What kind of bug is this?
- Thread starter Bay_Kat
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blacklabman
Well-Known Member
It's an insect, not a bug. Bugs are a clearly defined class in the insect world. The specimen shown is tus not a bug.
desertrat
0_0
Mole cricket
Bay_Kat
Tropical
You are absolutely right, thank you. I just looked up mole cricket. I figured posting the pic here would be quicker than me trying to look it up.
aps45819
24/7 Single Dad
Step on it and it won't be scary, it'll be flat
Mole crickets historically have been a more southern pest, but they are moving north. Every year is see a few more. If you vacation in the Outer Banks and take in mini-golf on a warm evening, the adults will swarming the lights. There are millions of them down there.
Next thing to migrate up- FIRE ANTS!!!
The mole crickets compose family Gryllotalpidae, of thick-bodied insects about 3-5 cm (1-2 inches) long, with large beady eyes and shovel-like forelimbs highly developed for burrowing and swimming.
Bay_Kat
Tropical
Kill it quick, if the feds find out about it you won't be able to protect your house from falling into the sea.
It's dead, still out there, but on it's back and I had nothing to do with that, not sure what happened.
Funny thing is when I looked it up online, a person was asking about the same bug and he's in Iraq. I asked my husband if there was any way this thing could have hitched a ride back with him when he came home. Now I see they are pretty common here.
USNavyMike
New Member
I brought it back from IRAQ to keep you company baby... now it's dead,, oh my... what shall I do!
