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6715. I found it outside, already dead. I had the house spider sprayed. Curious to know what kind it is. Thanks! Hagersville, Ontario. Canada Number 6715. This is a wolf spider (family Lycosidae) These are active hunters that do not spin a capture web and sometimes accidentally get indoors while searching for prey. They […]
6714. I found this on our bedroom hardwood floor. I thought it was a jewelry bead, or a chocolate covered raisin (about the size of a Glosette chocolate covered raisin). I only found the one. Please let me know if it is something I need to search for more, or if this is an […]
6713. Hello, In the past year, my SO was waking up to these bites on the hands that were quite swollen and we had no idea what the perpetrator was. Yesterday, she woke up to more bites on the neck area and managed to catch the thing and squashed and killed it. According to […]
6712. Victoria, British Columbia Canada Number 6712. This is a cobweb/comb-footed spider (family Theridiidae) in the genus Steatoda. Some species in this genus are known as false widow spiders, and can have a very painful (but not dangerous) bite. Click here for more detailed information.
6711. I found this insect, very small and very many of them, at the front ledge of my storage unit in Lindsay. They move very fast and are very tiny. Any help identifying this critter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much, Stacey. Port Hope, ON. Canada Number 6711. This is a springtail, […]
6710. Found on the side of my bed in late October… very small about 5mm. Previously found one on my bed in July. Hoping this is a coincidence and not a bed bug (does not look like other bed bug pictures but I am still concerned). Please help! Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6710. This […]
6709. Found indoors only a couple of times, isolated, 3-4 specimens on bedroom floor, one on bathroom floor. First time observed in September, the last time today (Oct 25). Belgrade. Serbia Number 6709. These are larvae of a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Anthrenus. These can be very damaging to organic fabrics […]
6708. Found on kitchen counter on the evening of 10/23. Central Alabama. Outside air temp about 69F. Pelham, Alabama. United States Number 6708. This is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Although it resembles the milkweed stem weevil, Rhyssomatus lineaticollis.(Click here for more detailed information). I am by no means confident that yours is that exact species.
6707. Princeton, TX. United States Number 6707. This is an orb weaving spider (family Araneidae), but I cannot provide a more specific identification from your image. All orb weavers are harmless to humans. Click here for an example.
6706. Good morning, could you identified this insect, is this Halyomorpha halys? VOLOS, Pilio Greece Number 6706. That certainly appears to be a brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). Click here for more detailed information.
6705. Richmond Hill, Ontario. Canada Number 6705. This looks like a broad-faced sac spider, Trachelas tranquillus; it is reported to have a painful bite. Click here for more detailed information.
6704. My girlfriend was at the kitchen sink, where there is a light directly above her when she felt this little bugger drop on her arm. Looks like a tiny centipede with a small darkness on its hind end. Amherst, Nova Scotia. Canada Number 6704. Not a centipede, but a harmless millipede (class Diplopoda); […]
6703. Condo apartment. October, 2019. Richmond Hill, Ontario. Canada Number 6703. The image is not clear enough for a positive identification. The only insects of that size and general overall appearance that would be of any concern are the saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles in the genus Oryzaephilus (Coleoptera: Silvanidae). Click here for a […]
6702. Found on top of dresser in bedroom. It flew a short distance. Early fall. London Ontario, Canada Number 6702. This is a western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae), a common and widespread nuisance pest. Click here for more detailed information.
6701. I live in Delta, BC and find these pests mainly in my bathroom. Occasionally, I find them in my kitchen and laundry room. They vary in size from about 1/4 inch to 1 inch. They are dark in color and move very fast. They have 8 legs, 3 feelers in front and 2 […]
WASP NEST IN ROOF. Sorry long message A few months ago end of July early August I noticed wasps getting into a space under my roof I told my landlord thinking he’d get a professional to see to it but nope he only plugged it up him self before making sure their was no nest […]
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6693. So these are pics of 2 different guys who were found in my sink and bathtub, but I’m pretty sure they’re the same bug. They were going in may and june, in toronto. Yesterday I found another one who looks similar on my living room floor, in the middle of the day. I […]
6700. I pulled this off of my leg. Loretto, Ontario. Canada Number 6700. This is an engorged female tick; as its overall appearance is consistent with one in the genus Ixodes that includes the deer tick, you should keep alert for any signs/symptoms of Lyme disease. Click here for detailed information on Lyme disease […]
6699. Hello. I am interested to know what this species is so we know how to address them from entering our facility. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We have contacted local pest control but we are not confident they have identified it correctly and looking for a second opinion. The deem this to […]
6698. We had a few in our window ledge then suddenly a tonne in the crumbs under child’s stool and then moved the oven and found them all through our drawers. Killed a bunch with insecticides but still coming out of the crevices in our floor but much less so. We also had bites […]
6697. I have seen a number of these insects around my house and I am concerned about what they are. Pickering, Ontario. Canada Number 6697. This is a small click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae), a harmless accidental visitor. Click here for details.
6696. Waterloo Ontario. Canada Number 6696. This is a sowbug, a terrestrial arthropod in the order Isopoda. Also known as pillbugs, roly polys, woodlice, and slaters, they primarily are harmless scavengers found in the decomposing organic matter.
6695. Red with a fluffy butt! Found it on top of my bed in the middle of the day. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6695. This is a larva of a black carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae; Attagenus sp.) or close relative. Click here for control recommendations.
6694. Legal, Alberta. Canada Number 6694. This is a predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). These and their larvae (water tigers) are voracious predators on other small aquatic life forms. They are strong fliers and often are found far from any water.
6693. So these are pics of 2 different guys who were found in my sink and bathtub, but I’m pretty sure they’re the same bug. They were going in may and june, in toronto. Yesterday I found another one who looks similar on my living room floor, in the middle of the day. I […]
6692. We have found a few of them in that last few days and wondering what they are as we have not seen them before, we are finding them in our home and I have kids so just wondering what they are. Seal Cove WB., NL. Canada Number 6692. This is an ichneumon wasp […]
6691. Found crawling on patio door in an. Also similar to one seen in family restaurant. Timberlea, Nova Scotia. Canada Number 6691. This a western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Coreidae), a very common and widespread nuisance pest. No control is needed. Click here for more detailed information.
6690. Saskatoon, SK. Canada Number 6690. This is a camel/cave cricket (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae). These usually are found in relatively dark, undisturbed places. They basically are harmless scavengers, but sometimes can become nuisance pests when they occur indoors. Click here for more detailed information.
6689. Just moved into a furnished apartment, found this while cleaning, I searched the web and can’t seem to find anything like it. Can someone tell me what kind of bug it is please. Thank you! St. John’s, Newfoundland. Canada Number 6689. This is a whitemarked spider beetle, Ptinus fur (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; subfamily Ptininae). […]
6688. Found outside my house. Cool morning. October 4th 2019. Calgary, Alberta. Canada Number 6688. This looks like one of the fishing spiders (family Pisauridae) in the genus Dolomedes, these are harmless to humans. Click here for an image.
6687. These beetles have recently appeared in my bedroom (2nd floor in a house). They are always found in individual, 1 – 2 everyday. Only seen them on/near my bed so far, which is also close to window and a coffee tree plant. Number 6687. This is either a cigarette or drugstore beetle, these […]