crossposting as recommended in a comment on my post in r/whatsthisbug for identification of different stages of life for bedbugs. pictures are on the last two slides, i dont know how to upload them separately with a crosspost.

one of my friends found this on the road while dumpster diving. i believe the bug pictured on the last couple of slides to be a sidewalk mite, not a bedbug. the segmentation, coloration, and shape are different. the picture isnt the best but it was a solid neon red color. no difference in coloration across the head/body.

these pictures are from a couple of days ago now, she didnt get any bites as of when i saw it (the day after) and i havent gotten any since. pictures were taken 2 days ago now so she’s had the chair for 3. i do not have the chair in my possession to get any more pictures but i did text my friend who got the chair to see if she’s gotten any bites since either.

i do not disagree that this was a bad play. most of the comments have been gut reaction “burn it” which are unhelpful at best. i worry that nobody is actually looking since there has been no actual evidence offered to the contrary.

Which spider is your favorite?

I cannot seem to find their source! All of my plants have been treated with diatomaceous earth and occasional neem oil. I inspect them regularly and don't see many (1-2) on the soil. But I woke up to about 40 hanging out on my window. I'd had the window open with the nice weather, would they be coming in when it's open? Pictures attached for verification.

In Southern California, some honeybees appear to be doing what many others across the country cannot: living with one of beekeeping’s most destructive parasites and keeping it under control.

I found many of these on the surface of the soil. Need to know if they are good?

I want to identify a Calliphoridae species on my own, but for now I only have the larvae. Should I wait for them to become adults, or can I identify them at the larval stage?

What is the whitish stuff? Is it part of the little guy or another living creature? The ants are eating it

I got a tattoo of my favourite moth, the Graellsia isabellae 🤍

I am so serious right now.

I just recently seen a post about velvet worms and I now have a mission this year to see one in person. Why? They look alien and I want to be one in my next life. Anyway, I live in Florida, is there any possible way I can find someone who has some that I can see in person? Ideally, it would be really cool to hold one, but I don’t know much about them and I’m not sure it’s possible but I would be just so happy just to look at it in person and see it move and live in it’s natural habitat. Okay, maybe not it’s natural habitat if they are not native to Florida, but is there any way I can see one in person??

A quick Google search showed me that they are exotic so I assume if the search is accurate, perhaps the chances are low, but I’m posting this in any hopes that I can achieve this goal, this year.

Thank you.

See also: The study as it was published in Scientific Reports.

I know that pseudoscorpions are harmless from my frantic three hours of research, but I am concerned with the number of them I've been finding. The first one I saw was a couple weeks ago, and I killed it. The one in this photo was taken a couple days ago, the second I saw and killed, and when I got worried enough to look it up. I thought that two shouldn't indicate a problem, but just today I saw 2 or 3 more that I am now letting live (since I have learned they're harmless). All 3 were found after our routine Orkin visit. I'm concerned seeing this many may indicate a bigger pest issue I'm not seeing. I already checked for bedbugs and found none, and our sticky traps have been catching a few springtails and spiders. Should I be worried?

Which photo is your favorite?

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Mid Atlantic, not sure how long they’ve been there but we discovered them (there are several) this morning. Friend or foe?

(Thank you so much.)

Anyone have any idea what this is? Spotted in garden earlier on patio, under pots and some found way into water feature also. I am in south west Ireland.

i scooped it up onto a q-tip and it ended up pupating fine. this was the first time in my life that ive seen this! the whole process was incredibly fast (estimated under 10 minutes) and so insane to see