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I am seeing bugs that I have never seen before in my life
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I spend most my time keeping the cat from eating them, she seems to enjoy them.
Looks like they aren't toxic to pets at least, but could upset their stomachs.
In my part of Germany it has become rare to spot a cute European ladybug.
When you think you spot one these days it's usually the Asian variant - they stink when they're threatened and to make them more endearing, they're cannibals, too, eating their Euro brothers.
When you think you spot one these days it's usually the Asian variant - they stink when they're threatened and to make them more endearing, they're cannibals, too, eating their Euro brothers.
In my part of Germany it has become rare to spot a cute European ladybug.
When you think you spot one these days it's usually the Asian variant - they stink when they're threatened and to make them more endearing, they're cannibals, too, eating their Euro brothers.
I sometimes see the orange ones, but moreso the red. I wonder if the European ones have more pronounced spots? The ones on West Coast NA have almost like blurry spots, only a few large ones, or sometimes none at all! I used to see reverse ones too, black shells with red spots, but not since I was a kid. This one tree was always covered in aphids, so I'd see all types on it.
For the first time this year I saw ladybug pupas. I had never seen even the larvaes before, and this one brick wall during one of my walks, was covered in them! All in different stages.
they're very common in europe during warm seasons, they're dumb noisy and they stink when in danger(or if you crush them)
yeah cats and dogs love to hunt them
Are you in Eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, or northern West Virginia? Cicada Brood VIII would have shown up this year and they only come around every 17 years.
They were keeping us safe from the others. Now that humanity killed them off, their mortal enemy arises from its slumber.
...to feeeed.
Ladybugs bite humans? I always heard they were awesome to have around because they ate a lot of pests
No I mean, to each other. Even koalas have a problem with chlamydia :x
Fuckin Stink bugs. Lived in GA my whole life and never saw a single one. A few years ago they started popping up everywhere. Hate em. One landed on my neck once and I instinctively smacked it. Had a chemical burn on my neck for weeks after that. Bought an electric fly swatter for taking them out. So damn satisfying.Is this what you are seeing?
I had never in my 30 years seen one of these things, and then about 4 or 5 years ago they just exploded and now they are every where.
The asian lady beetles that swarmed all over the north eastern US (Probably other parts as well?) about a decade or more ago.
Michigan, as well as the majority of states I'm sure, have become overwhelmed with these fucking stinkbugs.
Surprisingly though, this is the time of year I'd find them inside and they were more and more frequent over the last 3 or 4 years.... and now, I've seen 1. I didn't do anything to impede them like sealing cracks and stuff, so hopefully they're all dying in the blizzard outside right now.
Stinkbugs are definitely pests as they can and will destroy plants/crops. They don't like the cold (as they're originally from Asia) so they're coming inside for refuge from the elements.
They're harmless toward people, but they buzz my daughter in her room at night and scare the shit out of her.
I have also noticed new bugs in southern Oregon that I don't remember ever seeing. Clouds of tiny little gnats with white wings. They look like pollen lol.
A local arborist told me to put them in a plastic bag and then stick it in the freezer. Killing stinkbugs by swatting them releases a pheromone that will attract more.
I haven't noticed any new insects up here in Canada :D
Pseudoscorpion? They're cool. It's an arachnid, not a bug.
I haven't noticed any new insects up here in Canada :D
Pseudoscorpion? They're cool. It's an arachnid, not a bug.
Still a bug (aka: any kind of small creepy-crawly). Not an insect, but arachnids are still "bugs".
Edit: Looks like the official definition is actually VERY narrow, but no one ever uses the proper meaning.
Anyone got an idea what this thing might be? Completely new to me. It was maybe an inch and a half in length.
Yes, I know the photo is shit. It was dark and I was in a rush. I thought maybe some sort of massive ant?
Yes, I know the photo is shit. It was dark and I was in a rush. I thought maybe some sort of massive ant?
Looks like a rove beetle (Staphylinidae family)Anyone got an idea what this thing might be? Completely new to me. It was maybe an inch and a half in length.
Yes, I know the photo is shit. It was dark and I was in a rush. I thought maybe some sort of massive ant?
Ooo, stink bugs! We got them here in SoCali too. Like others have said, I've gone years not seeing them, then, echoing everybody else, they showed up about half-a-decade ago and come at the tail-end of Summer and into Fall (yes, we have them RIGHT NOW). My wife's scared of them, and for the longest time, I didn't know what kind of bugs they were. They are always crawling on our window screens. But, other than that, they haven't bothered us.Is this what you are seeing?
I had never in my 30 years seen one of these things, and then about 4 or 5 years ago they just exploded and now they are every where.
I've been seeing a lot of huge spiders here in GA. I've lived here for about ten years and but never seen these big red and white ones before. I believe they are woodlouse spiders. I sprayed one that was right outside of the window of my house and it came after me.
Also been seeing a ton of jumping spiders in the house. Spotted a brown recluse in the house that I had to hunt down and kill. I first spotted it outside and left it alone. Later in the week it made its way into the house so it had to die.
Also been seeing a ton of jumping spiders in the house. Spotted a brown recluse in the house that I had to hunt down and kill. I first spotted it outside and left it alone. Later in the week it made its way into the house so it had to die.
Arthropoda ---> arachnida, insecta, other shit (uhhhh Myriapoda (centipedes, etc), .....)
Under Insecta: Hymenoptera (bees/ants/wasps), Coleoptera (beetles), Hemiptera (bugs), Lepidoptera (butterflies/moths), diptera (flies), etc...
I use the proper meaning because it is better and more appropriate.
Bugs have membranous wings and a rostrum, ie. a needle like mouth for sucking
As opposed to coleoptera which has the hard shell over their wings, ie. ladybugs, hercules beetle. And they have mandibles I believe
They're around. Try getting hit by one on a bike happened to a friend. Like a golf ball . What we are getting I see is a resurgence of wasps hanging around longer and fucking ticks. They're everywhere now the deer are covered in them
It's still a bit too much... Just easier to use it as a generic umbrella term for "creepy-crawlies" or "the various invertebrates that crawl/fly around my house".
nah, they're an invasive species. we're literally advised to report and execute them on sight. there's just too many of them though.
I didn't say it was good. Just aesthetically pleasing.
I'm all about killing snakes in Hawaii if I see them. Happy to smash this gorgeous bug
They started showing up at my work in Pennsylvania this year. After reading about them, I'd knock them off trees and squish as many as I could when I was taking breaks, and the next day there was always even more. They're endless.
I don't like willful ignorance under any guise. It's not easier.
You probably wouldn't start calling all birds a goose. Why is that? Could there be some misconceptions about arthropods because people only refer to them as bugs? What kind of damage can that do? How can reputation affect our perception?
I just checked the forum and knew what's up.