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Giant Prickly Walkingstick
This is a female giant prickly walkingstick. The males are a lot smaller. It is really hard to see because it blends in with the bark on the tree. It lives in the rain forests of Australia and are herbivores. … Continue reading
Giant Cockroach
These are giant cockroaches. The scientific name is Blaberus giganteus. If you live in or go to Central or South America, you might see these big bugs. They are one of the world’s largest cockroaches. They are about 3 inches … Continue reading
Jade-headed Buffalo Beetle
These are jade-headed buffalo beetles. They are called jade-headed because they are the color of jade. These bugs live in the Bugs Alive exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. When I first visited the museum in February, my favorite exhibit … Continue reading
Two-spot Assassin Bug
These are two-spot assassin bugs, also called white-eyed assassin bugs. They are named for their white spots on their backs. I like the name two-spot better, because they don’t really have white eyes. They come from Africa. In this picture, … Continue reading
Boxelder Bug
These are boxelder bugs. They live in eastern North America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Plains. They eat sap from the leaves, flowers, and seeds of boxelder, maple, and oak trees. They have a really cool black and … Continue reading
Crickety
This cricket was my pet Crickety. He was one in a bag of crickets that my friend Cheryl gave me on my birthday this past summer. I put him in the bug playground that my uncle Jim gave me for … Continue reading
Giant Water Bug
My friend Dan was at work, and they found this bug inside their office. The ladies were scared and thought it was a cockroach. It really is a giant water bug. Giant water bugs are very large true bugs. They … Continue reading
Aphids
While we were raking leaves under our paper birch tree, we saw that we had little bugs on us. We looked up at the leaves on the tree, and we saw these aphids all over the leaves. I think there … Continue reading
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
This is a multicolored Asian lady beetle. We found it yesterday crawling on our kitchen counter. Usually these have lots of spots, but this one only has 2 little spots. You can see one of the spots in this picture. … Continue reading
Banded Woollybear
This is a banded woollybear moth caterpillar. My great uncle Jim caught it for me. He got it on the side of his apartment building. There were lots of them climbing up the side of his building after they sprayed … Continue reading
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