Waggy's Critter Emporium

Welcome to Waggy's Critter Emporium Arthropods Page!!

My wife and I have been taking pictures of these little critters (and sometimes big) for a while now.  Most of our critters are Florida native, but we have a few others, and are in hopes of getting many more.  We made this site to share our pictures and knowledge gained. Getting knowledge and  Identification of each individual is not always easy, and thanks to the help of BugGuide.net, and National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America most of our critters are Identified and have a bit of knowledge to go with it. I hope you enjoy and look forward to any comments or suggestions.  More images will be added on a regular basis, so please visit us again.  All photos copyrighted, personal use with asked permission is o.k.  No commercial use without permission.

Enjoy!!

Picture of the Month:

Araneae includes True Spiders and Mygalomorphs.

Coleoptera includes Ground and Water Beetles, Longhorn, Leaf, Rove, Scarab, Water and Snout Beetles, Reticulated and Telephone-pole Beetles, and Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles.

Caterpillars include Moth Caterpillars, Butterfly Caterpillars, and N.I.D. Caterpillars & Cacoons (Pupae).

Lepidoptera include Butterflies and Moths.

Odonata includes Dragonflies and Damselflies.

Hemiptera includes Plant-parasitic Hemipterans, Free-living Hemipterans, and True Bugs.

Hymenoptera includes Bees, Apoid Wasps, Cuckoo Wasps and Allies, and Ants and Wasps.

Diptera includes Nematocera, Orthorrhapha, Acalyptratae, Aschiza, and Calyptratae.

Dermaptera

 Phasmatoda

Diplopoda

Dictyoptera includes Mantids and Cockroaches.

Orthoptera includes Grasshoppers and Long-horned Orthoptera.

Myrmeleontidae includes Brachynemurus, Dendroleon, Euptilon, Glenurus, Myrmeleon, Paranthaclisis, Scotoleon and Vella.

Mantidflies 

Buthidae