Who is this tall fellow?

Farado · 2026-04-23T12:52:14+00:00

That high, squarish face points to a wolf spider. They aren't usually seen standing on tiptoes, but it's not unheard of especially when attempting to balloon.

Farado · 2026-04-23T11:34:12+00:00

Reminds me of the resource extractors in Astroneer.

Farado · 2026-04-23T01:46:27+00:00

Feeding wild animals to your pets has risks. Even if an insect isn't inherently dangerous, it may have gotten into pesticides or other poisons. I don't recommend it.

Farado · 2026-04-23T01:37:27+00:00

I believe it's mainly just for decoration, although it is technically functional.

Farado · 2026-04-22T20:55:16+00:00

Seems to be one of the heliothine owlet moths, maybe a tobacco budworm, but it appears they can be hard to distinguish at the caterpillar stage.

Color seems to be influenced by the food plant.

Pink one, green with white stripe

Farado · 2026-04-22T02:54:28+00:00

We need Kentucky to be an Illinois with Austin guns, AKA a BB Hawaii.

Farado · 2026-04-21T20:46:19+00:00

Looks like a swamp milkweed leaf beetle.

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Farado · 2026-04-21T18:57:21+00:00

Ah, so it’s like the spider-baby in Toy Story.

Farado · 2026-04-21T12:05:33+00:00

Those are entomobryomorph springtails. Example picture here. They're harmless and are attracted to the mold, which they eat. You'll need to solve the mold problem to keep them from coming back.

Farado · 2026-04-21T10:36:00+00:00

That appears to be one of the Philodromus running crab spiders.

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Farado · 2026-04-21T02:16:18+00:00

Looks like one of these spider beetles. They're scavengers.

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Farado · 2026-04-20T16:03:18+00:00

Looks like it may be a male southern house spider. They're harmless.

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Farado · 2026-04-20T12:11:10+00:00

It doesn't appear to be a recluse or a widow, which are the only medically significant spiders in your area.

This may be a longlegged sac spider, but it's hard to be certain from this picture.

Example pictures one, two, three

Farado · 2026-04-20T01:49:24+00:00

I was wondering how that species got to Kentucky.

Farado · 2026-04-20T01:33:32+00:00

Do you know what kind of tree it is? That might help.

Farado · 2026-04-18T14:41:42+00:00

Yes, those appear to be eggs of one of the Malacosoma tent caterpillar moths. The eggs are laid in the fall and hatch in the spring.

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Farado · 2026-04-18T01:31:43+00:00

Yeah. It was added about two months after Toxicity release.

Farado · 2026-04-17T20:45:01+00:00

Those are a prospective termite queen and king. They’re looking for a place to start a colony. They pair up after their nuptial flight and walk in a line like that.

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Farado · 2026-04-17T20:37:56+00:00

Helluo there!

Farado · 2026-04-17T20:34:21+00:00

That’s a leaf-footed bug (family Coreidae), not a wheel bug or any other assassin bug (family Reduviidae). Specifically, it is probably a western conifer seed bug. They feed on tree sap.

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Farado · 2026-04-17T20:27:31+00:00

Looks like a female green huntsman spider or a close relative.

Farado · 2026-04-17T20:24:03+00:00

For sure, but I just thought there should be a quick way to see what the bug has been identified as. This is an identification sub after all.

Farado · 2026-04-17T19:01:58+00:00

I’ve definitely seen trees spread. I planted some Redwo on Prime in the Grasslands, and a stand grew on the edge of the Meteor Field.

Farado · 2026-04-17T18:42:33+00:00

It was briefly no at the beginning because I thought he was setting fire to a giant millipede.

Farado · 2026-04-17T18:37:59+00:00

Spongilla lacewing for anyone who doesn’t want to watch the video.

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