Weird insect found in my room. (1 Viewer)

[Steve Zatkoff]

Bed Bugs?

http://wgntv.trb.com/news/local/even...evening-news-2

 

[StephenA]

Yea I think that might have been it. It did look alot like that.

 

[Jay H]

Seems like a Spined Soldier Bug also is similar to that insect posted above...

jay

 

[Chris Hovanic]

this thread not only gives me the creeps... but it makes me laugh too

 

[Ryan Wishton]

Oh man!!!

This thread gives me the willies... It's almost as bad as the one about eating Cowbrains and Pig testicles was...

 

[Bill Eberhardt]

Keep an eye on your cactus...

 

[Chas_T]

Hey Bill:

That story is friggin' scarey. What is the source of the information??

Charles

 

[Bill Eberhardt]

I found it on snopes.com. I thought it was time to liven up the discussion.

 

[Shayne Lebrun]

Note that Bill's story is an urban legend; snopes was debunking it, not spreading it.

 

[Chas_T]

Thanks Shayne. I just checked my plants with a stethoscope. Quiet in there!!!

 

[AaronJB]

This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer goes back in time and steps on a bug, resulting in changes in the future. Only it's the present. Or is it the past, and smooshing that bug you saw caused changes in the future?

lol.

 

[Alex-C]

don't ever believe anything that comes out of Australia...they're known for their wild tales. especially that whole Sydney Opera House charade.

It's only a model (shhh).

 

[Bill Eberhardt]

That tarantula story has been going around the internet in one form or another for as long as I can remember. The most popular variation has a lady poaching a cactus in Arizona and taking it home and putting it in her living room. She notices the cactus is moving slightly and... well, you know the rest.

Here's one I hadn't heard before, circa 1992. (from the snopes site)

 

[Jay H]

deadly.... tarantula? HAHAHAHAHA...

I am going to have to check out this stacker program, I think I can ship stuff via UPS for a lot cheaper using compression.

Jay

 

[StephenA]

I've looked at some pictures of different types of assassin bugs and I really think that it was a type of assassin bug. I'm not sure if they are native New Hampshire though so I might be wrong on that, though it really did look like one.

 

[DavidMich]

Wait until you've been stung by one of these:

http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030901.html

Stings are far worse than any wasp/hornet/bee/scorpion, and can take months to heal. I know, because it's happened to me. (No it's not a spider....we all know about them..)

I was out playing golf, and one happened to land on me and stung me on the stomach. 6 months later, I was healed. But the pain was unbelieveable.
Check it out.

 

[StephenA]

DavidMich: That's pretty much what the insect I found looked like, except it was a little more round and greenish. The head was exactly the same though.

 

[StephenA]

I finally found out what the bug is. It's a leaf footed bug:






From what I read on them, they are known to release a pear or green apple scent when threatened.

 

[Greg_S_H]

"Honey, scare the bug again. It kind of smells in here."

 

[Sam Posten]

Wow that's very cool. No way I'd have killed that, I'd have put it in a jar and gotten a million pics.