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We went to a birthday party yesterday and a friend pops out a glass jar and asks us if we have any idea what this critter is. Inside there's the largest insect I ever saw in my life. The thing is huge, in insect proportions. It's over two inches long in body alone, and has these very very long antenea which look more like horns (i.e. they are tougher). It's greyish with some light yellow marking on its tummy and some small red ones on its top.
The guy found it in its backyard and it most certainly isn't local. I am guessing it's somebody's exotic pet that got away? I have no idea really. We are going to rehome it today, give it to somebody who keeps Madagascar hissing beetles and other insects and will probably know how to take care of this critter better than us. Not that I have the slightest inclination to keep it as a pet
I have a cockroach phobia and this thing is way too similar looking. It spooks me just to be in the same room with it. Every now and then, when it climbs its box and drops back down I scream lol.
Here's a picture of our visitor. If anyone knows, or maybe knows anyone who knows, what this insect may be, I would love to know. Sorry I couldn't take a better picture, I was freaking out as it is, opening the hatch of the container to take the picture... Yes, it's over two inches long, so this is pretty much life size, what you see in this picture.
We went to a birthday party yesterday and a friend pops out a glass jar and asks us if we have any idea what this critter is. Inside there's the largest insect I ever saw in my life. The thing is huge, in insect proportions. It's over two inches long in body alone, and has these very very long antenea which look more like horns (i.e. they are tougher). It's greyish with some light yellow marking on its tummy and some small red ones on its top.
The guy found it in its backyard and it most certainly isn't local. I am guessing it's somebody's exotic pet that got away? I have no idea really. We are going to rehome it today, give it to somebody who keeps Madagascar hissing beetles and other insects and will probably know how to take care of this critter better than us. Not that I have the slightest inclination to keep it as a pet
Here's a picture of our visitor. If anyone knows, or maybe knows anyone who knows, what this insect may be, I would love to know. Sorry I couldn't take a better picture, I was freaking out as it is, opening the hatch of the container to take the picture... Yes, it's over two inches long, so this is pretty much life size, what you see in this picture.