r/insects

Was weeding in a yard and stumbled upon this little cave of bugs. All my years i have never seen these little guys. Anyone have an exact identification?

Location: Philadelphia PA

Not sure what kind of wasp or hornet this is but my cat was about to get destroyed by Bumble Brutus over here and I had to put an end to that. I annihilated him with my long sword of a thousand souls kitchen spoon and I feel kinda bad because he didnt do anything, it was not even a fight. This poor beast was then laid upon the inspection table and I snapped this pic. I was about to flip him over for another angle and he resurrected straight from hell with seething anger and fury. This time I used the great white north glass moose mace beer bottle and he was simply no more. Completely utterly mashed into oblivion,to infinity and beyond.
Based on the damage at the scene it was confirmed the body was no longer identifiable from such carnage.
Anyways, what the hell is this big guy?

Location: Ontario, Canada

Fly inside my room in Laos.

Sydney NSW Australia

Hi everyone,

I’m the producer (and proud dad) of my 9-year-old son’s podcast, Join the Fray. We recently sat down with Dr. Ted Gervan, and I thought this community might appreciate his unique perspective on how the industry has shifted over the last two decades.

Before he became an educational leader at institutions like Sheridan, Capilano, and the Centre for Digital Media in BC, Ted worked as a prosthetic makeup artist in Hollywood. He was part of the talented team that brought the original X-Men (2000) to life. [Ted got the chance to support the super talented team of Evan Penny or Ann McLaren who designed the look for Mystique and Sabretooth!]

He contributed to the character designs (including the drawings for Sabretooth) and helped building specific costumes, pouring and coloring the silicone, painting nails, and applying the makeup once the initial sculpts were molded.

Fraser and Ted had a great discussion about:

• The Reality of the Makeup Lab: The technical process of pouring, coloring, and detailing silicone prosthetics for a major film production, and how that hands-on experience shapes his view of modern 3D pipelines.
• The Evolution of the Craft: How he sees the industry shifting between physical, high-touch lab work to digital-first workflows, and how education needs to adapt to teach both.
• Advice for Future Artists: His take on "the fear of building"—how he teaches students to bridge the gap between a design idea and the messy, physical/digital reality of actually building it.

It’s a non-monetized, fun interview and thanks to the Mods here to enable me to share it.

Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/episode/53jpLDHotOh8mE8Vo6jgc8?si=Koxoja8jTwWTW0bBUTpLoA

Enjoy folks and thanks for the opportunity to share this fun chat!

The way she moves her head left and right! All that labor for her children ❤️

Big man ate his carrot while he was inside. Don’t worry, he went back outside.

It has a vertical mouth like a bird beak. Two super sized antennae, it APPEARS to have a fourth set of smaller non-usable legs near the front, looks either eyeless or cyclopean, and is located in west Texas, USA.

Roaming in my room in north India

If anyone is curious what species these are, let me know

1. Orthoptera

2. Coleoptera

3. Hemiptera

4. Diptera

5. Hymenoptera

6. Lepidoptera

7. Trichoptera

8. Ephemeroptera

9. Raphidioptera

10. Mantodea

11. Megaloptera

12. Psocodea

13. Plecoptera

14. Neuroptera

15. Dermaptera

16. Archaeognatha

17. Odonta

Finding these sporadically throughout the house (bed, toilet in morning), they crawl semi quickly, don’t fly. Very small. Any ideas? How to prevent these? In the southeastern US, humid climate but AC running all day.

There’s are tons of thread waisted wasps in my garden meadow. I left this quarter of my garden to do whatever it wanted last year and I haven’t messed with it much at all this year. They seem to love it and they are constantly buzzing around the area. They are beneficial for caterpillar control and pollination. I’m guessing they like the undisturbed soil for their burrows as well.

My mom sent me this photo she took on the west side of Bend, Oregon at their home which is a pretty high elevation, around 3,000 ft. Is it even a bug? She said she went to remove it and it was slimey (you can see sort of a spittle trail coming off the back in the image) and the body was flexible/bendy unlike an actual dry twig would be. I would love to know this sub’s thoughts!

Im in Mexico, saw it o my door