Insects And Arthropods

Grasshoppers:

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Short-horned grasshopper!
(Nymph)
March 17,2010
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An older Short-horned grasshopper?
March 27,2010
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A grasshopper with a missing leg.
June 18,2010
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Differential grasshopper!
(Adult)
July 4,2010
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Two striped Mermiria Grasshopper!
August 20,2010
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Female Obscure Birdwing grasshopper!
(Adult)
August 29,2010
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Female Obscure Birdwing grasshopper!
(That's one big 'hopper)
August 29,2010
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Interesting colors on this grasshopper!
October 7,2010
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A red Grasshopper!!
October 11,2011

Mantids:


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A baby Praying Mantis!
May 24,2010
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An older Praying Mantis!
July 19,2010
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An adult Praying Mantis?
August 24,2010
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Praying Mantis
October 7,2010

Bees:


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Red Wasp. Ouch!
March 17,2010
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A new Red Wasp nest.
June 10,2010
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A Worker Honeybee trapped inside a window.
April 24,2010
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A Worker Honeybee trapped in a window.
(She got out)
April 24,2010
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Yellowjacket w/nest.
May 6,2010
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The nest has grown...
May 26,2010
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and grown...
June 14,2010
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A Mud Dauber gathering mud for her nest.
June 14,2010
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A Honeybee gathering water from the birdbath.
June 18,2010

Beetles:


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Black Ground Beetle.
April 3,2010
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White Grub.
(Possibly June Beetle larvae)
April 19,2010
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Lady Beetle larvae
April 6,2010
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Lady Beetle larvae
April 19,2010
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Lady Beetle pupae
April 20,2010
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Seven-Spotted Ladybug
April 21,2010
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Variation of Multi-colored Asian Ladybug
August 27,2010
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Multi-colored Asian Ladybug
August 31,2010
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Caterpillar Hunter Beetle
May 6,2010
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June Beetle
May 11,2010
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What kind of beetle is this?
May 2011

Stink Bugs:


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Brown Stink Bug
(nymph)
April 23,2010
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Stink Bug
(nymph)
September 15,2010
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Stink Bug
(nymph)
September 15,2010

Mites:


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Clover mite larvae?
April 20,2010

Centipedes:


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A Centipede.
April 9,2010
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Found hiding under a potted plant.
Looks mean!
May 14,2012

More Insects/Arthropods:


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Three silverfish.
March 9,2010
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Young Subterranean Termites (Nymph).
Oh no!
March 17,2010
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Three pill bugs.
(One hiding)
March 31,2010
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Female Earwig.
April 10,2010
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Green Aphid
(Possibly a nymph)
April 28,2010
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An adult Cicada just after emerging from it's nymphal skeleton.
June 7,2010
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Another Cicada just after emerging!
June 9,2011
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A Katydid
October 11,2010
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Wheel Bug/Assassin Bug
June 22,2015

Unidentified:


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???
March 17,2010
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???
March 17,2010

Larvae:


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Insect larvae?
Fly or Moth maybe?
April 3,2010
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Soil Grub (larvae).
Some kind of beetle?
May 1,2010

Assassin bugs,bees,beetles,centipedes,crickets,grasshoppers,lady bugs,millipedes,pill bugs,ticks,tree asps, and more coming soon (if they cooperate)...




Some insect names featured were identified by various sites on the web.
Some of the sites include:

Myers, P. 2001. "Insecta" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed March 25, 2010 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Insecta.html.
Welcome to Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification, And Management (USDA)
Arthropod Museum Photo Gallery (University of Arkansas)
Iowa Insect Information Notes (Iowa State University)
Insects of Kentucky (University of Kentucky Entomology)
Insect Image Gallery (Penn State University)
Lady Beetles (Colorado State University)
Stink Bugs (North Carolina IPM)
giffbeaton.com
BIOKIDS Critter Catalog
Clover Mites (doyourownpestcontrol.com)
everything-ladybug.com

Page last updated/edited: August 11,2015

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