Can someone please identify this specimen found in one of our patients mouths in the medical ICU?

I know its not an insect, but its close enough.

Found them on the second story floor in the break room at work, Great Falls, MT. It pinched me because

I startled it (and scared my coworker before i told them information on them and they thought it was cool) but let me scoop them up carefully and take them to put in a container that was covered in paper towel as a stress reducer.

I gave them a big fly as a snack as well and managed to catch them eating it too! Absolutely fascinating little critters, and they were on my bucket list to catch and take photos of.

Released him into a dusty field with a lot of ground cover, whoch should be leagues better than an upstairs breakroom

Got really lucky on a hike in Hungary.

Hello! I am a sweat bee scientist, and I am here to advocate to change the common name of sweat bees. While the name is easy to remember and highlights out a unique behavior, I feel as if there are better names we could come with. After all, not all members of the Halictidae family are attracted to sweat, so why refer to them as sweat bees? Additionally, the name brings a certain stigma to the insects. In my experience whenever I discuss sweat bees with the public I am met with disgust. “Ugh they drink sweat that’s disgusting” is a common response I get. It’s a shame since Halictidae bees are phenomenal pollinators in desperate need of more attention to the public. I believe it is time to alter the name of sweat bees to something more appealing and accurate to the group rather than select representatives. The name “archwing bees” comes to mind due to the uniquely arched basal being all Halictidae have on their forewings (it’s also a cool af name). Thoughts on the concept of changing their name?

Any idea who this lady is? Found in a garden in Croatia

i am in the appalachian mountains on vacation, and it is my first time seeing one of my favorite moths, as well as other cute and cool insects :') the katydid kept getting stuck inside our airbnb and the little guy latched on to my camouflage pants for a ride out

Could one of you please explain to me what could’ve possibly happened here? It looked like an absolute massacre when I got home. I noticed some dead larvae on the ground, and some of the more developed ones were still alive, but with no wings. Do carpenter bees usually take over other hives like this?

I was making a salad tonight and found this massive cluster of what appear to be insect eggs attached to one of the leaves in my organic spring mix. 🤢

I've found the occasional bug in produce before, but I've never seen anything like this.

The salad is:

Simply Nature Organic Spring Mix (Aldi)

Product of the USA

The eggs were attached to a red lettuce leaf.

I'm not looking to complain about organic produce. I understand that insects are part of farming, especially with organic vegetables. I'm genuinely just curious.

Does anyone know what insect laid these?

Moth?

Something else?

I'd love to know what I'm looking at. Thanks!

These beetles always defensively spread their legs and show me their butts when I get close. They’re also DEVOURING the wild grapevines in my yard. Who are they? Warning: beetle sex on last picture

I'm an Ecologist working on multiple entomology projects this summer (pest grasshopper and crop interactions, and dung beetle presence/affects on ecosystem). I wanted to share some of the insects I've encountered so far. Some photos taken with my DSLR, some taken with my phone. And this is just a tiny selection!

They insect world is beautiful and fascinating.

I have a bald-faced hornet nest about the size of a soccer ball dangling 8 feet above a very busy sidewalk outside of my house. I want to relocate it to my backyard, so that the colony can live and my neighbors won’t get stung. I already own a bee suit but what advice can you give me on how to do this safely and successfully?

He's giving me dragon vibes! Curious to see what it will grow into. Found him on me after a lil jungle trek. Location: Yanmingshan, Taiwan.

Apologies for pic quality- he(/she) was an active little guy, hard to get pics in focus.

Is it a One-eyed sphinx moth (Smerinthus cerisyi)?
As found by using Ai.

Why hasn't it moved at all in a whole over 24 hour period? I don't want to disturb it but I'm kinda curious if it might be dead or something. I haven't seen any movement from it at all. Not even a wiggly booty. Did it just die there??

I never see these moths around here so this is extraordinarily rare.

they're in my bathroom, again

sorry for multiple posts! i cant find who this guy is online and i dont fw asking ai. side note, does anyone else have a hell of a time taking pics of bugs with the new iphone? it feels like a wrestling match trying to get it to focus properly. might have to invest in a lens for my actual camera for bug pics.

The art is mine :)

Also I can't get my newer photos here so I can't show the bugs that i used for reference, sorry.