I found this largish, interesting critter on the roof of my car this evening, just as I was about to leave work. I put him in a sample jar, brought him home and stuck him in the 'fridge for a while to slow him down, then took him out and photographed him before releasing him in my back yard.
Near as I can come, using my handy-dandy Kenn Kaufman insect guide, is variety of Leaf-footed Bugs, genus Acanthocephala. I can't get any closer, either common name or species.
Anybody want to chime in here?
6 comments:
Hi, this could possibly be
A. terminalis. I looked it up
on BugGuide.Net. Good luck with
this one.
Hap in New Hope
No clue, but if you don't find out here, send the pic to whatsthatbug.com. I've identified a few that way. And the site is pretty fun to browse.
Thanks, Hap - I checked BugGuide, and I believe you are right, as usual. A. terminalis it is! Read that these things have stink glands - good thing I didn't upset it too much.
Holly - thanks for the input. I have both BugGuide.net and What's That Bug? bookmarked. Trouble is, I often need help to find a starting point. There are WAY too many insects in this world!
We call them Stink Bugs down here. They're all over the place. Large, I know, but harmless. I really don't know if they stink. ha ha ha ha
Mary: Stink bugs are also "True Bugs" and are close relatives of these Leaf-footed Bugs. Both of them have scent glands that spray a stinky fluid when the critter is disturbed.
I too was going with "stink bug." There are big ones (like an inch long) and then smaller ones (1/2 inch). No idea of the genus and species, but do NOT let them squirt that stinky juice in your eyes. It'll blind you for a couple of days and it stings like a muthah!
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