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Photo of an American burying beetle

American Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus americanus

Endangered

Acrobat ants on a leaf

Ants

More than 700 species in North America

image of Assassin Bug crawling on a leaf

Assassin Bugs

Nearly 200 species in North America north of Mexico

Venomous

Photo of a meloe blister beetle, female, on ground

Blister Beetles

More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico

image of greenbottle fly on carcass

Blow Flies (Bottle Flies)

About 84 species in North America.

Photo of a bold jumping spider.

Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

image of a Feather-Legged Fly

Feather-Legged Flies

Trichopoda spp.

image of Firefly crawling on a leaf

Fireflies (Lightning Bugs)

Approx. 175 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Flower Fly on a flower

Flower Flies (Syrphids)

Nearly 900 species in North America

Image of a giant red-headed centipede.

Giant Red-Headed Centipede

Scolopendra heros

Venomous

image of Fiery Searcher on dead leaves

Ground Beetles

About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico

image of an Ichneumon Wasp on tree trunk

Ichneumon Wasps

More than 5,000 species in North America

Swamp milkweed leaf beetle on a leaf it has chewed on.

Leaf Beetles

About 2,000 species in North America

image of a Leafhopper on leaf

Leafhoppers

More than 3,000 species in North America north of Mexico

Red milkweed beetle eating a common milkweed leaf.

Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)

About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico

image of Narceus Millipede crawling across gravel

Millipedes

More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico

image of a Mydas Fly

Mydas Flies

About 80 species in North America

Image of a red-legged grasshopper.

Red-Legged Grasshopper

Melanoplus femurrubrum

Male eastern Hercules beetle walking in grass

Scarab Beetles

About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico.

A reddish centipede crawls over a rock

Soil Centipedes

There are many species of soil centipedes in our state.

image of Soldier Beetle on Goldenrod

Soldier Beetles

Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

Glossy black spider wasp manipulating paralyzed spider

Spider Wasps

About 300 species in North America north of Mexico

Green stink bug on a leaf

Stink Bugs

In North America, more than 200 species in 64 genera.

Image of a sweat bee

Sweat Bees

Numerous species and genera in Missouri

Photo of a tan jumping spider

Tan Jumping Spider

Platycriptus undatus

image of a Thread-Waisted Wasp

Thread-Waisted Wasps

Ammophila species

image of a Wheel Bug, Side View

Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Venomous