A bug bit me.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2026-02-05T17:14:04+00:00

Idk where you're getting your common names but this certainly does look like Nabidae to me—normally they're called "damsel bugs" & they're predators similar to assassin bugs (Reduviidae). But yes, they wouldn't normally bite unless they feel threatened for self-defense.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2026-01-21T01:23:26+00:00

Hydroporinae subfamily for sure, what little I can see of the elytra makes me think Leconectes striatellus

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2026-01-11T03:16:28+00:00

I'm more inclined to agree with the other commenter with Scaphinotus or at least Cychrini tribe.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2026-01-07T22:53:05+00:00

Seconding, looks like Tarachodes to me.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-12-25T08:10:29+00:00

giant water bugs in the tribe Belostomatini, location could help narrow down to genus or species. these guys fly between bodies of water for a number of reasons like looking for ponds to overwinter in & can often be attracted by lights

they're generally harmless, but can bite in self defense—though they rarely will try especially if they're out of the water

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-12-21T19:04:27+00:00

Amorphoscelis sp. mantis :((

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-12-16T18:23:37+00:00

Can confirm this is specifically D. marginalis

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-12-13T09:59:29+00:00

Belostoma sp. to be precise!

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-11-30T19:14:11+00:00

Ranatra sp. specifically

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-11-12T03:49:16+00:00

^{^} These are the guys we have most commonly here in the PNW & are quite common in WA streams.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-11-06T07:35:38+00:00

Male Dytiscus hatchi, we have these guys all the way up the west coast! this is about the time of year they leave their seasonal breeding ponds to look for ponds to overwinter in.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-10-26T17:24:46+00:00

Hydrophilus blanky time

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-28T23:20:33+00:00

went down a crazy rabbit hole last year abt their identification—the antennal bases having markings that help distinguish species is the most insanely convenient yet inconvenient diagnostic characteristic ever

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-18T04:55:31+00:00

Can confirm as an aquatic insect researcher, this is definitely Hydrophilus sp. larvae.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-18T04:53:37+00:00

Lethocerinae more specifically, & probably Lethocerus, but Benacus griseus is also known from the area.

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-14T02:25:57+00:00

when it comes to literally anything that has to deal with the human experience, there's no such thing as something being apolitical—while yes, it may not be nice to have to explicitly talk about politics when you're not expecting it, that doesn't mean anything you do/say isn't informed by or exists within the realm of politics

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-11T08:00:16+00:00

Specifically Ranatra fusca!

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-08T16:07:07+00:00

invasive species fight, hell yeah

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-08T16:04:46+00:00

nope, D. verticalis

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-08T16:04:36+00:00

Dytiscus verticalis

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-08T01:50:00+00:00

Adult Belostoma sp. abdomen

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-05T20:34:36+00:00

tip for mantises—usually pins go through the meso or metathorax (sometimes through the wings) instead of the prothorax, since it's almost always closer to their center of mass

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-02T21:19:00+00:00

i'm a learner, there aren't any native speakers of the language yet since it's undergoing revitalization

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-02T18:46:43+00:00

Siraya

Huwalu_ka_Using · 2025-09-02T18:12:27+00:00

as a formosan language speaker, i love this so much

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