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Hey, Geek, what’s this? A two-bug mystery…

Every now and then I get emails or tweets from people asking me to help them identify an insect they’ve found. I love messages like this! Sometimes I recognize the critter right away, other times I...

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Hey Geek, what’s this? It bites!

I received an email last week, originally written by Jim: Can either of you identify the bug in the attached picture?  This is more a matter of curiosity than concern.  Our daughter learned in her...

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Hey Geek, what’s this? Creepy long-tailed water thingie…

My Twitter feed alerted me to a new interaction – I’d been flagged in a tweet by @MarconiRebus containing a most intriguing photo: An earlier tweet provided a little more info: Whoa. That is one weird...

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Hey Geek, what’s this? Mystery critter from northern Ontario

This latest installment of “What’s This?” comes via email from my own aunt Elizabeth, who discovered a new-to-her insect while at her cottage, which is on a small bay north of Manitoulin Island in...

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Hey Geek, what’s this? An ant that’s not…

This mystery was passed on to me from a friend in Texas, who fields the “what’s this bug?”-type inquiries that are sent to his place of employment.  The email subject line was: “Challenging ID“, and...

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