Many thanks... the gentle ponderous bit would normally placate me, but I swear it was going for my throat :) For reference and peace of mind, I will stress...
I recently returned from a holiday in Tobago, around the same time my parents have arrived to stay with my from Spain (I live in NE England). The bug I...
Hi Allie, Sounds like Devil's Coachhorse beetle (Ocypus olens). They're a British native sp. Won't sting, but might spray smelly fluid if you frighten it. HTH ...
Hi, From your description, I suspect this is a kind of rove beetle with the picturesque common name of 'Devil's Coach-Horse'. If you get it riled, it will arch...
Thanks Malcolm and Graeme After looking at some photos on the net this morning I find that you're absolutely right. This is exactly what it was! - WAS...
At rECOrd we have been involved for some time with students at Chester University College, assisting them in developing their fieldwork techniques and...
dear bug friends, my name is david. i reside in new york city. i have questions about raising my preying mantids & hope to get some answers from all you bug...
I used to raise Chinese Mantids... I think I can answer a few of you questi= ons...
1. when do they become "adults"?
I think they officially become adults...
Hi everyone... I'm a High School student with an extreme interest in entomology and the sort, and for 2 years now I've had a website dedicated to bugs. Before...
Hi! I was taking some photos of bees, sitting in the middle of a lavender patch. There were plenty of bees around, sucking the nectar out the purple flowers,...
I have also seen many wasps that gather nectar. What I have found in many wasps is the larva feeds on insects pre-chewed by the adults, but the adults eat...
Hi there You are correct in thinking wasps are carnivorus - they catch other insects as food for their larvae. However, the adult wasps themselves are pretty...
i think my bathroom has become a haven for really big grass hopppers, or are they crickets im not sure any more. there long legged they jump, have big feelers,...
after a little researching i think its camel crickest in my bathroom, but finding real pictures is difficult, and any info other then whta they are and that...
Hi Cherie, If you have access to the internet, go to www.google.com <http://www.google.com> , click the 'images' link, then type "camel cricket" into the...
dear brad/braden?, thanks so much for answering all my questions, i appreciate it very very much. you are very precise & i trust your expertise instinctually....
Does anyone specialize in bioluminescence? My friend who knows me as a bug geek asked me about an occurence. She saw an object described to me as being about...
i want to thank you for your quick reply to my camel cricket delemia, i am curious as to why you would be in heaven if you had one though? i am more on your...
i have written several posts in regards to the numerous new kinds of bugs (insects) i have incountered in my new home in NH USA, you have all been very helpful...
Hi Cherie or Sheri, Well I'm the kind of guy who goes out at lunch breaks from work and catches bush crickets in my lunch bag, (after eating my lunch, of...
I have came across an insect that I cannot identify. The insect is 2cm in length, with a very slender sharp conical mouth. It has two sets of wings, can...
Hi Kevin, I am no expert on the Heteroptera but it looks like one these; possibly one of the Assassin Bugs but I can't find one that has the same markings as...
Kevin, Your bug is definitely some sort of assassin bug from the Reduviidae family. I have researched this family a lot on the web and don't remember seeing...
... other ... I live a weel south of you in the Hudson Valley in New York. I haven't seen any around in awhile, but I used to see camel crickets all the time...
... other ... I seem to be having computer difficulties, but I will try again. The following are two URLs. The first is to an account of my attempt to house a...
This larva was found in a toilet in Washington state, USA. It's total length is 2.5-3 inches long, the body is about and inch and the tail is 1.5 to 2 inches....
Terra, Honestly, I have no idea what you are describing, a photo would be great. I am going to make a guess anyway...just for fun. The Dobsonfly larva looks...
Try this site out. Look especially at the Alderfly Larva. http://www.troutnut.com/naturals/other/index8.php<http://www.troutnut.com/naturals/other/index8.php>...
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