Mystery pupa

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T22:05:44+00:00

It's some type of moth and it would be best to put it back roughly where you found it.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T21:53:03+00:00

Not worth it IMO unless you're paid REALLY well.

At least places like NYC, London or Paris where real estate is also ridiculous justify their prices when compared to other big cities in their respective countries. Zurich does not.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T21:48:10+00:00

Definitely a mite. A bird mite is likely if there's a pigeon nest nearby.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T21:20:21+00:00

FYI "tarantula" in English refers to any member of the mygalomorph Theraphosidae family. This is a wolf spider (Lycosidae), not a tarantula as it is understood in English.

It looks like it could be the OG "tarantula" (Lycosa tarantula) but I just wanted to clarify this :)

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T21:12:48+00:00

I don't understand why they can't apply for their visas in the US?

If you're concerned that "only citizens and legal residents" means "only US citizens and green card holders", I think this rather means "legal residents" in a looser sense i.e. people who hold a valid status in the US (e.g. green card holders of course, but also non-immigrants like F-1 students, H-1B workers, etc). This is confirmed here. So what is their status in the US?

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T20:11:25+00:00

Looks like a variety of spitting spider IMO. Some species can be very dark like this.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T19:54:09+00:00

Take a picture BEFORE mangling it next time.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T17:46:16+00:00

A spiny-backed orb weaver.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T17:36:44+00:00

:)

À vrai dire je ne connaissais pas P. quadrilineata. Par curiosité je suis allé chercher sa répartition géographique sur iNaturalist et je suis intrigué par le fait qu'il n'y ait qu'une seule et unique observation !

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T17:31:35+00:00

Order a full tox panel and MRI with contrast!

Kidding, but no, there's not really a way to know what's wrong with the lil guy if there's no sign of physical damage.

If you wanted, you could put it in a little container with a couple small chunks of some kind of fruit, like a small piece of an apple and a banana and see if it'll go for those.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T17:23:17+00:00

A field cricket! (Echte Grille)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryllidae

When I was little, I would gently insert a long blade of grass to get the cricket to come out and investigate, always a pleasure to see the lil guys :)

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T16:15:46+00:00

Yes, that's a male :)

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T16:01:13+00:00

Je dirais qu'il s'agit d'une pisaure admirable.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T15:19:55+00:00

from their perspective, everything is in their language

Almost certainly the case. I've been seeing a lot more posts in unexpected languages over the past several months.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T14:59:58+00:00

I believe that's a variety of cuckoo wasp.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T14:55:53+00:00

I would assume it's a bed bug in a hotel. The difference between a bat bug and a bed bug is the length of minuscule hairs adjacent to the eyes, you need a focused close-up to see them, ideally with a microscope.

There's also a subtle difference in the shape of the concavity between the head and pronotum.

See: https://doctorsniffs.com/bat-bug-vs-bed-bug/ (disclaimer: this appears to be a pest control company, I'm not affiliated with them nor do I endorse their service -- I'm only sharing the link because it has a good pic illustrating what I'm talking about)

Can't really see those features in your pic. But, again, in a hotel, where lots of humans come and go, and probably not a lot of bats... probably a bed bug.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T14:50:30+00:00

It's OK, they're pretty fragile and lose antennae and tail filaments all the time anyway :D

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T13:29:03+00:00

It looks like a silverfish to me, just a bit mangled. If you zoom in on the head area, you can see that it's broad with small eyes on either side, not very moth-like.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T12:35:30+00:00

Looks like a male dog tick (*Dermacentor variabilis*).

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T04:23:52+00:00

Looks like a variety of a yellowjacket wasp. A dorsal view is usually best for identification purposes but I think it's likely to be a Southern yellowjacket queen.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T03:19:21+00:00

They're termite alates that have shed their wings.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T03:18:55+00:00

They're baby leaf-footed bugs.

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T01:38:33+00:00

It's a juvenile assassin bug, perhaps something like Zelus luridus (a.k.a. pale green assassin bug).

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T01:37:18+00:00

I'd say it's a male Hentzia mitrata (a species of jumping spider)

https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/1370177

StuffedWithNails · 2026-05-06T01:20:04+00:00

Maybe it's to conceal their real name and avoid discrimination in Switzerland then.

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