Hobbies And Interests
Habitat
The environment where the bug lives is usually a tell-tale sign of its type. For example, many bugs love a garden habitat. Butterflies, spiders, bees, flies and wasps are a few of the types that like to live near a vegetable or flower garden. Swampy areas are an ideal spot to find mosquitoes. You may also see some ants marching near the grass to an anthill.
Number of Legs
Once you have found a bug, you can tell what general category it is by how many legs it has. For example, six-legged bugs belong to the insect family. Examples of these bugs include ants, beetles and flies. If the unidentified bug has eight legs, then your are looking at an arachnid. Spiders and scorpions are probably the most famous family members of this category.
Othe Anatomical Clues
The legs are not the only body parts that could identify what kind of bug the mysterious creature is. If the insect has wings, deductive reasoning could mean that it is a flying insect. What kind of mouth it has will tell you much about what it eats. For example, spiders have pincer-like mouth parts while a butterfly's mouth is shaped like a straw to suck the nectar from a flower. Stingers are indicators that the insect is either an ant, bee or wasp.
Time of Day
Another important identifying factor is the time of day that you discovered the unknown bug. Many insects like bees and butterflies reach their peak level of activity at midday, when the temperature is at its highest point. Other insects get their action on after the sun goes down. Mosquitoes, spiders and most moth species are some examples of nocturnal bugs.