Bug Encyclopedia

Search and identify bugs & insects — beetles, butterflies, moths, ants, bees, spiders and more — with size, habitat, danger, behavior, and how to tell them apart.

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Backswimmer

A boat-shaped aquatic true bug that swims upside down using oar-like hind legs, patrolling pond water in search of small prey.

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Pill Millipede

A short, heavily armored millipede that rolls into a tight, perfect ball when disturbed, closely resembling a pill bug but built from far fewer, broader body segments.

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Lesser Water Boatman

A flat-backed, oar-legged true bug that rows through pond water with fringed hind legs, surfacing periodically to trap a silvery bubble of air against its body.

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