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Jagged ambush bug on a plant stem

Ambush Bugs

Phymata spp. and others in subfamily Phymatinae (ambush bugs)

Venomous

Photo of a Harvestman, viewed from above

Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)

About 6,500 species have been named so far, worldwide.

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

Seven-spotted lady beetle on a flower

Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)

Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico

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

Photo of a picture-winged fly

Picture-Winged Flies

About 130 species in North America north of Mexico

Male eastern Hercules beetle walking in grass

Scarab Beetles

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

image of a Spittlebug and nest on plant stem

Spittlebugs and Froghoppers

About 60 species in North America north of Mexico

Two-marked treehopper clinging to a stem

Treehoppers

More than 260 species in North America North of Mexico

Photo of wolf spider with young

Wolf Spiders

Numerous species and genera in our state.

Photo of an eastern yellowjacket

Yellowjackets (Vespula Wasps)

Vespula spp.