I live in Tennessee. Last night a large flying insect came in my house. It was about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long. Brown in color. Has 6 legs. A long thick body with long brown wings that go slightly past the body. It had pichers on its mouth area and long knotted antennas. I have lived in Tennessee all my life and I have never seen anything like this before. Are there any web sites that I can visit to possibly identify this insect. Or if anyone possibly knows what this may be please let me know
2006-06-19 04:30:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I have yahoo searched flying insects and have found nothing...there are alot of pictures that pop up but nothing that is similiar to the one I saw. Is there any web sites that will let me put in a description of the bug and it will give a possble conclusion to what it may be or pictures of similiar bugs?
2006-06-19 04:53:20 · update #1
Some entomology departments have a dichotomous tree type of program where the program asks you questions until it determines what insect it is. Often they will give you pictures to go by as reference. I'd recommend catching one and taking it to the entomology department of a local university.
If it has a hard brown outer body shell, I've seen something similar up here in Indiana. They land all the time in the summer on our basketball court. I think it may be some kind of a beetle.
2006-06-19 04:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just saw a program on the discovery channel and it sounds like a male carpenter ant. Go to the public library and get a book on insects or go on line and do search there.
2006-06-19 04:55:31 · answer #2 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll need to capture it without destroying it. Maybe a glass jar and carbon monoxide. Then take it to a local entymologist for identification. Try your local university. Or maybe your local exterminator. Good luck.
2006-06-19 04:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds like (and this is just merely a guess) it's in the beetle family. Go onlie and google beetles and see if u can find a picture of it
2006-06-19 04:34:51 · answer #4 · answered by Who me? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
firs of all you need 2 catch it then go 2 library get a book on bugs
2006-06-19 04:33:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that it was a dragonfly or a different kind of bird try lookin in a flying insect book or go to google.com. have fun!
2006-06-19 04:35:03 · answer #6 · answered by blah blah blah blah blah♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like a kind of dragonfly.
2006-06-19 04:33:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From your description, I would think that it is a praying mantis(they come in all colors)
2006-06-19 09:46:41 · answer #8 · answered by bluedawn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋