No idea, I just know they are everywhere now.
No idea, I just know they are everywhere now.
I spend most my time keeping the cat from eating them, she seems to enjoy them.
I spend most my time keeping the cat from eating them, she seems to enjoy them.
I spend most my time keeping the cat from eating them, she seems to enjoy them.
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.
they're very common in europe during warm seasons, they're dumb noisy and they stink when in danger(or if you crush them)
I have lived at the same house for several years now but since this Summer I have been seeing these really weird insects that I have never seen before. Before anyone asks, I don't have any pics. But I've seen a few very large looking beetles, a giant ass spider, flies that look like they're on steroids. I'm not sure what's going on
They were keeping us safe from the others. Now that humanity killed them off, their mortal enemy arises from its slumber.
*Does ladybug research* TIL that certain types have been spreading around STDs... huh...
Ladybugs bite humans? I always heard they were awesome to have around because they ate a lot of pests
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.
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.
Kill em all. Only good stink bug is a dead stink bug.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.
Thanks, will keep in mind if I see some again.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.
In Alabama.
Damnable stink bugs get inside EVERY DAY, no matter what. Always have a cup and a post card handy to scoop them up and toss them back out.
Pseudoscorpion? They're cool. It's an arachnid, not a bug.We tend to see these mini scorpion looking bugs, also very odd...
I haven't noticed any new insects up here in Canada :D
Pseudoscorpion? They're cool. It's an arachnid, not a bug.
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?
That looks spot on. Cheers. :)
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.
Arthropoda ---> arachnida, insecta, other shit (uhhhh Myriapoda (centipedes, etc), .....)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.
Red Dead PC for me.
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 themI remember up in BC finding one of these guys as a kid:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-lined_June_beetle
Was a big boy at like 2 inches long (it felt like), and yes it did hiss at me when I picked it up. Never seen one of them again...
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
that's gorgeous though
and don't forget there are many species of bug that gestate in weird cycles sometimes dormant for many years- cicadas being the most well known example.
I didn't say it was good. Just aesthetically pleasing.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.
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.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 don't like willful ignorance under any guise. It's not easier.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".
I just checked the forum and knew what's up.