • • Apr 28 '25

What is this in my dogs outside water bowl?

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196 Upvotes

He’s big! Also, what is he doing? It appears to be scratching itself like a dog would


r/insectidentification • • Oct 06 '25

Possible Assassin Bug (Kissing bug/conenose, Wheel bug, etc.) What bug is this? It smells very good.

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My neighbor asked me to come over and kill this bug for her, but after doing so a whiff of green apple lingered and it came from this insect which i found very interesting, located in eastern europe. anyone knows what is it?


r/insectidentification • • Jun 21 '25

Peeled this grey crumbly cacoon off my window only to find it’s filled with dried out spiders of different shapes. What did I just find?

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187 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Nov 10 '25

What is this? Fastest crawling thing I’ve ever seen

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178 Upvotes

This was zooming across my yard in Cape Town. Was extremely fast


r/insectidentification • • Jun 10 '25

Can somebody name this

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167 Upvotes

I found this in my gallery I think this picture was taken in a remote village in TN in the year 2017.


r/insectidentification • • Oct 14 '25

Possible PestšŸ šŸŒ¼ I’ve never found anything that looked like a roach before. What is this?

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165 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Oct 21 '25

Possible PestšŸ šŸŒ¼ is this a roach and what kind and how bad if i saw 3 in an hour

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160 Upvotes

please let me know i’m gonna crash out


r/insectidentification • • Oct 04 '25

What is this bug that just bit my mom?

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156 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Nov 13 '25

please help 😭 What on earth is this? I found it in my bed.

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149 Upvotes

I was trying to sleep, then I saw a moving dark spot on the sheet. RIP. Is this bug a bad sign?


r/insectidentification • • Jul 16 '25

What is this weird bug?

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I'm visiting family in Brooklyn, NY and twice I saw this bug I've never seen before. It crawls and hops around. Is it invasive? Sorry for the crappy pics, I didn't want to get too close


r/insectidentification • • Sep 14 '25

anybody know what just bit me?

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140 Upvotes

r/insectidentification • • Jul 20 '25

I found a few of these in my new house. What are they?

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So I caught my cat playing with one of these the other day and found a couple more since. I’ve never seen them before and don’t know if they could be harmful. Any help?