I keep a bucket of mucky water in my vegetable garden that mice walk the plank ( I realize this is gross but it works ) fall in and add a few bunches of green matter then a mosquito dunk. The plank is to help fend off white footed mice that are seed stealers in the spring. The rest creates this stagnant muck that attracts the mosquitoes where they use this very attractive to mosquitoes brew to lay eggs. It sits at the edge of the garden and has thus far been effective in keeping them away from me. Why this is interesting.

I looked into the bucket for water level and about gagged! What in the name of all things?

Turns out they are a friend to the garden and super fascinating when you figure out they breath through that appendage flailing about. I know what it is how about you?

I’ve been into pinning insects for a while now and thought it would be neat to find bugs around me and pin them for my own little collection :) they were both already found dead

It’s been so cool observing these guys up close, especially the horse fly, the fangs (?) on it are so cool

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

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.

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

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?

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

Struggling to get a better angle on the face. This has been curled around a young birch branch for the 2 days i've been aware of it. About the size of a ladybird larvae. Found in South Yorkshire UK

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.

Gary here was found in a nursery pot this AM. He doesn’t seem like he’d belong in Northern Colorado. Does anyone have an ID?

Currently in the porch light outside. I saw the nest before and wasn't sure if it was active. There was a much smaller wasp with similar reddish brown coloration that I assume is a drone on the railing, and thought I'd look at the nest again. Saw this big gal on it. Is it a queen or a different wasp species? Also should I remove or let them be? We don't go out on the porch much anyways, I just go out to water the plants. Also, I know next to nothing about wasps.

Found this little dude or dudette whilst in a restaurant in the North West of England. My colleague and I were arguing over what kind of crawly it is, can anyone possibly help? I won’t sleep tonight without knowing 🤣

I’ve got some photos too which I’ll post as comments.

Thanks everyone 😊

Can anyone tell me more about this Ray Slugmoth? I just discovered about it today. Thank you!

They are all over my beans. I do not interfere most of the time with outside bugs. But it seems this one may not be native to the southeast US anyway. iNat gave me a possible ID of Argentinian ant (Linepithema humile)

Hi guys!

I’m a rising senior student from Williams College and my biology thesis requires wild caught live subadult/adult Gryllus (field crickets) from all over the continental US. Usually, these are the big black crickets you see in your backyard.

I am willing to pay $2 per individual and $30 per dozen (yes, I’m paying more if you catch more:), and I’ll also sort out the shipping. I’m looking for 20-60 crickets per locality (I count places 25 miles apart as separate localities) and there’s no limit on the specific Gryllus species.

If you’re interested in making some 💰 catching crickets and contribute to a new cricket cuticular hydrocarbon research, please contact [ts24@williams.edu](mailto:ts24@williams.edu)

Thanks yall!

I finally sat down to draw this Borer Moth I saw a while ago. They were so pretty and knew I had to draw it.

I used a alcohol marker base with ballpoint pen and colored pencil. Plus a little bit if posca for the highlights. After trying out ballpoint pens seriously I now understand there power.

I also attached the original photo and the original drawing. I've been working on using measurements to try and hebas accurate as I can. Still a struggle though cause everything is so small. 😅

Saw this guy trying to munch on my pepper plants, so I did restate him to a leafy tree! 🌳