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This huge thing scared the hell out of me
Derobrachus geminatus.
Couldn't get him to stay upright, he was thrashing around too much -- probably due to neurological "issues" as a result of recent exterminator activity in the area. Sadly I don't have anything in the photo for scale, but take my word for it: over 3" (I know, that's what she said) without the antennae. Those mandibles looked like they could take off a child's finger! This morning felt like "Attack Of the 6-Legged Freaks" -- I also crossed paths with a giant green beetle (possibly Cotinis mutabilis) in the driveway. Watching him take off and fly away was somewhat comical. ![]()
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Don't like large, buzzy flying things at all.
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We had one of these at work the other day, too. Freaking enormous; never seen anything like that in Arizona before (been here most of my 36 years). Must have been about 1.5 inches fat, too.
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You'd love the roaches. (shudder)
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Yikes, and cool.
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We get these around Houston.
The "body" including the wings is 3 inches. With the feelers out front, they are almost 6 inches. ![]() We had something similar to this in Pakistan. It looked a little more fly like, and might have been slightly larger. I never saw a live one, only found them dead in the control panels. If had seen a live one, I would have run screaming like a little girl! ![]()
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Aren't they supposed to take over, eventually?
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I hate bugs !!
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Ha, the things you see when you are not carrying a gun.
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We get them too.........
Down here we call those things South Georgia Eagles.
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Actually, I was carrying my .38 at the time but I was afraid if I shot it the bug would just get up and kick my ass.
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It's red....I dated it. Yack......
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Nuke it from orbit.
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That is some good protein right there... two or three could feed a family!
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The new lobster. Thems good eaten......
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Is that dude related to the one in the first Men in Black flick? And they used some really funky spoons to dismiss that guy.
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Japanese kids loved the huge bugs in the 1980s.
Put strings around the neck and flew them around like pets. Cool. Or: "Service guarentees citizenship."-Spaceship Troopers movie |
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Pretty sure it's a Paloverde beetle. Big problem for the paloverde trees (the trees with the green bark and yellow flowers). Used to see the a lot in Tucson.
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Yep. Derobrachus geminatus.
Oddly, we have no palo verde trees in the area.
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Quote:
If you hook about ten of them together, they can pull a kid's wagon.
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