Insects/Spiders

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2012-02-10 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - orthopteran commensal w termites?:

Dear Joan - You indeed appear to have stumbled upon a mystery. Your specimen very well could be in the family Gryllacridae - see http://tinyurl.com/7qu97fe for a specimen from St. Lucia that appears quite

2012-02-09 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - Dryotribus mimeticus:

Dear John - I can appreciate your confusion/frustration when faced with apparently conflicting information. I suggest simply including it as formerly occurring in Florida, adding that although officially

2012-02-09 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - Ants in my bed:

Hi Kassidy   We live on a mountain of ants and keeping them perminently out of the house is almost impossible. In your case the ants you have seen are foraging looking for food. Most black ants are sweet

2012-02-09 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - Interesting Ant:

Dear Dana - Definitely not an ant as it lacks the characteristic elbowed antennae. It appears to be a wingless wasp known as a 'velvet ant' (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae). Costa Rica is renowned for its biodiversity

2012-02-09 Pest Control - bug cocoon:

Shannon,    I'd need a picture to be certain but from your description I think you have either a small fly pupa (cocoon) or a small moth pupa. Both are harmless and no reason for concern. Since these were