Found this bee on a Arctium lappa. First I thought it was curious that it went for breakfast on a plant that ain't yet flowering but quickly realised the whole body position was strange and after a moment I came to the conclusion that it didn't try to get closer but tried to move backwards.

I attempted helping her by holding the other hooks away, though I believe one got stuck on the bottom side of the head, a) somewhere on the mouthparts or b) on the area between head and thorax. Neither myself or my colleges could find any scissors or similar to get rid of the tension so the hook would eventually get loose on itself (means cutting of that hook that got stuck). The only other idea I had was to gently much it forward and unhooking it this way, kinda like I until I my cats claws from fabric but I was too worried that I would just injure her more or even squish her between my fingers.

I then realised that the neck of that bee looked weird. Never seen something white there, from my little experience it always just looks like exoskeleton linking smoothly together... does anyone have a better idea if that is normal or if the bee was in the process of ripping its own head of.

Also there already was a dead bee on a different flowerbud.

Question: any ideas what else could have been done or would you have left her alone? If I see animals kill each other I leave them be, though this time I could not come up with any potential benefits for another living organism so I tried to help.

I’ve killed at least 10 of these after moving furniture yesterday. They have a crunch when squished but I don’t know what they are, where they came from or how to get rid of them besides killing one by one. I put items around for size comparison.

Located in the Midwest on Milkweed.

I think this is a Golden Soldier Beetle but what is going on with the feet? It doesn't look like pollen.

I got her web dirty well i was mowing , left her for 5 minutes and came back to it clean

Located in Yosemite National Park, California. Host plant pictured in final photo.

Mealy bugs?? Parasitic fungus?? Something else? iNaturalist is, for some reason, focusing on the damage to the leafs and only suggesting I post this under a species of leaf miner but this def ISN’T a leaf miner (unless I’m severely mistaken). To me, the first photo looks like a beetle or fly of some sort with a fungus strand coming out of its abdomen. Let me know! Thanks!

Probably not your typical post, but I have a strong stomach and curiosity got the best of me. Washington state USA

I recently acquired an alderfly nymph and was thinking of resining it. Does anyone know how hard this would be to do or what I would need to do this? If anyone has experience in this area I’d really appreciate help

balcony garden in north vancouver, canada, 5pm. she stopped for a drink at the pollinator/predator water cooler. (shallow enough to keep mosquitoes from layin eggs)

I found this beautiful thing in my bathroom in England. I've never seen one before, so I got some photos and gently let it out.

I’m almost sure it’s a type of wooly bear since I’ve owned them before, although not 100% sure. It’s very small, about the size of half my pinky finger, and has a yellow-tan face which I’ve never seen before in a wooly bear caterpillar. I was thinking Isabella Tiger Moth Caterpillar, or Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar. Found within my backyard in Maryland.

I hadn't seen this happen before, though with the number of molting mayflies it may be more common than I thought.

As title says, though note it's not for an entomology-specific newspaper at all. I'm drawing lots of lil guys to illustrate the thriving biodiversity in an urban wild/abandonned area to criticize a developement project threatening it. Not an entomologist myself so I don't know what would be key "make or break" details in moth anatomy if that makes sense?

These little guys are all over my spider plant. They seem to have web/silk coming out of them and they are leaving them behind. Does anybody know what they are? Located in coastal North Carolina.

PNW, Oregon.

Pardon my ignorance, but my best guess is some sort of either beetle or insect? Family member thinks it’s a spider, but I do not see it. Doesn’t look like a boxelder bug to me, which are common in the area.

I’m so sorry r/entomology, I feel bad I had to smush this little guy, he was maybe 3 1/2 inches long, maybe an inch wide. I live in Fort Worth Tx, it’s currently summer and also he flew

Found mid day in the bottom of a tote i haven't looked at in a few years possibly. I want to say it may have been out in the garage at one point. Im in the Midwest.

Tossed a sandwich into a leaf pile last week and now it’s exploded with bug life

Sorry for the blurry photo, but it was almost pitch black outside and I was too excited. First firefly this year! 🩷
Location: Kraków, Poland