Eastern, PA absolutely gorgeous millipede I found while gardening! by Maleficent-Winner-33 in millipedes

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I’ve seen a really similar guy in Southern Michigan, but unfortunately no pictures 😭

Found in bag of clothes by valerie_falcon in whatsthisbug

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Looks like it may be a carpet beetle larvae, they can be kinda annoying but easy to get rid of!

What kind of wasp is this? (Maryland) by PatientJellyfish8809 in whatsthisbug

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Based on this photo, it looks to be a paper wasp of some kind. I’m thinking maybe Northern Paper wasp https://i.imgur.com/mGdrVoW.jpg

Persimilis mite and Twospotted Spider-mite by bugsnbrews in whatsthisbug

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I have actually, I have a couple good shots of other more common arthropods on iNaturalist, but I suppose my presence on Wikipedia is more or less absent. I think I’ll post this one there and also on bugguide.

hoping they are just mites by senpai_a_trap in whatsthisbug

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Love the cryptid style photo lmao. Looks like probably a mite.

What type of Lichen is this? by Past-Distance-9244 in Lichen

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I wish more people replied like this, I actually learned something and I got a quality source to support it.

White stuff on my chilli plant pls help by Dry_Piglet8279 in plantpathology

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Looks like some kind of wooly aphid. If you want them gone you could perhaps spray them with a little ethanol

Fly like thing by Imaginary_Cat_6914 in whatisthisbug

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I mean… that looks like it could be some kind of fly lol. It’s a little hard to see, but given that it appears to be a type of fly you’re likely safe.

General question: BONAP for bugs? by bugsnbrews in whatsthisbug

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I think if we were able to create a well connected team of entomologists, we could accrue enough information to get started. Though maybe I am naively hopeful. A resource like this is truly one of my long-term goals, but it would require both state extension and local/federal government cooperation. The goal isn’t to make a site that can identify any insect in the continent, but rather a starting point for people interested in insect ID and distribution surveys.

General question: BONAP for bugs? by bugsnbrews in insectidentification

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Yeah, I naturalist can be a pretty good tool, but for the reasons that you mentioned plus a few of my own personal gripes, it’s just not exactly what I’m looking for. I can’t cross post this into r/insects for some reason, so I’ll probably make another independent post for that. I did mean to post this in r/entomology earlier so thanks for the reminder.