Bug Profiles

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

Common Mole Cricket

Discover the Common Mole Cricket, a robust, brown insect renowned for its burrowing skills in grasslands and unique nocturnal lifestyle.

Thorn Bug

Discover the Thorn Bug (Umbonia crassicornis), a vibrant triangular insect that brilliantly camouflages as tree thorns for survival.

Common Furniture Beetle

Discover the Common Furniture Beetle, a global household pest known for damaging wooden items. Learn about its preference for humid conditions.

Common Froghopper

Discover the Common Froghopper, a unique brown insect thriving in human environments and decaying wood, turning habitats into food sources.

Common Flower Bug

Discover the Common Flower Bug, a small, black and white insect vital in controlling pests and maintaining ecological balance in grasslands.

Bean Weevil

Discover the Bean Weevil, a resilient pest posing a significant threat to legumes in farmlands and storage facilities worldwide.

Common Black Ground Beetle

Discover the Common Black Ground Beetle (Pterostichus melanarius), a starkly black, durable insect thriving in woodlands and fields.

Cherry Aphid

Discover the Cherry Aphid (Myzus cerasi), a green, oval insect known for damaging cherry crops by feeding on sap, leading to decreased fruit yield.

Brown Rat Flea

Discover the Brown Rat Flea, a tiny yet historically significant insect known for transmitting diseases like the Bubonic Plague, often found on rats.

Millipede Assassin Bugs

Discover the Millipede Assassin Bugs, unique brown insects from tropical rainforests known for their 'stab and inject' hunting skills, enhancing habitat diversity.

Meadow Spittlebug

Discover the Meadow Spittlebug, a yellowish-green insect known for its unique 'spittle' nests, contributing significantly to ecological balance.

Mantisfly

Discover the Mantisfly, a unique insect with mantis-like forelegs and fly-like wings, playing a key role in maintaining ecological balance.

Mallophaga

Discover Mallophaga or chewing lice, oval-shaped parasites living on birds and mammals, adapting to various habitats by feeding on skin, feathers, or fur.

Madagascan Moon Moth

Discover the Madagascan Moon Moth, a vibrant insect thriving in Madagascar's lush rainforests, known for its unique beauty and diversity.

Luna Moth

Explore the captivating world of the Luna Moth, a nocturnal beauty known for its vibrant green color and unique, sweeping wing patterns.

Louse Fly

Discover the Louse Fly, a unique brown insect with a parasitic lifestyle, known for its robust body and strong legs, adapted for host attachment.

Little House Fly

Discover the Little House Fly (Fannia canicularis), a tiny urban insect playing a crucial role in our ecosystem as a pollinator and decomposer.

Little Black Ant

Explore the world of the Little Black Ant, a small, black insect known for its cooperative behavior and colonies thriving in diverse habitats.

Lace Bug

Explore the Lace Bug (Tingidae), an intriguing insect with an ornate design, thriving on leaf undersides in various habitats.

Jewel Wasp

Discover the Jewel Wasp (Ampulex compressa), a striking insect with a metallic blue-green hue, thriving in semi-arid regions.

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