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Mystery Bugs!

Can you identify the mystery bugs pictured below?  We offer two categories of mystery pictures: Novice and Expert.  Try your hand at guessing the names of these insects!  Send a message with your best guess(es) to our mailbox by clicking here.

 

NOVICE

These insects are usually "little suckers," but the one pictured here is a non-biting type (it is also unusually colorful!).

Novice Mystery Bug
Photo: B. Newton, University of Kentucky Entomology

 

EXPERT

The tail on this insect looks fearsome, but it is harmless.

Expert Mystery Bug
Photo: B. Newton, University of Kentucky Entomology

 

 

Past Mysteries

Look here for a list of mystery pictures from the first to the most recent!

 

Original document: 3 Aug 1995
Last updated: 26 Jan 2009
University of Kentucky Entomology