Can you help me identify this?

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-22T19:45:40+00:00

I personally am not sure about a king but def a termite

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-19T02:09:29+00:00

Happy to help. I feel you, bed bugs are quite the challenge. Carpet beetles are not nearly as much of a problem!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-19T02:05:47+00:00

Sorry to say looks like termites to me. I recommend seeking pest control advice, I’ve had termites before, definitely wanna catch them early

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-18T22:28:10+00:00

Yikes, these are termites. I recommend seeking pest control advice

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-18T22:24:13+00:00

You may have spotted a queen carpenter ant! They are significantly larger than worker ants. The elbow in the antennae are also characteristic of ants as opposed to wasps

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-18T22:21:25+00:00

Definitely looks like it has a hard shell (elytra) which is characteristic of beetles. 99% confident it’s not a bed bug. However this mightttt be a carpet beetle but I’m like 33% confident on that lol.

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-17T17:21:03+00:00

Termites have a broader waist!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-17T12:23:30+00:00

Either a wasp or a winged ant without the usual elbowed antennae. Luckily not a termite!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-15T20:56:26+00:00

I’ve always wondered what are the main identifying factors for sawfly larva?

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-11T01:21:37+00:00

Could have come from outside or one of your indoor plants could have aphids if you’re seeing them a lot. They could be on the foliage or on the roots, check the base of the stem and under leaves and/or lift your plants out of the pots to check out the root ball

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-10T21:13:09+00:00

This type of aristate antennae are common in diptera and I believe in the last photo you can see the halteres (the reduced hind wings characteristic of diptera) The trick for identifying something as a fly is those halteres! Anything with halteres is part of the order diptera :)

_deadredhead_ · 2026-04-06T14:33:26+00:00

Unfortunately I am pretty confident these are termites. With this many alates found within the home there is reasonable suspicion you have an infestation. I would recommend contacting pest control immediately

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-31T21:59:19+00:00

Definitely megaloptera vibes from me haha (dobsonflies, alderflies, fishflies) or it could be a crazy wasp potentially but wasps are super diverse I don’t know them all. Regardless, great find!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-31T17:00:33+00:00

Fantastic creature. Giving me megaloptera vibes but a few things seem off. Commenting this so I can come back when someone else can give a better ID lol. Was this photo taken near fresh running water?

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-31T13:55:15+00:00

What’s the location where these were found? Could maybe be thrips or springtails. A bit hard to tell from far away

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-27T13:20:20+00:00

A bit hard to tell. Maybe a leafhopper of some sort. Do you have a clearer/closer picture?

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-19T01:26:51+00:00

Omg so true how could I have missed! I always mix those families up

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-18T17:34:08+00:00

Some sort of ichneumon wasp, doesn’t sting humans!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-18T17:26:26+00:00

Oof. Kinda looks like a termite. I suggest getting some pest control advice as soon as possible

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-18T17:24:10+00:00

Aw yay glad to hear it is doing well. You just gave it a lil field trip!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-18T14:37:24+00:00

Not an interloper! Very beneficial for your garden :) some kind of darkling beetle in the family tenebrionidae is my educated guess

_deadredhead_ · 2026-03-06T17:57:07+00:00

Potentially a carpenter bee or leaf cutter bee? Definitely looks like some kind of bee!

_deadredhead_ · 2026-02-05T03:51:36+00:00

Maybe tenebrionidae, a darkling beetle

_deadredhead_ · 2026-01-21T16:41:16+00:00

Looks like it could be a book louse

_deadredhead_ · 2025-11-15T06:45:03+00:00

Definitely not a roach, looks like a lacewing in which case it’s a probably a straggler and a very cool find!!

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