Do you have a mysterious critter in your garden? Post your question and any facts or observations about your bug, as well as a picture of the insect, butterfly or spider to be identified, if possible. Our members will draw from their extensive experience to help you identify it. Once you have a firm ID, please be sure to mark your thread as "closed" to keep it easy for everyone to find the un-identified bug threads!
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The Insect and Spider Identification discussion forum at Dave's Garden. Do you have a mysterious critter in your garden? Post your question and any facts or observations about your bug, as well as a picture of the insect, butterfly or spider to be identified, if possible...… Read More
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What are they?
started by gt35r
last post by FlapdoodleJul 26, 20141Jul 26, 2014 -
What are those ????????
started by gt35r
last post by Cville_GardenerJul 27, 20143Jul 27, 2014 -
What is this bug?
started by Pheonix_84
last post by FlapdoodleJul 26, 20141Jul 26, 2014 -
Please Help! what is this!?
started by kylekjerstad89
last post by FlapdoodleJul 26, 20143Jul 26, 2014 -
CLOSED: What is this bug?:(
started by jdiameron
last post by jdiameronJul 27, 20142Jul 27, 2014 -
CLOSED: Iridescent beetle.
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 26, 20142Jul 26, 2014 -
Swarm of small flies around my Hoya flowers
started by lamerto
last post by FlapdoodleJul 25, 20141Jul 25, 2014 -
CLOSED: odd spider
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 25, 20142Jul 25, 2014 -
CLOSED: Unknown leafhoppers
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 25, 20142Jul 25, 2014 -
CLOSED: Some species of Tachinid Fly?
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 25, 20142Jul 25, 2014
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ID required for bat
started by davefrance
last post by davefranceJul 25, 20142Jul 25, 2014 -
CLOSED: Some species of Flower Longhorn Beetle?
started by greenthumb99
last post by FlapdoodleJul 25, 20145Jul 25, 2014 -
CLOSED: Multiple Small Bugs Seem To Only Crawl
started by TryHardKyle
last post by FlapdoodleJul 24, 20141Jul 24, 2014 -
What is this giant beetle-like insect?
started by jcloops
last post by FlapdoodleJul 24, 20141Jul 24, 2014 -
CLOSED: Bee, Wasp. or Sawfly?
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 24, 20142Jul 24, 2014 -
CLOSED: Flower Fly ID
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 23, 20142Jul 23, 2014 -
Strange Wasp Creature?
started by Lauratom
last post by FlapdoodleJul 23, 20141Jul 23, 2014 -
CLOSED: Two unknown jumping spiders
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 23, 20142Jul 23, 2014 -
CLOSED: What is this wasp like bug?
started by Jomisgarden
last post by JomisgardenJul 24, 20144Jul 24, 2014 -
Please help me ID these bugs!
started by Kalion
last post by KalionJul 25, 20143Jul 25, 2014
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CLOSED: What is this bug?
started by CatMint20906
last post by CatMint20906Jul 23, 20142Jul 23, 2014 -
Help ID this spider please!
started by llook23
last post by FlapdoodleJul 23, 20141Jul 23, 2014 -
July fly pictures
started by HeatherY
last post by FlapdoodleJul 23, 20146Jul 23, 2014 -
CLOSED: what is this fly?
started by HeatherY
last post by FlapdoodleJul 22, 20141Jul 22, 2014 -
Some type of flower beetle?
started by lynnekp
last post by FlapdoodleJul 22, 20141Jul 22, 2014 -
ID please
started by lynnekp
last post by FlapdoodleJul 22, 20141Jul 22, 2014 -
Caterpillar ID help
started by ABugsLife
last post by ABugsLifeJul 22, 20144Jul 22, 2014 -
CLOSED: ground-nesting bee, black & white
started by spoonlegs
last post by spoonlegsJul 31, 20148Jul 31, 2014 -
CLOSED: Strange orange winged bug
started by HeatherJoy
last post by FlapdoodleJul 21, 20142Jul 21, 2014 -
CLOSED: Un-identified spider!
started by becksoneill
last post by becksoneillJul 21, 20142Jul 21, 2014
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CLOSED: Very bizarre insect
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 20, 20142Jul 20, 2014 -
CLOSED: Asian Multicolored Lady Beetle?
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 20, 20142Jul 20, 2014 -
CLOSED: CLOSED: CLOSED: CLOSED: what spider is this
started by leeb6833
last post by leeb6833Jul 20, 20142Jul 20, 2014 -
Burying Beetle in Florida??
started by marino1354
last post by FlapdoodleJul 20, 20141Jul 20, 2014 -
CLOSED: Cat with red "racing stripe"
started by greenthumb99
last post by greenthumb99Jul 20, 20144Jul 20, 2014 -
white ,black spots, very tiny, long nose
started by pigsfly
last post by pigsflyJul 19, 20142Jul 19, 2014 -
CLOSED: Is this winged ant harmful to wood (carpenter ant?)
started by BigTexSun
last post by BigTexSunJul 20, 20141Jul 20, 2014 -
Is this a Brown/False Widow spider?
started by jibjc
last post by FlapdoodleJul 19, 20141Jul 19, 2014 -
What caterpillar is this?
started by CatMint20906
last post by CatMint20906Jul 20, 20143Jul 20, 2014 -
CLOSED: SOS caterpillar eating avocado tree! blue spikes
started by adrianmorph
last post by adrianmorphJul 24, 20145Jul 24, 2014
