Bug Files

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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
positive JustLetCreaturesLive Yesterday
Spotted Leopard Slug, Giant Leopard Slug
Limax

I live a little south of Atlanta Ga. We have these guys all over and I love it!! They seem to gravitate toward our driveway though and it...read more

neutral robgump 3 weeks ago
Assassin Bug
Zelus

You need to be cautious when these bugs are around as they can be carriers of Chagas Disease. symptoms may not appear for years in humans...read more

positive Gardendmpls last month
Plague Soldier Beetle, Green Soldier Beetle
Chauliognathus

Found this https://blog.csiro.au/insect-of-the-week-the-plague-soldier-beetle-isnt-nearly-as-bad-as-it-sounds/ Found in Australia. Appe...read more

positive Fireftrlia last month
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis

My husband and I grow passion flower vines mostly for the butferflies! The fruit is a bonus. We have found that we don't enjoy the fruit ...read more

positive Jeth last month
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa

I have had these at my house for 3 or 4 years. I started taking bamboo, cutting it into sections and zip tying it together and Using long...read more

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