Pillbugs & Sowbugs: Isopoda Checklist

Pillbugs, sowbugs, roly-polies and woodlice, collectively referred to as isopods, are land-dwelling crustaceans that feed mainly on decaying organic matter, especially rotting wood and…

Harvestmen: Opiliones Checklist

Arachnids from the order Opiliones are commonly called harvestmen, harvest spiders, shepherd spiders, or daddy-long-legs (not to be confused with Pholcidae). In Latin, opilio…

Tingidae Checklist: Lace Bugs

Lace bugs belong to the family Tingidae and are recognised by the lace-like structure on their pronotum and forewings. Lace bugs are usually host-specific…

BugShot Ecuador 2022 Checklist

BugShot Ecuador 2022 was an unforgettable adventure with some of the world’s most wonderful bug folks. From the cloud forest to the Amazon river…

Fulgoroidea Checklist: Planthoppers

Planthoppers from the superfamily Fulgoroidea are plant-feeding insects which “hop” in the same fashion as grasshoppers. The nymphs, as well as some females, produce…

Argiope Checklist: Cross Spiders

Cross orb weaver spiders from the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 have some of the most common names tagged to them, namely Cross Spiders, Zig-Zag…

Theridiidae Checklist: Comb-Footed Spiders

Comb-footed spiders from the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 are small spiders, but it is one of the largest family of spiders living in tree…

Sulawesi Shrimps from Lake Poso and the Malili Lake System

Sulawesi shrimps are small, tropical shrimps endemic to the ancient lake systems in Sulawesi, one of the 4 Greater Sunda Islands, also the 11th…

Cicadellidae Checklist: Leafhoppers

Leafhoppers from the family Cicadellidae are little plant feeders with modified hind legs for jumping. One of the most distinctive traits of this family…

Sparassidae Checklist: Huntsman Spiders

Huntsman spiders from the family Sparassidae Bertkau, 1872 are nocturnal hunters. They don’t weave webs nor wait in ambush, but actively move about to…

Salticidae Checklist: Jumping Spiders

Jumping spiders from the family Salticidae Blackwall, 1841 are active hunting predators. Based on the World Spider Catalog, Salticidae has over 600 described genera…

Pholcidae Checklist: Daddy-Long-Legs Spiders

Daddy-long-legs spiders or cellar spiders from the family Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1850 are very often confused with other invertebrates with the same common…

Formicidae Checklist: Ants

Ants are fascinating, eusocial insects belonging to the family Formicidae and have captured the imagination of humans for centuries. With over 12,000 species known…

Cercopoidea Checklist: Froghoppers

Froghoppers from the superfamily Cercopoidea are also known as spittlebugs. They are best known for encasing themselves with a foam fortress during their nymphal…

Araneidae Checklist: Orb Weaver Spiders

Orb weaver spiders from the family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 belong to the most morphologically diverse group of spiders. Almost all spiders from the family…

Fulgoridae Checklist: Lantern Bugs

Lantern bugs or lanternflies are some of the most colourful and enigmatic subjects in the realm of macro photography. They belong to the Fulgoridae…