Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

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Interactive image map to choose major taxa Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

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Upcoming Events

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27


Nina, Contributing Editor

Full name:
Nina
Contact:
you may send me email to MY REAL EMAIL ADDRESS (not the one above) by putting any name you like then the @ symbol, followed by missmightymouse -dot- com. Please be sure to put BUG GUIDE somewhere in the title so your note will not get moved to spam.
City, state, country:
Southern NJ, just outside of Philly
Biography:

Small superhero who is a bit of a geek--bugs, languages, space, flowers, wine, macs, science and more science. I love to learn something new every day. I became interested in moths two years ago, after finding a beautiful and large eacles imperialis on my wall. I'm certainly not a professional lep person, but I like good detective work.

I'm nearly done with my Ph.D. in behavior analysis (human behavior, that is). My professional specialty is autism. I know a great deal about medicine by personal necessity (see my personal website if you want to know more). I am the full time administrator of a medical support website and find coming to Bug Guide as a useful distraction to remind me of the beauty and intricacy of all forms of life.

I also am interested in Buddhist teachings, traveling the world. Sadly, I cannot post all my lovely moths from Mexico here--my propensity for snapping bug photos anywhere i am has earned me another nickname, other than Mighty Mouse--it's 'Bug Girl'.

Here's my favorite insect artist-- she makes all her art from things like paper, plastic, cardboard, etc. I own a piece she custom made for me--and I stare at it nearly every day.


Nina
8:)

p.s. The "8" would be my set of mouse ears
Signature:
[Trapped in a Scooby-Doo parody]
Mighty Mouse: I can feel my I.Q. getting lower by the minute!