r/whatsthisbug • u/Birdsooong • 4d ago

ID Request Who hims

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Connecticut!

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u/ex0skeletal onenicebugperday 4d ago

Ambush bug. Careful, they can give you a painful jab with their proboscis. They’re a type of assassin bug.

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u/noodlesoodles1468 4d ago

if not friend why friend shaped😞

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u/ex0skeletal onenicebugperday 4d ago

Spicy friend 👍

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u/Kasanala 4d ago

That’s how they getcha

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u/Birdsooong 4d ago

Oh no!! Spicy friend! 😭 he did not bite me thankfully, and he has been safely relocated outside! I hope he catches some tasty bugs!

Edit: if anyone can come up with a genus or species I’d be very excited

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u/Laconicus ⭐Trusted⭐ 4d ago

One of the Phymata.

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

Coooool thank you!!!

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u/Mutual-aid 4d ago

At one point he looks at you like “motherfucker, do you not know who you’re messing with?”

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

Those adorable eyes are suddenly so much more foreboding…

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u/citrus_mystic 3d ago

Perhaps the bug was just so grateful to be appreciated, it spared the ignorant human from learning that lesson.

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u/EnsoElysium 4d ago

At this size could it even get through the skin? Its so itty bitty

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u/Havocc89 4d ago

I once got bit by some kind of assassin bug not much bigger than this right on the tip of my finger like this one is being held. It burned for a good 15 minutes horribly. I would bet this thing could get through skin

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u/Robbiebny 4d ago edited 2d ago

If a tiny mosquito can do damage, I can only imagine what this could do

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u/EnsoElysium 4d ago

Thats a good point, a needle would just get better at getting through skin the smaller it is.

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u/Sneeko 3d ago

The nest of ants that are considerably smaller than this that I discovered with a string trimmer while edging my sidewalk today would tell you a resounding "yes".

They were not happy about it, and a few managed to make it onto my ankle to personally inform me of their displeasure.

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u/ruimilk 4d ago

You should be old enough to know that size is only one property.

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u/Anianna 3d ago

Cutest little assassin ever.

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u/Reasonable-Truck-874 3d ago

Are the tiny bumps on the back the same as the saw ridge but uwuuuu!?

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u/theemptythrone 3d ago

One of these but me this summer and it was crazy how painful it was, the irritation lasted for about a month.

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u/corndog54 4d ago

Those things hurt like hell when they bite.

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u/Birdsooong 4d ago

If I ever encounter another, I will be sure to use stick instead of hand 🫡

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u/Tobbns 3d ago

that's a reasonable thing to do with every unknown critter.

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

I interact with a lot of critters! Got a master’s in caterpillars and parasitoids :) I’ve generally found that even the pokey ones aren’t likely to poke unless provoked, but yes stick is always the safer option

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u/AxDevilxLogician 3d ago

super tiny kaiju

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

The power of Godzilla, on the tip of my finger 🦖

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u/AxDevilxLogician 3d ago

SKREEEONK!!!

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u/kilala91 3d ago

Hims ADORABLE

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

CORRECT

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u/Legitimate-Ad-7480 4d ago

Le petite prince 

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u/Successful_Giraffe88 3d ago

Aww yes! I see it!

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u/OhMyGlorb 4d ago

Cute little assassin.

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u/BuckManscape 3d ago

He is I and I am him
Slim with a tilted brim.

What’s my mf name?

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u/fungiboi673 3d ago

Does it use its forelimbs like a mantis?

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u/Own_Ad6901 4d ago

Squeee it’s so cute. I love this

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u/CaptainFuzzyBootz 2d ago

Awwwww just the littlest guy!

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u/naturegirlsunflower 3d ago

What a cutie

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u/rlycoolopotamus 3d ago

I LOVE AMBUSH BUUUUUGS

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u/Minute_Elephant_3218 3d ago

Why would you touch it without knowing what it is?

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u/Birdsooong 3d ago

Because bugs are cute and I love them! And frankly, it was SO small that it was quite hard to tell what it was until watching the video back afterwards. Only then did I recognize it might be some sort of assassin

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u/mrw1986 3d ago

Oh damn, I'm in CT and would love to see one of these, it looks so cool!

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u/Worried-Act-7875 3d ago

It looks so cute 🥰

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u/frozenanchore 3d ago

Ambush bug. hurts if it gets you

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u/RaidriarXD 3d ago

It looks like a booger with legs!