6033 Found in a house Canada. Found several of these in our home it’s June here. Fell from ceiling. Bobbiejoe. This is a ground spider (family Gnaphosidae) in the genus Sergiolus. It appears to be similar to S. montanus (see https://tinyurl.com/yc7txyxe), but confirmation would require microscopic examination of certain body parts. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; […]
6026 Hi my name is Kaitlyn and I live in Calgary AB. I’m finding these hard shelled black/grey beetles all over my basement apartment. They aren’t coming from one spot because I’m finding them in every room. This is another short-snouted/broad-nosed weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae), the black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus (see https://tinyurl.com/pfjs654), is one […]
6036 Hey there, I am from the Cowichan Valley in BC and have just tonight found around 10 of these beetles in my house. They are black, not particularly shiny, quite rounded body with 3 defined segments. They’re all about an inch long or so. I usually wouldn’t think much of seeing a bug or two […]
6031 From Kingston Ontario. Never seen one of these before. What is it? Yara This is a ladybug larva. The ladybug life cycle is not much different from the life cycle of a butterfly. The ladybug goes through the same four stages as a butterfly, the egg stage, the larvae stage, the pupa stage, and the […]
6035 This guy was hanging out under the edge of our kitchen counter, near our dishwasher. Interior BC, late spring. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); it looks like Centrodera dayi, known as the yellow Douglas fir borer – see https://tinyurl.com/ybmvqaha for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6028 Hi, This is Tiina from Toronto, Ontario. Saw these bugs on the sidewalk in the early evening. They were coming up from the ground in adjacent garden near the base of a tree. They are huge! Shiny, black with menacing looking pincers. What are they? Tina This is a stag beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae); likely a […]
6029 Do you know how I can ID these eggs on my dead stump in Ottawa? Thanks. Wayne I suspect that this more likely is a fungal growth of some kind rather than an egg mass of an insect or other invertebrate; see https://tinyurl.com/y7hxg2xl for an example. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6024 What is this bug? Found Northern Ontario. Thank you! Stephanie This is a crane fly (Diptera: Tipulidae) in the genus Tanyptera (formerly Ctenophora); see https://tinyurl.com/y9npojm5 for an image. Their larvae are found in decaying wood. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6027 My name is Trevor. I live in Edmonton Alberta. We started noticing these bugs primarily on the floors of our two second floor bathrooms in our house which are on opposite sides of the second floor. They also frequent window sills in the bathrooms and the bedrooms adjacent to them. We don’t notice them […]
6034 Hi. Could you help me identify this bug? I found it dead in my daughters room, at the same time we are trying to figure out what caused bites on her arm. Do you think it’s a bed bug?? It’s about 1-2 mm long. Thank you! Jackie This appears to be a plant bug […]
6032 Hi – we have a vacation home in Nova Scotia directly on the Bay of Fundy. These came crawling up the basement foundation and now a few have made their way to the first floor of the house. Help! This is a sow bug. They can only survive in damp conditions. Read more about […]
6038 Hello, I am located in Scarbrough Ontario. This bug bit me in my bed . It stung so bad it felt like razor blades for about 5 min. After it bit me it flipped over and was stunned on its back . I don’t see it on any Canadian bug charts or your charts. Should […]
6051 Found this in my dry cleaning shirt. I put it on and few minutes later I realized something bothering me in the back. Took off my shirt and found this. And now I have a what feels like a bite or so…redness… Ben I’m not really sure what this might be – it resembles […]
6047 We live in Edmonton, Alberta and have lived at location for 25 years and have never seen this Insect before (found 4 in the last 3 days). We live on the edge of the city with the North Saskatchewan River across the street. The insects have only been seen towards evening. One at dusk and […]
6040 I found this bug clinging to the patio screen door from the inside. It has wings and when it was upside down it opened its wings to turn itself around. It appears to have a clear scan like outer shell. Please advise on what this is. Thank you. Lisa, Woodstock,Ontario This is a tortoise […]
6041 Geographical location: Calgary, Alberta. Relevant information: Found indoors [top floor of a condominium unit] Season: Summer, warm and sunny weather. Insect size: ¾ of an inch to 1 ½ inches [found in our condo last summer and this summer, starting in the month of June each year) The insects NEVER go further into our unit […]