Bug Profiles

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

Argentine Ant

Argentine Ant

Discover the Argentine Ant, an adaptable species thriving in various environments worldwide, known for its light to dark brown color.

Katydid

Katydid

Discover the Katydid, a leaf-like, green insect known for its unique camouflage, nocturnal habits, and distinctive communication sounds.

Wood Ant

Wood Ant

Discover the Wood Ant, a reddish-brown insect with a complex social structure, known for its formic acid defense and vital role in pest control.

Gypsy Moth

Gypsy Moth

Explore the Gypsy Moth, a versatile, defoliating insect posing threats to vegetation in forests and urban areas alike.

Red Spider Mite

Red Spider Mite

Discover the Red Spider Mite, a tiny yet formidable pest causing major crop damage. Thriving in warm, dry conditions, it's a serious threat to agriculture.

Hobo Spider

Hobo Spider

Explore the unique world of Hobo Spiders, known for their brown bodies, distinctive patterns, funnel-shaped webs, and defensive nature.

Leafcutter Ant

Leafcutter Ant

Explore the Leafcutter Ant's unique leaf-cutting behavior, advanced social structure, and fascinating fungus farming in tropical forests.

Boll Weevil

Boll Weevil

Explore the Boll Weevil, an oval-shaped insect known for its severe impact on cotton crops due to its destructive feeding habits.

Garden Spider

Garden Spider

Discover the Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), an elongated black and yellow insect found in gardens and woods, harmless to humans.

Woodlouse Spider

Woodlouse Spider

Discover the Woodlouse Spider, a reddish-brown insect known for its large jaws, thriving in woodlands and underground, harmless to humans.

Stable Fly

Stable Fly

Discover the Stable Fly, a black and gray insect notorious for its biting habit in stables, posing a threat to livestock health.

Woodlouse

Woodlouse

Explore the fascinating world of the Woodlouse, a grayish-brown insect known for its unique segmented body and preference for damp, dark habitats.

Dobsonfly

Dobsonfly

Discover the Dobsonfly, a large, segmented insect thriving in rivers and streams, known for the male's unique mandibles used in courtship displays.

Lacewing

Lacewing

Explore the elegant Lacewing, a green-hued insect beneficial in controlling garden pests. Discover its role in gardens and woodlands biodiversity.

Rhinoceros Beetle

Rhinoceros Beetle

Discover the robust Rhinoceros Beetle, a black, horned insect known for its strength. Native to rainforests, they're also adapting to urban life.

House Centipede

House Centipede

Discover the House Centipede, a fast, agile insect with up to 15 pairs of lengthy legs, thriving in damp environments in human dwellings.

Bluebottle

Bluebottle

Discover the Bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria), a distinct metallic blue insect, vital to the decomposition process in diverse habitats.

Burying Beetle

Burying Beetle

Explore the intriguing life of the Burying Beetle, an ecosystem balancer known for its carrion-burial behavior and striking red markings.

Giant Centipede

Giant Centipede

Explore the world of the Giant Centipede, the largest species exhibiting a reddish-brown hue, potent venom, and fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Painted Lady Butterfly

Painted Lady Butterfly

Explore the Painted Lady Butterfly, a vibrant, highly adaptable insect thriving globally due to its striking colors and remarkable adaptability.