r/whatbugisthis↗
What bug is this? We will tell you!
Found a weird, funny or scary looking bug? And you would like to identify it? You are in the right sub! Share a picture here and let the community answer. Every bug is welcome!
82k subscribers1,088 posts / mo in Sep 2026987 authors / mosince 2016
r/whatbugisthis has 82k members (+9.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,088 posts a month from 987 people. Top topics: Bed Bugs, House Bugs and Bug Identification.
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Topics and brands on r/whatbugisthis
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Bed Bugs4.1%
- House Bugs1.8%
- Bug Identification1.8%
- Spider ID USA1.3%
- Identify Bugs1.3%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- BugGuide
- iNaturalist
- UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Wolfram
- Wikimedia
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