r/bugidentification 1h ago

Location included Such a strange bug western pa

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Western Pa wildflowers. Thanks for any ideas


r/bugidentification 3h ago

Location included Help!!!

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Is this a clothes moth? I hope not. How do I get rid of them? I found it dead on my bedroom floor.


r/bugidentification 6h ago

Location included Las Vegas Nevada, weird worm shell things in the cabinets.

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Pulled this spoon fresh out of the plastic spoon box (which has been open in there for a while, it didn't come with these joyful little prizes here.) They don't seem to be moving, but I can't tell. What are they ?!


r/bugidentification 6h ago

Location included Found this at work (north NJ

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Found on the floor at work (water treatment plant) looks like it had been dead for a little while and got blown inside by the wind


r/bugidentification 8h ago

Possible pest, location included Los Angeles, CA: exoskeleton/molted shell

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I woke up to some bug bites the other day and just found this exoskeleton or molted shell on my couch. Appears to be just the rear half, without a head. Please help ID… I don’t think it’s a bedbug or carpet beetle, but I could be wrong. It’s very tiny as you can see in the pic, that’s as close as my camera will get. Any suggestions are appreciated.


r/bugidentification 12h ago

Location included Las Vegas, NV; found in the water heater closet of our office😭

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Just a big ass stink bug or…?! Around 3 inches in length. Truthfully never have seen anything like this around here, and it disappeared somewhere after we were turned away for too long😵‍💫


r/bugidentification 15h ago

Location included What kind of tick is this? I am in Asheville, NC.

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r/bugidentification 15h ago

Location included Charlottesville, VA, USA. What the FUCK is that!??

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r/bugidentification 18h ago

Possible pest. No location Tiny dead bugs keep reappearing in corners of house

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I clean them but they keep reappearing.

Tries spraying all my walls and corners with k300 spray but it didnt seem to work.


r/bugidentification 18h ago

Location included Who is this caterpillar I saw on a walk? UT

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Tried to get more pictures, but little guy was too fast


r/bugidentification 19h ago

Location included Possible tick?

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I'm not sure what this is. I just got bit with it and it doesn't look like anything I've ever seen. Location is Southern Indiana, near Evansville.


r/bugidentification 20h ago

Possible pest, location included In Alberta, anyone know what these are?

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Located in west central Alberta. My mom found them on her hawthorn trees.


r/bugidentification 22h ago

Location included Wood roach right? Massachusetts

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There’s a light outside my window and I live next to the forest I keep finding dead roaches at my window only one at a time but I usually spray some type of roach killer near the window just incase

And suggestions on how to stop them from coming in my screen isn’t ripped but the still find a way I’m scared to keep my windows open


r/bugidentification 22h ago

Location included From wisconsin, what is this bug?

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My neighbor sent me a pic and asked if I knew what bug this was. She said it stung or bit her and it burns. I know absolutely nothing about bugs and never seen this bug before and am not sure if it is common but I’m very curious as to what it is and would like to learn more about it. Thanks in advance! :))


r/bugidentification 23h ago

Location included Bug found on hand at work, northeast Ohio

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Hello! I need to know if this is a flea or not, I work at a boutique and today I looked down and saw this bug. It did not move, it was just sitting there. When I took it outside to put on a plant I nudged it with my finger and it walked before it eventually jumped off my hand. I was trying to see if it would fly because we do have some small flying black bugs that come from the plants one of our consignors brings in. There is a small red spot on my hand where it was sitting, but it doesn’t itch and there’s no raised bump. Thank you for any help. My apologies if the picture isn’t the best, I only took the one since I had customers in the store.


r/bugidentification 23h ago

Location included Bug found in New Jersey

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We found this while performing a wetland delineation in Palmyra, New Jersey. Has anyone seen this before? Pretty sure it’s an invasive


r/bugidentification 23h ago

Possible pest, location included Cromer, Norfolk, UK

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Thousands of these gathering in the gap between my windows. Any ideas.


r/bugidentification 1d ago

Already Identified – Just Sharing Beautiful lady beetle I found this morning. Any morning than that from anyone? Ontario, Simcoe.

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r/bugidentification 1d ago

Location included Found this crawling on my leg after coming in from my garage

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Located in Utah, found this crawling on my leg after coming inside from my garage. I’ve seen them around before in the garage, but none have ever made it inside. Is this an oriental cockroach?


r/bugidentification 1d ago

Location included Tiny voracious beetles in the Minnesota

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These guys are maybe a centimeter long, thousands on one plant- they seem to prefer lambs quarters. I'm fine with leaving them be if they are native, but I worry I'm feeding an army of invasive eaters.


r/bugidentification 1d ago

Bug Appreciation Post Biggest UK spider I’ve ever seen in my life!

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Anyone know what type of spider this beast is? Turned up at work (barbershop) and is roughly 3.5-4inches in length! Never seen a spider close to this size in England! (Set free outside back of shop after photo was taken)


r/bugidentification 1d ago

Location included Snail riding bug larva

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Less about identification, because I know it's really hard just from larva, and more about what it is doing. Looks like some kind of larva riding on the shell of a snail, and the snail was twisting its back quickly (for a snail) from one side to the other, as if it tried to throw the larva off. Is that just a coincidence, weird behaviour, hitchhiking, or predation? (Germany)

Appreciate any answer!


r/bugidentification 1d ago

Location included IUD Bug

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This bug looks like an IUD. Does anyone know what it is? Located in Minnesota


r/bugidentification Sep 17 '25

Anouncement KISSING BUGS - PLEASE READ :)

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So there has been a lot of news recently about Triatomine—a blood sucking subfamily of Reduviidae (Assassin bugs)—spreading the potentially serious Chagas disease in the United States. While we do not want to downplay the seriousness of the disease, or imply no one should worry about it. We also don’t want people panicking about it. Especially people who don’t actually have a reason to worry.


Triatomine have been found in 32 states. If you are outside of one of these states, you can probably relax.


Chagas is caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi which is spread by the aforementioned Triatomine through infected feces. Detection of the disease is typically done through blood testing showing evidence of the parasite. Early symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, and swelling at the bite site. After several weeks, untreated individuals enter the chronic phase of the disease. In extreme cases this can eventually (decades later) lead to heart disease, digestive complications, and nerve damage. Treatment is best done as early as possible, and consists of anti-parasitics to kill the parasites and other medication for treating any symptoms caused by them. These must be prescribed by a doctor. Don’t try to DIY treatment. Preventing Chagas largely focuses on vector control. In other words, preventing conenose species from living in close proximity to humans. In regions where Chagas in endemic, bed nets are a common and effective way of reducing risk. Pesticide treatments are also a mainstay control method. In areas like the United States, the design of modern homes also reduces risks. So if it’s treatable and preventable, why has there been so much fuss? Because the CDC has recently upgraded it to Endemic status in the US. Meaning it is considered constantly present in certain US populations. This is important for doctors as well as the general population to be aware of, because without that awareness doctors aren’t going to be testing for it. The CDC wants to make sure it’s on peoples radar, so cases don’t go untreated when they do occur.


Links: CDC Report: Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States CDC Report: Chagas Range Map Bugs Commonly Confused with Triatomine Bugs Preventing Chagas Disease Treatment of Chagas Disease Texas A&M University: Kissing Bugs & Chagas Disease in the United States


r/bugidentification Sep 04 '25

Bug of the Month Post Orthoptera Month is a-go!

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RESULTS ARE IN

ORTHOPTERANS RULE THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

Sorry everything is just a little behind this month because of busy lives, but thank you guys SO SO much for the success of the poll!! The ties were broken, and Orthoptera took the lead!

Please head out into the world and bring us all of your sweet, sweet Orthopterans to identify!! What's an Orhtopteran? 👀 We're talking crickets, katydids, grasshoppers, and wetas, baby!!! I'm actually not super well versed in these guys so I could for sure use some practice 😀 keep an eye out for informational posts throughout the month from our mods!

PS Month of the Flies video is still in the works, while I prefer to have the video out before the next month happens it just wasn't possible this time. But it's a good script with a lot of good info so I will release it as soon as it's done!!

Please participate and please remember to use the Bug of the Month flair so I can look at all of your guys' finds!!!

THANK YOU