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Farms, croplands, old fields, hedgerows
Angulate and Roundshouldered Orbweavers
Araneus spp.
Ants
More than 700 species in North America
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Bee Flies
About 800 species in North America
Black-and-Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
Blister Beetles
More than 400 species in North America north of Mexico
Blow Flies (Bottle Flies)
About 84 species in North America.
Bold Jumper
Phidippus audax
Chinese Mantis
Tenodera aridifolia
Click Beetles
Approximately 1,000 species in North America
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum (syn. Achaeranea tepidariorum)
Crane Flies
There are over 500 species of crane flies in North America.
Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)
About 6,500 species have been named so far, worldwide.
Earwigs
Forficula auricularia, Euborellia anulipes, and others.
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
Field Crickets (House Crickets)
Gryllus spp., Acheta domesticus, and relatives
Furrow Orbweavers
Larinioides spp.
Green Lacewings
About 85 species in North America north of Mexico
Ground Beetles
About 2,400 species in North America north of Mexico
Ground Crab Spiders
Xysticus spp.
Ichneumon Wasps
More than 5,000 species in North America
Japanese Beetle
Popillia japonica
Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)
Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico
Leaf Beetles
About 2,000 species in North America
Longhorned Beetles (Borers; Sawyer Beetles)
About 1,000 species in North America north of Mexico
Midges
Nearly 1,100 species in North America
Millipedes
More than 900 species in North America north of Mexico
Mosquitoes
There are about 50 species of mosquitoes in our state.
Nursery Web Spiders
Pisaurina spp.
Pillbugs and Sowbugs (Land Isopods)
Land-dwelling members of the crustacean order Isopoda
Scarab Beetles
About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico.
Soil Centipedes
There are many species of soil centipedes in our state.
Spider Wasps
About 300 species in North America north of Mexico
Spined Micrathena
Micrathena gracilis
Spotted Orbweavers
Neoscona spp.
Squash Bugs
Anasa tristis and other Anasa spp.
Stag Beetles
About 24 species in North America north of Mexico
Stink Bugs
In North America, more than 200 species in 64 genera.
Tan Jumping Spider
Platycriptus undatus
Ticks
Three common Missouri species.
Trashline Orbweavers
Cyclosa conica and C. turbinata
Walkingsticks (Stick Insects)
Diapheromera femorata, Megaphasma denticrus, and others
Weevils (Snout Beetles; Bark Beetles)
About 2,500 species in North America north of Mexico
Wolf Spiders
Numerous species and genera in our state.
Yellowjackets (Vespula Wasps)
Vespula spp.
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We protect and manage the fish, forest, and wildlife of the state. We facilitate and provide opportunity for all citizens to use, enjoy, and learn about these resources.
