Bug Profiles

Learn more about your favorite insects! Learn their interesting features, habitats, and roles in our ecosystem.

Fire Ant

Fire Ant

Discover the Fire Ant, an aggressive, reddish-brown insect native to grasslands. Famous for its painful sting, it's as fiery as its name suggests.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Discover the Dragonfly (Anisoptera), recognized for its vibrant colors, agile flight, and vital role in controlling harmful insect populations.

June Bug

June Bug

Explore the life cycle of the June Bug, an oval-shaped, brown insect known for its early summer appearance in grasslands and farms.

German Cockroach

German Cockroach

Discover the German Cockroach, a common indoor pest. Learn about its brown-black oval body, remarkable adaptability, and worldwide distribution.

Asian Lady Beetle

Asian Lady Beetle

Discover the Asian Lady Beetle, a vibrant predator that aids in pest control by feeding on harmful insects in fields, gardens, and forests.

Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee

Explore the world of the Bumble Bee, an essential pollinator thriving in diverse habitats. Learn about its distinct appearance and vital role in ecosystems.

Crane Fly

Crane Fly

Discover the Crane Fly, a long, slender insect found worldwide. Recognizable by its large size, elongated legs, and harmless to humans.

Ghost Ant

Ghost Ant

Explore the elusive Ghost Ant, a small, monomorphic insect known for its ghostly, translucent body. Common in human environments and remarkably cryptic.

Drugstore Beetle

Drugstore Beetle

Discover the Drugstore Beetle, a reddish-brown pest known for its adaptability. Common in homes and stores, it thrives on stored dry goods.

Firefly

Firefly

Discover Lampyridae - fireflies, fascinating insects with unique light-emitting organs. Explore their diverse habitats, bio-luminescence, and mating rituals.

Cucumber Beetle

Cucumber Beetle

Explore the fascinating world of the Cucumber Beetle, a vibrant yellow or green insect, known for its unique black-spotted appearance.

Paper Wasp

Paper Wasp

Explore the Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) with its elongated body, striking yellow-black color, unique nest-building habits, and role in pest control.

Bark Beetle

Bark Beetle

Explore the Bark Beetle, a small, invasive insect known for damaging forest ecosystems. Learn about its habitat, appearance, and impact on trees.

Mole Cricket

Mole Cricket

Discover the Mole Cricket, a unique, subterranean insect with powerful, shovel-like forelimbs, perfectly adapted for an underground lifestyle.

Potato Bug

Potato Bug

Discover the Potato Bug, Leptoglossus zonatus, an oval, brown, striped insect. Known as an agricultural pest, it thrives in gardens and fields.

Bald Faced Hornet

Bald Faced Hornet

Discover the Bald Faced Hornet, a black and white insect with assertive behavior, known for constructing large hanging nests in forests and meadows.

Drywood Termites

Drywood Termites

Learn about Drywood Termites: pale brown insects causing major damage to structures in dry wood environments, unique in the termite family.

Flour Beetle

Flour Beetle

Discover the Flour Beetle, a resilient, reddish-brown insect thriving in grain-rich areas. A common pest in food storage and processing facilities.

American Cockroach

American Cockroach

Discover the American Cockroach, a reddish-brown insect known for its adaptability. Found in sewers and buildings globally, it's a survivor species.

Cricket

Cricket

Discover the cricket (Gryllidae), a nocturnal insect known for its iconic chirping. Found in various habitats, from caves to grasslands.