Looks like a cockroach or a giant ant. Maybe entered into the house from an opened electrical outlet. Here are some pictures; it is around 2 inches long.
http://www.publicatodo.com/bug.html
2007-11-12 07:49:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
That looks like a mormon cricket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon_cricket
Better yet, it looks more like a jerusalem cricket.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_cricket
I don't agree with the mole cricket idea. The forelegs are not the strong, heavy digging legs that mole crickets have. However, here is a link to an article about mole crickets that has some pictures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_cricket
2007-11-12 07:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Jerusalem cricket. They generally live underneath the ground or under things like piles of leaves. They're not destructive or harmful (they can bite and it's painful, but no venom). They're just very ugly and scary looking.
2007-11-12 08:03:31 · answer #2 · answered by Paul in San Diego 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mole cricket
2007-11-12 08:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by great6181930 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a mole cricket. creepy, huh?
2007-11-12 09:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Called them "potato bugs" in my day.
2007-11-12 10:02:53 · answer #5 · answered by zanzeegirl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋