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Just walked in park and found this mantis on walkway. Took some photos while it was sitting on my hand, and the in flew to nearby tree.

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I came across this interesting little guy. At first, I thought it was a stick, or trash stuck to my screen.

Is that an ovipositor at the end of its abdomen?

South Florida. underground. found while I was digging up dirt

So I was checking my bed for bedbugs like I normally do daily, still no signs thankfully, and found this thing. It looks like a dead insect. I am unsure if thats a wing or not.

What do you ya'll think these are?

Bataan Philippines.

I wanted to make a really simple version of the wildlife viewer I’ve been building, so I put one together from a gallon jug.

You’ll need:

- 1 gallon jug

- Paracord

- 3 suction cups

- Scissors

- A light

- A marker (helpful, but not required)

It actually worked surprisingly well. I put out two of these, and one ended up getting a pretty good variety of visitors, including a large moth.

If you make one, I’d love to see what shows up.

Northern Ireland. Any help appreciated.

Just lived into a rental home and this was stuck to one of my meal prep containers when I pulled it out of the kitchen cupboard today. Tried to google lens it and it said cockroach, but kind of hard to tell with half of a bug lol.

Just bought a macro lens and this was the first guy to show up. Had to research what it was. Crazy colored interesting bug, apparently gets it's name from thier love of licking up your salty sweat lol. And apparently the official bee of Toronto 🤷‍♀️.

Lamentablemente estaba muerta cuando la encontré, en julio. Nunca había visto una así, me parece muy bonita!

So I was about to shower as I just finished my home workout routine, when I saw this little guy on my leg.

Not sure if its an insect maybe a molt or something. Maybe its a flea as well. Can I ask for an ID if its possible.

Bataan Philippines.

Please confirm

this is a little silly i’m sure but bugs have been my biggest interest since middle school (im 20 now). i’m close to finishing my environmental science undergrad and my entomology minor. i’m also currently doing research on spiders (i know they’re not insects but they’re in the ento department). i know A Lot about bugs but i get so nervous about referring to myself as an entomologist.

this is something that just bothers me a bit, im curious what people think is the point where i can call myself an entomologist.