Sandra Bogues asks:
I need to upload a unidentified insect. Very strange and exterminator nor anybody else I know can identify it.
15 Answers -
Oron
August 1, 2012Try a forum such as http://www.amentsoc.org/insects/what-bug-is-this/ or a visual directory like http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/#b
Tom Pritchard
August 1, 2012You could try doing a Google search for similar images – drag the image onto the Google search bar.
Karl Couvillon
August 1, 2012You could also try http://www.insectidentification.org/ or http://bugguide.net/ . Neither will let you upload a photo, but they have interactive guides for identifying your bug (if North American) that are pretty easy to use.
Jayen Lapez
August 2, 2012Yeah boy, it is better for you to upload any sites but it will be more appreciated if you will suggest it to a Zoologist
susendeep dutta
August 2, 2012You can try uploading the image of the insect in google images and search for it.If you can find similar images,then click on it.Behind the image,you can see the website from which the image was displayed in search results.If you click on x mark on the image or in background of the page,then you can see the site and can find more information about it.
Pk Apratwad
August 2, 2012add AddOns “google image search” in ur web browser and upload on it and search
Vipul Jain
August 2, 2012Try taking a picture if it using Google goggles in case you have a smartphone.
ha14
August 2, 2012visit library or university department they can help you and if it is not classified you got famous
TineEye
http://www.tineye.com/
Paul Pruitt
August 3, 2012Pk Apratwad and Vipul Jain are right. Try to take a picture of the insect with a plain and contrasting color background then upload the image to Google image search. It might give you the ID off the bat.
http://images.google.com/
Click on the little camera in the blank field all the way to to the right just before the blue magnifier glass button. It will open a dialog box allowing you to choose your picture for upload.
Usman Mubashir
August 6, 2012try google picture search
Yasin Soliman
August 10, 2012A forum would be your primary option, or a Q&A site. There are probably online services to identify insects, as well as Google Goggles – although it might not be very accurate depending on the image.
App Crush
August 12, 2012Try forums online!
Benjamin Glass
August 29, 2012Put it on a highly visible forum. You should get an answer within a few days. The alternative is to try and email the picture to a professional entomologist. If you email several you might get a response, and it will probably be accurate, unlike what you get on the internet.
Nic L
October 7, 2012Also:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6/bgimage
Pwince Khan
October 14, 2012Go to image.google.com and from the right hand side of the search box, you will see a camera icon, click on it and then upload your pic and click search..it will give you a search of simmilar images with information from websites
I would recommend this method
November 28, 2012