what the heck is the bug thing I found?

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
in the Northwest we don't have "weird" or big bugs.. which I'm happy about..

but on my bike ride today I saw thing odd fellow on the sidewalk. he was on his back so I turned him over and took it's picture.

the big yellow belly looks like a bee, but the front half of him/it looks like a queen grasshopper or something. either way, I poked it with a stick and ran like a little girl.. :tongue:
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    Looks like a mutant hybrid, it's Fugly!:eek:
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! WTF is that?

    Dude I am not afraid of bugs but that looks like an Ant Spider Crap Hybrid of some sort.

    I say squash it and find out later.......
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited September 2011
    Pill / Potato
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    Read all about em !

    http://potatobugs.com/

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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2011
    Ugly, and I think you should have ran it over with the bike tire.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited September 2011
    Wow, that thing is huge!
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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited September 2011
    Very cool looking bug. Glad you set it free.

    Don't know why a lot of people's first response is to kill a bug as soon as you see it. Says a lot about our species I guess. We would not be here without our little friends, like it or not.
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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited September 2011
    halenhoang wrote: »
    Wow, that thing is huge!

    How about this guy we had the pleasure of handling down in Costa Rica:

    Rhinocerus Beetle 4.jpg
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited September 2011
    Come on guys, that thing's a beauty. Just because it isn't a cute puppy or kitty doesn't make it any less fascinating.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited September 2011
    Al you're a hoot! I can just see you hands flappin', screamin' like a girl down the street :biggrin:

    Ya'll have some strange crap up there, come down here and see ours :eek:

    We had a wolf spider as big as my hand in the kitchen last month after a storm, Dale says he thought he killed it and it fell behind the stove, I stayed at Moms for the rest of the weekend, I was terrified it would crawl out with two broken legs dragging behind it looking for revenge on the hurter :tongue:
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited September 2011
    That is one BIG BUG.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited September 2011
    Good thing it didn't charge you Al. Might've been tricky to stop.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2011
    mudwrx wrote: »
    How about this guy we had the pleasure of handling down in Costa Rica:

    Rhinocerus Beetle 4.jpg


    Where's my GUN!

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    I had these in the house........before I burned it to the ground!:biggrin:

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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited September 2011
    You need to mate that thing with the spider from the other thread.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited September 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    Tater bug. I've had 'em roasted, on a stick. Satisfying and very high in protein. Put a mess of them in a blender. Makes an excellent gravy for your smashed potatoes.

    I knew you were a sick dude Mike....in more ways than one, this just confirms it.:biggrin:
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited September 2011
    mudwrx wrote: »
    How about this guy we had the pleasure of handling down in Costa Rica:

    Rhinocerus Beetle 4.jpg

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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited September 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    Read all about em !

    http://potatobugs.com/

    You did notice the potatobugs.com website tagline, right?

    "This site is dedicated to the fabrication and perpetuation of fear, hate and disgust for the Potato Bug. Please, won't you join us?"
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    inspiredsports wrote: »
    You did notice the potatobugs.com website tagline, right?

    "This site is dedicated to the fabrication and perpetuation of fear, hate and disgust for the Potato Bug. Please, won't you join us?"

    :biggrin::biggrin:Absolutely !!:biggrin::biggrin: (they eat your cheeks!)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,007
    edited September 2011
    At least we know it's not a banana spider!
    Pretty weird bug you have there.
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited September 2011
    mudwrx wrote: »
    Very cool looking bug. Glad you set it free.

    Don't know why a lot of people's first response is to kill a bug as soon as you see it. Says a lot about our species I guess. We would not be here without our little friends, like it or not.

    +2 :cool:
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited September 2011
    mr__potato_bug_by_kitsunekko.jpg

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited September 2011
    Thats one ugly bug, imagine if you would of discovered it crawling up your arm during your ride.
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