I found this bug struggling to get out of an air vent in my home. The bug was too large to get out. Once I killed it with Raid I was able wedge it out of the vent. I would like to know what kind of bug it is. Should I be concerned? The bug was about 3 inches long. Please see front and back post mortem shots.
Front view:
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Back view:
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2006-07-15 05:37:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anne W 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
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2006-07-15 07:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle Grant - Preston 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is a potato bug (I'm in California too). One night I was in bed asleep and then felt something crawling on me. I bolted up in bed, flung the creature off, turned on the light and on the floor lay the culprit! Scared me half to death! I grabbed a flyswater and killed it. Later I found out it was the really harmless potato bug but it is so big it is scarey looking.
2006-07-15 05:50:20 · answer #2 · answered by Goldenrain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The potato bug, or Jerusalem Cricket. Read about it at the link below. Hope that helps.
2006-07-15 05:47:04 · answer #3 · answered by mk878 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Jerusalem Cricket. I'd used Raid too!
2006-07-15 05:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Free Bird 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh crap! That was Leo. Hes from the planet Zadarin. Now you did! Prepare for a alien invasion. Its a potato bug. Purrty aint they :)
2006-07-15 05:49:31 · answer #5 · answered by sponggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commonly known as a potato bug - at least here in California.
2006-07-15 05:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by nothing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ick...I've never seen one like that. Contact your local university's bug department or check out their website for a page on local insects.
2006-07-15 05:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by deltazeta_mary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That looks like spawn of Satan. That is the scariest looking bug I have ever seen. I don't think I would have been able to kill it.
2006-07-15 05:41:48 · answer #8 · answered by Good Gushy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eew. Looks like a dead Jiminey Cricket.
2006-07-15 05:40:48 · answer #9 · answered by lamp062400 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks to me like a deformed cricket.... but what do I know.
2006-07-15 05:40:01 · answer #10 · answered by X!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋