What kind of bug is this? - Page 3

***Ensign Riles*** · June 2nd, 2008

If you need them removed, I'll be happy to release them back into the wild. Besides, what did they ever do to you? When WWIII breaks out and you're living in caves, I'll bet that you'd prefer that the resident bears don't stuff you in their porridge and eat you alive.

***>Omen<*** · June 2nd, 2008

Where I grew up we always called Daddy long Legs a certain type of spider that is mostly long legs with a fairly small body, also called the Harvest Spider. According to Wiki the nickname is commonly applied to either it or the Crane Fly. I've never heard a Crane Fly called a Daddy Long Legs until now though. Perhaps the name is used differently between the northern and southern regions due to which species are most prevalent in them.

***-Section-*** · June 2nd, 2008

Has anyone ever seen the eyebrow bugs? We had a few of them in my dorm floor last semester, crawled in through an open window I think... NASTY. I don't know what they're really called, but I REALLY don't like them.

***>Omen<*** · June 2nd, 2008

You mean this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_centipede

Personally, I think they look kinda cool, and with an appetite like this...

"House centipedes feed on spiders, bedbugs, termites, cockroaches, silverfish, ants and other household arthropods."

...they're practically your best friend. I think they look more like eyelashes than eyebrows though.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. · June 2nd, 2008

You want a freaky bug, a Hellgrammites

Makes good fishing bait though, but a pain (literally) to catch. When they have their wings they are really a pain in the ass...

***>Omen<*** · June 2nd, 2008

My fave bug has always been the Preying Mantis, it simply rules all other bugs. I used to see them a lot where I grew up but since moving I haven't encountered many. I've always thought they look rather extra terrestrial.

***rebornintheglory*** · June 2nd, 2008

It would be terrifying if you were smaller.

***>Omen<*** · June 2nd, 2008

Or it were bigger!!!

*The.Doctor · June 2nd, 2008

The preying mantis is one of the coolest bugs ever!

I see them around here every now and then, but only early in the morning, and no more than a few a year.

Anybody ever seen what we call "stick bugs" here? They are almost impossible to see unless they move because they are so skinny and look exactly like a stick. Those are cool too for some reason.

***>Omen<*** · June 2nd, 2008

Yeah, I've seen one of those, though they're not as common as the Preying Mantis.

I saw a bug mt biking once in Eastern Washington that was a bright green beetle with wild looking bright red or orange stripes on it (don't recall which). I'd never seen anything like it and I've yet to find a picture of one.