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There are 7,305 bugs listed, with 16,778 images and 3,110 comments in our database.

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BUG ORDERS
Acari
Mites and Ticks
Amphipoda
Amphipods
Araneae
Spiders
Architaenioglossa
Apple Snails
Basommatophora
Pond snail
Blattodea
Cockroaches
Cephalostigmata
Pseudocentipedes, Symphyla
Coleoptera
Beetles
Collembola
Springtails
Decapoda
Crabs and Crayfish
Dermaptera
Earwigs
Dictyoptera
Mantids
Diptera
Flies
Embiidina
Webspinners
Ephemeroptera
Mayflies
Geophilomorpha
Soil Centipedes
Haplotaxida
Earthworms
Hemiptera
True Bugs
Homoptera
Cicadas, Hoppers and Aphids
Hymenoptera (part 1)
Ants
Hymenoptera (part 2)
Bees
Hymenoptera (part 3)
Wasps
Isopoda
Isopods, Slaters and Woodlice
Isoptera
Termites
Julida
Julid Millipedes
Lepidoptera (part 1)
Butterflies
Lepidoptera (part 2)
Moths
Lithobiomorpha
Stone Centipedes
Mecoptera
Scorpion-flies
Megaloptera
Alderflies, Dobsonflies
Neuroptera
Lacewings
Odonata (part 1)
Damselflies
Odonata (part 2)
Dragonflies
Opiliones
Harvestmen
Orthoptera
Grasshoppers and Crickets
Phasmatodea
Stick Insects and Walking Sticks
Plecoptera
Stoneflies
Polydesmida
Polydesmid Millipedes
Psocodea
Book Lice, Bark Lice
Pulmonata
Slugs and Snails
Scolopendromorpha
Scolopendromorph Centipedes
Scorpiones
Scorpions
Scutigeromorpha
House Centipedes
Solifugae
Windscorpions
Spirobolida
Spirobolid Millipedes
Systellommatophora
Land Slugs
Thysanoptera
Thrips
Trichoptera
Caddis-flies
Tricladida
Flatworms, Land Planarians
Uropygi
Tailed Whip-scorpions
Zygentoma
Silverfish
Recent Comments
negative Bookie28472 1 weeks ago
Hammerhead Worm (land planarian)
Bipalium

Hammerhead worms are predatory to native earthworms. They are considered an invasive and can destroy the native population. They are NO...read more

negative pixilated 2 weeks ago
Japanese Beetle
Popillia

I hate these little creatures. They ate up everything I loved, stone fruits, berry vines, roses, rose of sharon, you name it. However...read more

positive Gudehus last month
Forest Tent Catterpillar Moth
Malacosoma

I agree, the moth is of genus Malacosoma. Species is either californicum or disstria.

neutral SerenitySpring last month
Little Leaf Notcher Weevil, Sri Lanka Leaf Weevil
Myllocerus

I just discovered these white Little Leaf Notcher Weevils throughout the base area of my African Blue Basil plants that are in my butterf...read more

neutral LHR18 February 2018
Regal Jumping Spider
Phidippus

I've seen this spider in Anaheim CA (92807) and took a picture in 2014, but California doesn't seem to be in its official range..

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