What is this bug? [more inside]
posted by event on Dec 19, 2009 - 15 answers

There is this insect/arachnid I remember from my childhood in Las Vegas. It had a body about the size of a raisin, only it was quite flat. They were red with black spots (larger than ladybugs, but flatter), and the kids in the neighborhood called them "bloodsuckers" for some reason. (I have no idea if they bit or not.) I don't remember them flying, but I could be wrong about that. What insects were they? Scientific name or common name is fine, anything I can use to find out more info.
posted by ErWenn on Nov 7, 2009 - 13 answers

Periodically (maybe a couple or few times a year), I wake up with something on my face that seems like a bug bite. Nothing dramatic; it itches a bit, raises a small welt and then heals. [more inside]
posted by Morrigan on Oct 13, 2009 - 11 answers

Help identify possible source or cause of these bites! [more inside]
posted by exlotuseater on Aug 18, 2009 - 11 answers

What is this insect? [more inside]
posted by rahnefan on Aug 11, 2009 - 2 answers

BugFilter: Found a bug on my bed. Legs are in the wrong location on the body for it to be a bedbug, so what is it? Photo here. [more inside]
posted by roomwithaview on Aug 5, 2009 - 8 answers

Insect ID please. What is this and any tips about reducing their number?
posted by Zinger on Jul 30, 2009 - 21 answers

InsectBiteFilter. Help! Last Sunday in Phoenix, Arizona I was chilling outside and then some insect stung/bit/injected my neck. It was not a bee/wasp/spider/ant. It was a tannish brown color and I think it had transparent green wings but I can't recall for sure. It was about half an inch long. I tried to just forget about it but each day the sting gets more painful. I just hope there's no brood in my neck. Anyone know what kind of critter this could be? And, yes, I know I should go to the doctor but I wanted some hive-mind reassurance that I'll be fine. Thank you so much! Dang bugs.
posted by m_lazarus on Jul 16, 2009 - 13 answers

Insect Identity Crisis: So I took a picture of what I originally thought was a mosquito on a leaf, but upon closer inspection, realized it was something else all together. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Jun 27, 2009 - 21 answers

What are these two (possibly male and female) insects? Here are two pictures of each. [more inside]
posted by metadave on May 19, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm home alone. Except I'm not. Please help me identify my new visitors. [more inside]
posted by xsquared-1 on Apr 28, 2009 - 11 answers

Looking for the name of an artist who did a beautiful / disturbing series of photographs of cockroaches (and/or other insects??) being tortured. My memory is vague, but I think one was crucified, one immolated, etc. I also feel like it was a female artist.
posted by miffed on Mar 2, 2009 - 2 answers

What kind of bug is this? (insect, not programming) http://i41.tinypic.com/308bghs.jpg [more inside]
posted by guptaxpn on Jan 14, 2009 - 7 answers

The cold weather seems to have caused horrible, alien looking bugs to invade our basement. They are fairly slow moving (unless startled) and look like spiders and grasshoppers mated to produce alien children. They are brown in color, have enormous, Daddy-long-legs type legs (but only six of them), and get pretty far off the ground when they jump. Can anyone tell me exactly what is sneaking up on me when I'm working at my desk at night? [more inside]
posted by roundrock on Nov 17, 2008 - 20 answers

Help me rid my apartment of ants! [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Jul 29, 2008 - 27 answers

Oh the joys of foreign bugs. Please can someone confirm/deny whether this is a cockroach? I'm creeped out to the nth degree. [more inside]
posted by saturnine on Feb 22, 2008 - 20 answers

There are wee slime trails on our carpet every morning. What's making them and how can I get rid of them (preferably without nasty chemicals...) [more inside]
posted by xz on Jan 21, 2008 - 22 answers

Something just bit me! I just got a very painful insect bite or sting. I can' t find the culprit and I've bever been stung or bit by anything other than a mosquito, so I'm not sure if I should be worried. [more inside]
posted by ohio on Sep 16, 2007 - 11 answers

AustinBugFilter: Mysterious bite caused a strikingly large welt. What could it be? [more inside]
posted by liet on Jun 27, 2007 - 13 answers

What is this insect that bit me? [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on May 30, 2007 - 15 answers

Identify this bug please. Picture inside. [more inside]
posted by RoseovSharon on Mar 3, 2007 - 5 answers

What is this bug (1.5MB, 2848 x 2136 JPEGs), and should I be worried that I'm starting to see them in our home? [more inside]
posted by DakotaPaul on Feb 27, 2007 - 4 answers

I have found destructive insects living in a wool rug (photos 1, 2, 3). I'd like to know what they are, and more importantly, how to prevent them from re-appearing. [more inside]
posted by adamrice on Feb 19, 2007 - 3 answers

Bug identification help; location: Texas. We found this half-inch bug walking on the wall in my son's bedroom. [more inside]
posted by zek on Oct 31, 2006 - 13 answers

A few weeks ago as I was cleaning pots, I saw what appeared to be a bit of cabbage zipping around in the bottom of a big ole crock pot...which turned out to be an unfamiliar-looking spider. Here's a picture of it (and a huge, grosser version). What kind of spider is it? [more inside]
posted by tpl1212 on Sep 3, 2006 - 8 answers

I very stupidly fell asleep on the beach and woke up with an enormous number of unusual bug bites. 24 hours and a whole tube of cortizone cream later they're still here. What kind of bug did I likely encounter, and should I be worrying about this? [more inside]
posted by raygan on Jul 18, 2006 - 11 answers

What is this? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Jun 14, 2006 - 10 answers

BugFilter - Please, help me identify this caterpillar (Picture included) / My gf just found a couple of them when re-arranging the kitchen (closet, dark area, over wood surfaces) and we are since wondering if we must fear an invasion. [more inside]
posted by Bio11 on Jun 4, 2006 - 5 answers

Garden pest/beneficial id needed of these little nymphs - squash bug or assassin bug? Or something else? Lots of pictures inside. [more inside]
posted by mojabunni on Apr 26, 2006 - 11 answers

My wife is being eaten alive by some sort of hidden insect in our house. Actually, we don't think it's hidden -- on the windowsills of our house we keep seeing these very tiny -- a little smaller than a sesame seed -- brownish bugs. They have two antennae. [more inside]
posted by johndavi on Jun 15, 2005 - 10 answers

BugFilter: what the heck is it? Photo and description inside --> [more inside]
posted by cedar on Sep 27, 2004 - 10 answers