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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 jann1033 3 weeks ago
Assassin Bug, Masked Hunter
Reduvius

Have seen them occasionally,(NE Ohio) more so when I had Roman chamomile as my garden path I assume due to ample hiding places( RC spread...read more

positive RosinaBloom last month
Three-lined Hoverfly
Helophilus

The Three-lined Hoverfly - so called because of the three black lines on its head - is native to NZ, is a noisy flyer, and is an importan...read more

positive Mummaroo October 2021
Gum Tree Shield Bug
Poecilometis

negative nothingfails October 2021
Rose Chafer
Cetonia

Disgusting. In Bulgaria the beetle destroys the flowers and the larva destroys the roots.

neutral prairiefuser October 2021
Boxelder Bug, Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea

These bugs showed up in huge numbers on the south side of our garage. One day I noticed one in the garage on its back rotating a rather l...read more

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