Orb-weaving spider
6786. Gandhi Nagar, Delhi, India Number 6786. This is a harmless orb-weaving spider (family Araneidae). Its leg posture is typical for the genera Argiope and Gea. Click here for an example.
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Huntsman spider
6772. Just want to know what it is.. we’ve seen a lot of them. Newcastle, California. United States Number 6772. This is a huntsman spider (family Sparassidae). Also known as giant crab spiders, they are not dangerous to humans and are reportedly good at cockroach control.
Broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil
6784. I have seen at least six of these beetles in my house since March 1st. They don’t bite, from what I’ve seen. I haven’t even seen them fly, honestly. Just find them crawling on me or my wall. Nanaimo, BC. Canada Number 6784. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). Click here […]
Western conifer seed bug
6779. These have been showing up outside and inside the house in Spring/Summer for the past 5 years. They are lethargic. Not many of them (maybe 10 a year). I scanned your images but none seemed quite the same. Can you please tell me what they are and how to get rid of them? Thank […]
Carpet beetle
6781. No bites or other bugs found, just this one crawling on a pillow (but might have come from the ground as the pillow had been on the floor). Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6781. This looks like of a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Anthrenus (varied carpet beetle and allies). Click here for […]
Assassin bug
6782. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6782. This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information.
Larva of a carpet beetle
6785. Please see attached. Number 6785. This looks like a larva of a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Attagenus (black carpet beetles and allies). Click here for a fact sheet with detailed information.
European ground beetle
6798. Found in Vancouver BC on our back porch today, April 19th. The blue and pink shimmer stood out and we have been trying to identify it. Body type seems closest to several borer beetles but not really sure. Vancouver, BC. Canada Number 6798. This is a European ground beetle, Carabus nemoralis (Coleoptera: Carabidae), […]
Spider beetle
6802. April 20, 2020. Okotoks, Alberta. Found this guy crawling inside trash can in our bathroom. Less than 1/4” long. Can’t find it on any website. Okotoks, AB. Canada Number 6802. I cannot identify with confidence from this ventral view. When photographing insects and the like, the most useful view is dorsal, from […]
Larva of a carpet beetle
6794. I have found these on our basement suite walls. They range from 1/8″ to 1/4″ in size. They have way to many legs to count. Kamloops is a very dry climate but maybe being in basement it could be damper. average temperature in basement is 20C. Thanks. Kamloops, BC. Canada Number 6794. […]
Carpet beetle
6789. There about 10-15 of them near my window stills, balcony door and some carpeted area. They are about 0.5cm and brown, rounded like grams/pulses. Are they harmful or dangerous? They do not seem to be on beds or on any furniture. Scarborough, Canada. Number 6789. I cannot be certain from this image, but a […]
Black carpet beetle
6801. These show up on or near my bedroom window (on the inside) in the spring and summer months in Toronto. It’s April and I have seen one or so per day. During the summer, I find maybe ten per day. Ontario North YorkCanada Number 6801. The image is not clear enough for […]
Carpenter ant
6790. This kind of ant is found inside my house recently, not sure if the ant is harmful to the house or human, and how can I get rid of the ant? Thanks. Maple, Ontario. Canada Number 6790. From its size relative to the quarter, it just about has to be a carpenter ant (Camponotus […]
Non-biting midge
6805. King City, Ontario. Canada Number 6805. This is a non-biting midge (Diptera: Chironomidae). Cousins to mosquitoes, they sometimes occur in such large numbers as to become serious nuisances. Click here for more detailed information.
Springtails
6797. These bugs are currently in my yard where the snow has melted on the south side of my house. I need to know what they are to know if they are dangerous for my kids or our animals, please help. Valhalla Centre, Alberta. Canada Number 6797. These are springtails, primitive arthropods in […]
Grain beetle
6792. I’m having trouble ID-ing this bug. I just found two of them on the bed EW! It’s very small, maybe 2mm. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Ty. Calgary, Alberta. Canada Number 6792. This looks like a grain beetle in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). These can infest a […]