Wrinkled grasshopper (Hippiscus ocelote)

Phymata Fasciata is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is shorter and stouter than its assassin bug cousins, being only about 1 inch long. Most are brightly colored, in shades of yellow, orange, red and greenish-yellow. View more insects on the Coal…

Despite resembling a bumble bee, this is a actually huge fly that preys on other insects. They have strong venom for downing prey or inflicting a painful bite if handled. Notice this specimen turning its head to track potential prey flying by. Many flies mimic bees, and this species is among the largest in the…

Nearly 1,000 species of click beetle inhabit the US, and eyed click beetles are among the largest. They have two large eyespots, surely for protection against predators, as eyespots in other insects. But the eyespots of eyed click beetles are unique. They absorb 96% of light, nearly ‘super black’, and much more than most blacks…

Rarely encountered, even by specialists, forcepflies are strange insects with little known about their biology. Although they spend most of their life as a larva, their larval stage remains a mystery, despite a century of searching. American Bird Grasshopper Banded Pennant Bee-mimic robber fly (Laphria grossa) Io Moth (Automeris io)