Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> About Gardening

Mystery Black Blob on Pool Wall: Bess Beetle Without Abdomen

The black blob with feelers was identified by UGA entomologist Bill Blum as a Bess beetle (Passalidae) missing its abdomen. Community guesses included rhinoceros beetle, dung beetle, and predator remains.

About Gardening: Beetle, Not Bed Bug: Identification and Reassurance; Unidentified Beetle Photo Submitted: More Details Needed for Accurate ID; What Is a Black Hole? (Brief Physics Answer); Cattleya Black Leaf Spots: Fungus, Not Virus; Mystery Plant Identified: It's a Canna Lily, Not a Banana; Identifying and Reblooming Calathea crocata 'Candela'; Anthurium Care Guide: Light, Water, and Blooming Tips; Identifying Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Seedlings; Mystery Basal Rosette in the Flower Garden: Could It Be Wood Sage?; Pokeweed or Elderberry? Bush with Dark Berries

Garden Articles

Bug in Central Texas Carpet: Stink Bug (Squash Bug) — Harmless Fall Invader

Mystery Conifer ID in South Carolina: Exotic Species Needs Local Forester

Identifying an Orchid Without Flowers

Identifying and Managing Rose Galls: What to Do When You Find Tumor-Like Growths

Hag Moth Caterpillar (Monkey Slug) on Oak: Stinging Hazard for Pets and Kids

Silken Webs in Tree: Fall Webworms, Not Bagworms

Identifying and Removing Invasive Sedge Grass in Carnivorous Plant Pots

Plants

Troubleshooting Black Leaf Tips on Young Drosera Capensis: Media, Light, and Algae Factors

Red Warty Growth on Cape Sundew Stem: Aerial Roots

Identifying a Dormant Butterwort: Likely the 'Titan' Hybrid

Mystery Plant Identified as Catmint, Not Spearmint: Safety and Uses

Yucca Elephantipes: Care Guide for Leggy Growth

Mystery Plant Identified: Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)

Mystery White Eggs Under Mulch