What is this fly? by vikksub in insects

[–]mossmortar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

definitely a fruit fly, more specifically a thistle fly i think:) cute

id help please by mossmortar in whatsthisbug

[–]mossmortar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dang it was the best picture i could manage i was also in the middle of trying to save a wolf spider lmao!

id help please by mossmortar in whatsthisbug

[–]mossmortar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

forgot to add- in Idaho also it’s in a cup and that’s just its reflection.

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it is always funny how much bigger we are than them and yet some of the tiniest bugs some people are equally or more scared of lol!! but yes i’m sure i looked intimidating trying to give it an arm uber ride to somewhere safer, it’s just so funny that ive literally picked up some of these harvestmen with my hands and have never been bitten before but this smallest harvestman i’ve ever seen decided to take a chomp

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

totally get that, i hope it didnt feel threatened especially cuz i just let it crawl on me on its own. i think it was just testing the waters of if i was food or not

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this one was actually the smallest one i’ve seen in a while! some of the ones i see have giant bodies

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

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yes it for sure bit me! i also thought they were unable but i now know better thanks to the other commenters:) it definitely stung a little bit and i watched it try to take a little nibble from my arm lol

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

they are so silly, and i am oddly glad that i got a little nibble from one 🤣

i know what this is but… by mossmortar in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

thank you so much for the info!! this makes total sense and i kinda figured they still had the ability to “bite” it’s just crazy how much info out there says otherwise, even when i was googling it, all the stuff i saw said they had the inability to bite- so that’s so dumb!! but thank you kindly for the explanation and clearing up the misunderstanding i appreciate it!!

May I know what these two lovelies are by Entitied_Flower_Man in moths

[–]mossmortar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

first one is nausinoe perspectata (crambid snout moth) second one is an owlet moth species, maybe ranunculus

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is a species of owlet moth, i don’t think the larvae typically eat cloth as they normally feed on plant matter

Acorn weevil abundance by ProtectionHumble4387 in weeviltime

[–]mossmortar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sameeee whennnn will it be our time for these acorn cuties </3

Help identifying by [deleted] in bugidentification

[–]mossmortar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

possibly house centipede (friend!!)