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western honey bees with elongated abdomen

I'm an eco student working on beesearch 😉 (I apologize) and while taking pics I spotted these two bees with unusually long abdomens. Others are posted for comparison of my perspective. Are these typical morphological differences?

Location: Arkansas, USA

Date: March 2026

u/Excellent-Passage-36 — 9 hours ago
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What is this big speedy Sonic rolling guy?

I collected some standing water for my kids to watch. I recognize the mosquitoes but what is the big rolly guy?

u/OktoLive — 10 hours ago
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Queen or no? 👑🐜

Was hoping someone could tell me if I found the queen or just another ant? It was a lone ant crawling across my floor. What appears the be a Carpenter Ant. It’s roughly 16-17mm long and has a large thorax. It also, if not visible in the pictures, has what I believe to be wing scars and what I consider a decently large rear. I don’t have any other ants to compare it with so my perception is a bit skewed on if I’m perceiving this as larger than the typical carpenter ant. I don’t typically see these often in or around my house so it was unusual. I figured it was just a large and lone scouting ant that was coming in from the cold front today. I have a few more images but these are probably the best ones. But again, is this a queen or just another worker? Any help is greatly appreciated.

u/Illustrious_Track360 — 6 hours ago
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Transverse lady bird beetle

The insect belongs to order - Coleoptera Family Coccinellidae Genus - Coccinella Species - C. transversalis Fabricius

Location - Gondia - Maharashtra,India

u/Realistic_Mode594 — 11 hours ago
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Fungus ant

One of the coolest and rarest ants I’ve had the honor to observe and look forward to learning more about them next on the list Sturmigenys

u/Nature_iscool1234 — 4 hours ago
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Holes

What are these small holes that appear every spring ? I assume it’s some sort of bug just wondering what.

u/Affectionate_Map6774 — 12 hours ago
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Does anyone know how to make one of these?

I was scrolling through facebook when I seen this and seen what this guy had found on it and i have always wanted to just leave my porch light on and then wait to see what I find but I never find nothing so I want to try this out all I need to know if what white cloth he is using and if he is using a big black light just to cast on the back of it.

u/Mrs_horror058 — 12 hours ago
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Saw these paper wasps

I guess they were fighting or somehow mating but it was really cool to watch. If anyone knows what they’re doing I would love to know

u/Rebecca_com — 12 hours ago
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What insect was inside this cocoon?

Just found this cocoon outside on my terrace and was wondering what kind of insect it is. I am living in Austria, central europe.

u/labrat0307 — 10 hours ago
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Extreme Bee Removal: Dealing with a Hive on Live Power Lines!

Our customer told us that nobody wanted this job because it looked too dangerous... And Jeff said, "Hold my root beer!"

This is a good time to remind you to NEVER EVER TRY THIS. This was a good opportunity for new-bee James to test his nerves and learn some new skills. How did you think he did?! Give him some praise in the comments!

These bees were rescued, donated and relocated to our beekeeper friends in San Diego, CA.

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u/sv3theb33s — 8 hours ago
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Those of you who have a Master's degree in Entomology, what was your coursework/experience like?

I'm reconsidering my goal of becoming an entomologist. For personal reasons I am morally restrained from harming and killing animals including insects. I was wondering how the process of the degree plan goes-- what type of papers did you do, how many collections did you make (including how many non-invasive insects are killed for study), what the experience was like, etc. Thank you.

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u/RoachieFL — 20 hours ago
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Seeking help from entomologists (pesticide-related)

Hi all! I like to consider myself a friend to insects, but I may have screwed up fairly big last week.

Every year, we get a termite inspection at our house, and every year they ask us if we would like to get a complimentary "barrier spray", which I always politely decline. For the record, we've never actually HAD termites, although we've had some carpenter ant intrusions in recent years. Last week, however, when the guy offered the spray, I was under-the-weather and heavily medicated and feeling like crap. Instead of taking the time to explain that we didn't want it, I just agreed to it.

Then a couple hours later, I snapped out of my stupor, realized what I had done, and have felt like a monster ever since. We have all sorts of insects outside of our house, and I feel like I just gave them the death sentence.

So, my questions are (and perhaps these are better directed toward the pest-control company):

1.) Are there ways to neutralize or dilute the pesticide so that the treated area is less harmful? 2.) How long do the effects of the pesticide remain in the treated area?

The specific brand of pesticide they used was Onslaught Fastcap Spider and Scorpion Insecticide, whose active ingredients are Esfenvalerate, prallethrin, and pieronyl butoxide.

Thanks in advance for any expert advice on this.

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u/your_actual_life — 9 hours ago
Week