wtf is this bug??

[Billy.]

found this going into work this morning. it's about 3" long, looks kinda like a palmetto bug but this guy has a pointed tip on his abdomen, and large legs. his got big black eyes mounted on the top of his head. i've lived in charleston for 24 years and never seen one like this. no one in my office knows either. i tried searching but can't find anything similar enough to this to make a positive identification..

 

[House Special]

looks like a stinkbug mixed with a waterbug

Ever seen Mimic?

 

[Billy.]

looks like a stinkbug mixed with a waterbug

Ever seen Mimic?

my coworker said something to that extent too lol. she said its a hybrid cockroach/beetle/moth thing

no, havent seen mimic

 

[civicfan111]

Ever seen Mimic?

lol..
idk but be lucky that's all u see..here in FL the spiders are huge..i went to wash my car and a spider the size of a softball came out from under my car and ran at me..that s**t was an 8 legged freak lol..scared the s**t out of me..and im not some1 whos scared of bugs..

 

[bizoneoeh]

looks like a big Texas cockroach. Those f**kers fly you know? I don't think it's a stink bug (chinche) unless your fingers smell hard after you pick it up.



but then again, Texas cockroaches have big antennae

 

[hooked_on4]

ehh f**kin nasty i hate bugs..........

 

[JohnS.]

That is f**king DISGUSTING... I f**king HATE bugs...

 

[Lopez619]

i see those ova hear in teh WA every once in a while dont know what they're called though

 

[somejaykid]

it's a water bug you should keep it as a pet put in a small aquarium and feed with live bait aka guppys fish

 

[Billy.]

jesus what a bunch of pussies! i'm sure whatever it is he can fly; his wings are pretty big. but yeah he doesnt really have any antennae so it's not a cockroach or palmetto bug. my office is pretty close to saltwater marsh so i'm thinking he wandered over here

 

[Billy.]

it's a water bug you should keep it as a pet put in a small aquarium and feed with live bait aka guppys fish

hey what do you know, i googled waterbug and it popped up. looks like a match. YOU WIN!!


biz, you can give him his prize now.

as for keeping it as a pet. no thanks. but he does look like a high protein lunch

 

[253eg]

hey what do you know, i googled waterbug and it popped up. looks like a match. YOU WIN!!


biz, you can give him his prize now.

as for keeping it as a pet. no thanks. but he does look like a high protein lunch

You'd be surprised how much protein insects have

 

[Hecz]

f**k, i hate roaches.


Billiy, that thing looks like a roach to me. blah.

 

[toneekay]

Back in my country, those make great chips!

 

[Billy.]

^^ removed my quote from your sig? ... k a*****e. when you wake up in the morning, don't be surprised to find your bed full of "chips"

 

[toneekay]

GOOD! I LIKE EATING CHIPS! Sucka!

 

[hooked_on4]

too f**kin funny sig worthy

 

[House Special]

I said waterbug first

 

[NOFX]

As you've found out, it's some sort of giant water bug. I read one link that says there's six species in North America.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/13706
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belostomatidae#Habits

They will bite btw. Not poisonous or anything, but I've heard it's pretty unpleasant (see the last link that says it's supposed to be one of the more painful insect bites out there). I've handled them before and never been bitten though, so I don't know how common it is.

This site could potentially help anyone if they wan to ID a bug later: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

 

[Billy.]

I said waterbug first

yeah that's true. you are the true samurai

As you've found out, it's some sort of giant water bug. I read one link that says there's six species in North America.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/13706
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethocerus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belostomatidae#Habits

They will bite btw. Not poisonous or anything, but I've heard it's pretty unpleasant (see the last link that says it's supposed to be one of the more painful insect bites out there). I've handled them before and never been bitten though, so I don't know how common it is.

This site could potentially help anyone if they wan to ID a bug later: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/

thanks amy for the extra info

he hasnt changed locations all day. still in the same spot, just facing a different direction now