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Crane Fly

Tipulidae

Cicada

Cicadidae

Firefly

Lampyridae

Golden Tortoise Beetle

Charidotella bicolor

Unable to definitively identify

Unknown

Ichneumon Wasp

Family Ichneumonidae

Ichneumon Wasp

Family Ichneumonidae

Red-necked peanut worm or a similar leaf beetle

Chrysomelidae family (specifically resembling a species like the Red-necked Leaf Beetle or Fire-colored Beetle)

Bumblebee

Bombus spp.

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Bed Bug

Cimex lectularius

Brown Dog Tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Thread-waisted wasp

Sphecidae

Cat flea

Ctenocephalides felis

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Cicada Exuvia (Cicada Molting Shell)

Cicadidae (family level)

Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Not an insect

N/A

Springtails

Collembola

Crab Spider

Family Thomisidae

Black Widow Spider

Latrodectus mactans

Green Lacewing Larva (often called 'aphid lion')

Chrysopidae family (multiple species)

Cat Flea (or Dog Flea)

Ctenocephalides felis

Unable to determine

Unidentified

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Yellow Bear Caterpillar

Spilosoma virginica

Weevil

Curculionoidea (superfamily)

Katydid (specifically a leaf-like nymph or species)

Tettigoniidae family

Bed bug

Cimex lectularius

Booklouse

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Unable to identify

Unknown

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Weevil

Curculionoidea

Unable to identify

Unknown

Woodlouse / Roly-poly

Porcellio scaber

Ground Beetle

Family Carabidae

Unable to determine

Unknown

Parson Spider

Herpyllus ecclesiasticus

Camel Cricket (or Cave Cricket / Spider Cricket)

Rhaphidophoridae

Wheel Bug Nymph

Arilus cristatus

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