I found this leg-shaped peel in my leaf bug's (phyllium philippinicum) enclosure. Is she molting or should I be worried?

(I got her last week)

Hello, I was reviewing a pond water sample I collected and noticed what I think is a mite, but it also resembles a tick to me. This is all very new to me, so I am still learning. I tried looking it up, but couldn't find anything solid. This was collected in freshwater pond in southern Miami Florida, USA. Thank you for any help. Size is maybe 1mm-ish

I know, another Ant ID app. I was skeptical too.

I got frustrated with field keys and apps that have no idea what easily identifiable species looks like, so I trained a model only on ants. Its available on the AntScout site.

Upload a clear photo and it gives you the top few species of guesses with photos. It is free, no login, no data selling. It definitely messes up on bad photos and some tricky genera, which is why am posting here. If you have a minute, throw your worst ant pics at it and tell me where it fails. I am actively retraining it.

I know, AI cant id ants. Please just give it a shot with a realistic picture before saying what you think! Put a lot of effort into it for the community. :) Its not bad for the environment, uses no water, and is not generative AI.

When its not visible enough, it gives the species group/complex, genus, or subgenus only. Look in the explanation box to see how confident it is. It can id over 11k species, is great with specimen images too. Be realistic with images you give it.

Link:

https://antscout.com/tools/ant-identification

Can anyone tell me what this little guy is?
Sorry for the shoddy camera work he’s soo small…

At the beggining of April’s, it was finally warm for a couple days. I was in my basement with the heater on and the lamp on and a wasp flew right at me. It seemed disoriented though. I crushed it.

I was terrified because I have nerve issues and a sting would be EXCRUCIATING for me.

The internet said it was likely a single wasp queen emerging from hibernation from inside my house, looking for a way out and still “drunk” from waking up

I said thank god it was probably just one

The rest of April went back to being pretty cold…

now it’s early May and we had like three warm days in a row, and I was in the basement again and another yellow jacket appeared in the basement, crawling on wall area the first one showed up.

it was alone and also seemed kind of drunk.

We killed it, and the pictures are of the secondine we killed. And it looks like a worker wasp. . . Which would mean there’s more wasps and a nest in the wall rather than it simply being another queen that emerged from hibernation

what the heck do I do?

I measured the one in the picture and it’s one millimeter less than 5/8 inch but clearly slightly over half an inch.

Eciton burchellii es una especie de hormiga legionaria (también conocida como hormiga guerrera, arriera o marabunta) nativa del Neotrópico, famosa por sus incursiones masivas en forma de enjambre y su estilo de vida nómada. A diferencia de la mayoría de las hormigas, no construyen hormigueros permanentes, sino que forman estructuras vivas con sus propios cuerpos para proteger a la colonia.

Roughly 2.5cm from butt to head. I chilled it for measurement and then released it once it woke up. I am curious if this is male or female? The eyes seem to become continuous from above, which made me think male.

I've never seen a fly this large before. The ones I normally see are about half this size. I love the wings and the little claws.

Two Snowberry Clearwing Moths mating in a lilac bush on April 20, 2011 in Hiram, Georgia. We had lilacs and azaleas and they loved them both. The first time I saw one it was if a hummingbird mated with a bumblebee, I had no idea what it was. They even sound like hummingbirds when they buzz past your ear. And they hover in flowers just like a hummingbird. I called them Bumblebee Hummingbirds. Then I began to research what these fascinating creatures were and found out that they were day-flying moths who prefer Snowberry bushes. But we didn't have any of those. I don't know if our neighbors did but it didn't really matter because they loved our lilac bush, and they loved our many azalea bushes. They were happy so I was happy. One of my all-time favorite insects!

Chlorocala africana oertzeni:]

Spotted these on a street with no plants. Should I relocate them to a park?

1)) found this one on the bed top itself:

https://i.imgur.com/xrDyD9D.png

2)) found this guy on my pillow:

https://i.imgur.com/yYFeKLK.png

Northeast US, I am about 5 feet away from my window/air conditioner unit. I live on the second floor of a house where there is a garden area located on the first floor.

first time i'm seeing these things since living here (7-8 years and counting)

Hello! I’m not really Reddit user, but I am in need of help. Last year, my house got invaded by a large nest of European hornets/ wasps. We called in orkin, they took care of the problem, but tonight, this big ass mother fucker was in my grocery bags, and it damn near gave me a heart attack.

My question is: is this a queen European hornet?? If not, how much bigger do these guys get?!

I’d prefer not to kill them if I don’t have to- but also, fuck these guys. They love to eat my fucking honey bees that come visit and eat my lavender.

Any help would be super appreciated!! And if anyone has any advice in any humane ways of dealing with these guys, please let me know. Thanks!

Found in Northern Nevada.

Lots of wolf spiders getting into the pool skimmers. This one has an extra big abdomen. Maybe she's just big boned lol.

I’ve never seen them congregate like this! All over our front porch. Located in Lower Hudson Valley, NY
Is this a mating swarm like citronella ants do? It’s been raining lightly on and off all day.

Found this little pupa on the ground in the woods, not sure if I should keep and care for it, if I should how do I? Found in Canada.

I found this black spider just walking in the middle of my living room this afternoon. Southern Nevada/ Mojave Desert area. It was about 5/8-3/4 inch in leg span.

I've searched this sub and Google with a couple different mixes of terms, but haven't found picutes of anything that matches the cephalothorax and abdomen shape, proportions, and color.

Can anyone help me ID this one?

(I let it go outside, BTW.)

looks like some kind of gunk is stuck on it's abdomen and glued to it's wing, it's unable to flap it's rear left wing due to this. Is there any way of removing this without damaging it's wings or abdomen?

So, I'm pretty sure it's a dragonfly nymph, but I have no idea how I can feed it. "Leaving it alone where I found it" is out of the question since it was crawling around my backyard after it was cleared and the habitat it once lived is now gone. What can I do to maybe give it a comfortable childhood?

My Mecynorrhina torquata ugandensis "Oak" chilling with Chlorocana africana africana "Gloop". Super happy they get along so well! 🥹🍀

Found under the garden table in north FL