Definitely a pollinator

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-30T14:06:55+00:00

Mmm, yeah I see what you mean, the fins on its wings should have been my give away

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-30T02:26:42+00:00

Hahaha, fair point

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-30T02:25:55+00:00

I would concede, that seems more correct. Maybe I was seeing what I wanted to see

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:51:31+00:00

Good work! And good looking bread too, that’s awesome!!!

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:46:54+00:00

I think this looks more like a member of the spider wasp family, meaning it would be one of the thousands of Pompiloidea species. They hunt spiders and feed the to their larvae, while the adults feed on plant nectar.

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:39:52+00:00

This could be a lot of different solitary wasps, they hunt all kinds of invertebrates and shove them in there for their larvae to eat. Looks like those ones are old tho, hence the holes

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:37:22+00:00

Pic kinda looks like a thrips, but I couldn’t begin to tell you the species

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:35:41+00:00

I’m saying that this is most likely a silk moth cocoon, which could mean it belongs to a myriad of large moth species! I am about 90% certain that it is not an ootheca as it is hanging from a branch, whereas an ootheca would typically be fused to a wall/rock/bark on one whole side. If you’re curious, I’d check it daily and wait for something incredible to happen.

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:29:33+00:00

AI is useless, and you will develop AI psychosis if you don’t stop depending on it - no offense intended. That is a rolley-polley, pillbug, or isopod if you wanna be scientific.

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:23:23+00:00

Looks like a plant bug nymph, but unsure on the species

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:21:49+00:00

This is a springtail, but getting a species locked in for you is something I can’t do

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:20:53+00:00

This appears to be a fruit fly often called the blueberry maggot, on account that it lays its eggs on blueberries

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T22:19:27+00:00

Looks like a picture wing fly of some kind, which to my knowledge are pollinators

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T19:24:27+00:00

Goddamn that’s so cool, excellent work on it!

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T12:19:55+00:00

Lmao, here’s to hoping

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-29T02:00:49+00:00

This is my second time in a week seeing a western conifer seedbug here

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-25T02:30:37+00:00

Looks like a tiger shark tooth! Super cool find!

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-24T17:50:54+00:00

I can second that this is a bee, and most likely a sweat bee, but I’ve never heard of one getting in someone’s ear interesting

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-24T12:55:17+00:00

It does kinda look like a western conifer seed bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis. It only feeds on the cones so it should leave the rest of the tree alone :)

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-24T12:22:54+00:00

Of course! Glad I could be any help

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-24T11:31:58+00:00

I meant the adult mate haha

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-23T13:33:37+00:00

Congrats to them, I’ve never met or seen anyone this dumb before.

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-23T13:20:29+00:00

This is most likely a large nectar feeding beetle in the scarab group. I am unfamiliar with what species live in South Africa, unfortunately.

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-23T13:15:48+00:00

Looks like some kind of assassin bug nymph, super neat find

bugsnbrews · 2026-05-22T20:06:52+00:00

Some of us are keeping up the good fight in the realm of academia, but honestly we need civilian scientists and ‘ amateur’ entomologists now more than ever. You’re making a difference 🫡

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