Does any one know what this bug is called? It is about 3 inches long, Found in Central Florida, It appears to have its mate riding on its back (I assume the female is the larger one and the male is the smaller one) and they are black and have yellow lines going down there back. I was told they are called Devils Horses , but I cannot find them online any where... I found Devils Coach Horse but it is a completely different bug... Any one know? Here are 2 different links to two different pictures.
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/joelovesleanne/100_3436.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff20/joelovesleanne/100_3434.jpg
2007-09-26 03:57:52 · 4 answers · asked by Carolyn 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It is definitely not a grass hopper it does not jump, It moves rather fast though..
2007-09-26 04:06:29 · update #1
This is a pair of Two-lined Walkingsticks, Anisomorpha buprestoides, also known as Musk-Mares or Devil Riders. Watch out... they can spray a noxious substance straight into your eyes.
OH... and here's a link about them: http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/anisomorpha_buprestoides.html
2007-09-26 04:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by venney2004 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is called (Anisomorpha buprestoides), the so-called two striped walkingstick. Other names applied to it and to stick insects in general include devil's riding horse, prairie alligator, stick bug, witch's horse, devil's darning needle, scorpion, and musk mare. The last common name is particularly apt as this species is capable of squirting a strong-smelling defensive spray that is painfully irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes.
2007-09-26 11:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by chief_320 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to be a grasshopper of some sort.
2007-09-26 11:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It looks to be a locus.
2007-09-26 11:08:01 · answer #4 · answered by Guroo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋