Comments on: The Weirdest Insects in the World http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:33:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Forgetive http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-2/#comment-1967759 Forgetive Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:11:07 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1967759 33 flatflee yours sounds like a whip scorpion but its a guess. Yay bees are awesome, & their sting helps relieve arthritis. Check your blankets before going to bed! 33 flatflee yours sounds like a whip scorpion but its a guess. Yay bees are awesome, & their sting helps relieve arthritis. Check your blankets before going to bed!

]]> By: didik http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1961121 didik Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:16:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1961121 i like this..i have 1 insect with incredible head..do tou want watch..call me.. i like this..i have 1 insect with incredible head..do tou want watch..call me..

]]> By: PRE http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1958835 PRE Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:09:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1958835 I think TheDude430 may have an Emesine assassin bug like the one at http://bugguide.net/node/view/293156/bgimage--though one that's probably different from the one that bit FreyaBorealis. TheDude430 might want to post his pictures to http://bugguide.net/node/add/bgimage/6 (he'll need to register first, though doing so is free) to get a more definitive identification. I think TheDude430 may have an Emesine assassin bug like the one at http://bugguide.net/node/view/293156/bgimage–though one that’s probably different from the one that bit FreyaBorealis. TheDude430 might want to post his pictures to http://bugguide.net/node/add/bgimage/6 (he’ll need to register first, though doing so is free) to get a more definitive identification.

]]> By: abby http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1951151 abby Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:01:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1951151 EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Now i feel like i got ot look where i step. its like so groos.And i got to send this to everyone i know!!!!!!!!! EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! Now i feel like i got ot look where i step. its like so groos.And i got to send this to everyone i know!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: ardhie http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1945951 ardhie Sun, 16 May 2010 05:05:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1945951 what a weird Insect have i ever seen what a weird Insect have i ever seen

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1858422 Jeffrey Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:57:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1858422 The penis of the seed beetle is just grousom. The penis of the seed beetle is just grousom.

]]> By: Kusno Sosrodihardjo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1855066 Kusno Sosrodihardjo Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:02:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1855066 Coba katakan pada saya lebih banyak tentang hidup ibu anda, saya masih bisa meraba lidahnya yang bergesekan dengan buah pelir saya. Coba katakan pada saya lebih banyak tentang hidup ibu anda, saya masih bisa meraba lidahnya yang bergesekan dengan buah pelir saya.

]]> By: Cpmb http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1854024 Cpmb Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:09:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1854024 TheDude430 that would be a baby mantis in my opinion. You can tell by the front legs and by the fact I have had 3 egg sacs hatch in my house over the years. Just thought you would like to know. TheDude430 that would be a baby mantis in my opinion. You can tell by the front legs and by the fact I have had 3 egg sacs hatch in my house over the years. Just thought you would like to know.

]]> By: TheDude430 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1820916 TheDude430 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:43:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1820916 Hi all... I took these pics of this insect which I have no clue what it is... maybe some of you guys could identify it for me... cheers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedude430/ Hi all… I took these pics of this insect which I have no clue what it is… maybe some of you guys could identify it for me… cheers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedude430/

]]> By: R. White http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1809471 R. White Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:02:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1809471 Does anyone know the name of the cricket that lives in the Himalayan Mtn. that freezes completely for a few months, than thaws itself???? Does anyone know the name of the cricket that lives in the Himalayan Mtn. that freezes completely for a few months, than thaws itself????

]]> By: glenn anthony s. plarisan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1799669 glenn anthony s. plarisan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:08:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1799669 there is a spider there is a

spider

]]> By: glenn anthony s. plarisan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1795704 glenn anthony s. plarisan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:38:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1795704 paper wasps r the wost biters christer is right the only good bug is a dead bug paper wasps r the wost biters christer is right the only good bug is a dead bug

]]> By: Gavin Ryan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1671612 Gavin Ryan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:36:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1671612 this is the gayest website i ahve ever been on this is the gayest website i ahve ever been on

]]> By: Gavin Ryan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1671610 Gavin Ryan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:35:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1671610 Not you fockers Not you fockers

]]> By: Gavin Ryan http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1671609 Gavin Ryan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:34:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1671609 Those bugs are so scary. That poor bat Those bugs are so scary. That poor bat

]]> By: dodi3384 (indonesian) http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1348948 dodi3384 (indonesian) Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:23:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1348948 cukup menarik, jadi tambah tahu tentang beragamnya bentuk kehidupan serangga. interesting, let me know more about the variety of insect life. cukup menarik, jadi tambah tahu tentang beragamnya bentuk kehidupan serangga. interesting, let me know more about the variety of insect life.

]]> By: Mosquito http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1335068 Mosquito Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:40:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1335068 well those insects are not the Most pretty once, if you can say that. well those insects are not the Most pretty once, if you can say that.

]]> By: Hu Jass http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1234875 Hu Jass Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:41:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1234875 lol this is funny. DIE baby bat DIE. JK Jk. feel bad for the poor bat but it life. something none of you have. JK JK. but no seriously lol this is funny. DIE baby bat DIE. JK Jk. feel bad for the poor bat but it life. something none of you have. JK JK. but no seriously

]]> By: Flatflee http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1137842 Flatflee Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:09:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-1137842 So, I was at my friends house and we went in the backyard where her mom was cleaning the pool. By the steps in the water was the biggest, ugliest,bug I have ever seen in my life. We put it in a net and it started moving! Dad dunked it in the pool and after to long, it passed away. We are keeping it in a bug container. Before it faked its death, but then started moving in the water. We aren't sure what it is or if it is still alive. It looks like a giant ant/ scorpian with cricket like form,and color, but it doesn't have wings. So beware of it because we couldn't find out what it was on the internet. So, I was at my friends house and we went in the backyard where her mom was cleaning the pool. By the steps in the water was the biggest, ugliest,bug I have ever seen in my life. We put it in a net and it started moving! Dad dunked it in the pool and after to long, it passed away. We are keeping it in a bug container. Before it faked its death, but then started moving in the water. We aren’t sure what it is or if it is still alive. It looks like a giant ant/ scorpian with cricket like form,and color, but it doesn’t have wings. So beware of it because we couldn’t find out what it was on the internet.

]]> By: Rare Insects http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-874553 Rare Insects Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:31:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-874553 Very nice... we have a few orchid mantises in our farm as well and they are really cute. We manage to shoot a video of an adult mantis catching a small butterfly, it was a lucky shot. Cheers Very nice… we have a few orchid mantises in our farm as well and they are really cute. We manage to shoot a video of an adult mantis catching a small butterfly, it was a lucky shot.

Cheers

]]> By: Enezio E. de Almeida Filho http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-504070 Enezio E. de Almeida Filho Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:55:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-504070 Keep up the great work! Cheers from Brazil! Keep up the great work!

Cheers from Brazil!

]]> By: James http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-413034 James Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:48:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-413034 Sorry, coleop-terra.com Sorry, coleop-terra.com

]]> By: James http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-413031 James Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-413031 Look at this: Coleop-Terra - Faaaantastic!!!! Look at this:
Coleop-Terra – Faaaantastic!!!!

]]> By: Randi http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-411791 Randi Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:40:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-411791 This was a great article. I really enjoyed reading and learning more about these insects. I had not heard of most of the insects listed above. I really enjoyed the Orchid mantis. That insect really does look like an orchid. This was a great article. I really enjoyed reading and learning more about these insects. I had not heard of most of the insects listed above. I really enjoyed the Orchid mantis. That insect really does look like an orchid.

]]> By: maman http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-307266 maman Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:39:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-307266 we need more pesticide. i hate bugs we need more pesticide. i hate bugs

]]> By: Beergeek http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-276411 Beergeek Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:57:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-276411 I like turtles. I like turtles.

]]> By: Christer http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-260660 Christer Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:41:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-260660 The only good bug is a dead bug! The only good bug is a dead bug!

]]> By: me? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-260396 me? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:27:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-260396 i mean, over a course of 60million years, these insects know how to live,reproduce and of course,devide and conquer, i loved the post on how the millions of army ants took down a larger ant,ripped its wings off,and "imprisoned" it with the queen...poor guy lol i mean, over a course of 60million years, these insects know how to live,reproduce and of course,devide and conquer, i loved the post on how the millions of army ants took down a larger ant,ripped its wings off,and “imprisoned” it with the queen…poor guy lol

]]> By: maureen http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-255979 maureen Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:24:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-255979 wait, i didn't read that whole paragraph under it. it IS a kind of rhinoceros beetle wait, i didn’t read that whole paragraph under it. it IS a kind of rhinoceros beetle

]]> By: maureen http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-255976 maureen Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:22:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-255976 actually, the strongest isn't a hercules beetle, its a rhino beetle. saw it on animal planet actually, the strongest isn’t a hercules beetle, its a rhino beetle. saw it on animal planet

]]> By: A Jetter http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-254929 A Jetter Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:18:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-254929 @Jon. Keith is right. The article labels wasps as pollinators in the "Weird Lifecycle" section, not the section about bees. "[the twisted-wing parasite] will climb a flower and wait for an insect pollinator (bee or wasp) to come along." @Jon. Keith is right. The article labels wasps as pollinators in the “Weird Lifecycle” section, not the section about bees.

“[the twisted-wing parasite] will climb a flower and wait for an insect pollinator (bee or wasp) to come along.”

]]> By: LOLWTF http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-252120 LOLWTF Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:08:21 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-252120 touche Miss Cellania touche Miss Cellania

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-247794 Miss Cellania Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:30:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-247794 Aleph, did you work for a bear or a robot? Aleph, did you work for a bear or a robot?

]]> By: Aleph http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-247791 Aleph Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:29:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-247791 Bears do eat honey, they're omnivorous and spend as much time eating honey, berries, etc., as they do fish, carcasses, garbage, sharks, and robots (I know, as I used to work for one, and I asked). Bears do eat honey, they’re omnivorous and spend as much time eating honey, berries, etc., as they do fish, carcasses, garbage, sharks, and robots (I know, as I used to work for one, and I asked).

]]> By: farty http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-247604 farty Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:56:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-247604 mighty warrior: winnie the pooh isnt real mighty warrior: winnie the pooh isnt real

]]> By: Nora http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-247365 Nora Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:15:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-247365 Yay for Hercules and Goliath beetles. Love beetles. They're awesome. :) Yay for Hercules and Goliath beetles. Love beetles. They’re awesome. :)

]]> By: Warrior http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-247218 Warrior Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:52:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-247218 Bears eat honey. Haven't you ever heard of Winnie the Pooh?? That fool can consume a couple jars easy if he's left alone. Plus it's hard not to eat honey while scooping a handful of bee larvae. Bears eat honey. Haven’t you ever heard of Winnie the Pooh?? That fool can consume a couple jars easy if he’s left alone. Plus it’s hard not to eat honey while scooping a handful of bee larvae.

]]> By: Jo http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246609 Jo Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:18:40 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246609 Great article, just one thing. Bears don't eat honey, they eat bee larvae. Great article, just one thing. Bears don’t eat honey, they eat bee larvae.

]]> By: Jon http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246336 Jon Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:14:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246336 @Keith Wright - He said bees, not wasps!And there's a picture of a bee! @Keith Wright – He said bees, not wasps!And there’s a picture of a bee!

]]> By: Rory http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246333 Rory Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:05:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246333 "[Yellowjackets] ... are master architects, chemists, and engineers." Couldn't have said it better myself. Go Georgia Tech Yellowjackets! “[Yellowjackets] … are master architects, chemists, and engineers.”

Couldn’t have said it better myself. Go Georgia Tech Yellowjackets!

]]> By: subcorpus http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246311 subcorpus Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:34:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246311 very informative article ... went to youtibe right after i read this ... watched a few videos and i am now a wiser man ... hehe ... very informative article …
went to youtibe right after i read this …
watched a few videos and i am now a wiser man …
hehe …

]]> By: Keith Wright http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246187 Keith Wright Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:29:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246187 You mention wasps as a pollinator, but they are not, they eat meat. You mention wasps as a pollinator, but they are not, they eat meat.

]]> By: Pieter Uithol http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246162 Pieter Uithol Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:06:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246162 Alien life forms..... simply amazing creatures. Alien life forms….. simply amazing creatures.

]]> By: FreyaBorealis http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246128 FreyaBorealis Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:36:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246128 The link on Assassin Bugs ends with this sentence: "Assassin bugs probably have the most painful bites caused by insects." I emphatically agree! One warm night in the summer of 1993 I was laying in bed reading while my baby slept in the next room and my husband was getting ready for bed. Suddenly I felt the most intense, lancinating pain I had ever experienced, on the soft inner flesh of my upper left arm just above the elbow. The pain grew and grew for what seemed like a full minute while I shrieked so loudly my husband came flying out of the bathroom and my son woke up screaming. I jumped out of bed, threw back the covers and laying there was this jet black beetle like insect with a pointy "nose" protruberance. It was at least an inch long. We trapped it with a cup and transferred it to a jar. My husband took it to work the next day because one of his coworker's husbands was an entomologist who immediately i.d.'ed it as an Assassin Bug. As for me, over the course of several days I developed a firm welt about the size of a tennis ball in diameter that was obviously raised up from the surrounding skin. It ached, itched and burned like hell. I went to the doctor who said it was "just" a hyper-reaction to this particular insect's sting, and he sent me home with cortisone cream. After about two weeks it cleared up but I will never, ever forget how intense the pain of that stinger was, second only to the pain of birthing my two babies... FWIW, we never saw another of those bugs in our house for the remaining 12 years we lived there, nor had anyone I spoke to about it ever seen such a creature in these parts (NW Penna). We figured it had gotten in the house via a small hole in the window screen; at the time, a huge maple tree's limbs extended across the yard and passed directly over that window onto the roof... The link on Assassin Bugs ends with this sentence: “Assassin bugs probably have the most painful bites caused by insects.” I emphatically agree! One warm night in the summer of 1993 I was laying in bed reading while my baby slept in the next room and my husband was getting ready for bed. Suddenly I felt the most intense, lancinating pain I had ever experienced, on the soft inner flesh of my upper left arm just above the elbow. The pain grew and grew for what seemed like a full minute while I shrieked so loudly my husband came flying out of the bathroom and my son woke up screaming. I jumped out of bed, threw back the covers and laying there was this jet black beetle like insect with a pointy “nose” protruberance. It was at least an inch long. We trapped it with a cup and transferred it to a jar. My husband took it to work the next day because one of his coworker’s husbands was an entomologist who immediately i.d.’ed it as an Assassin Bug. As for me, over the course of several days I developed a firm welt about the size of a tennis ball in diameter that was obviously raised up from the surrounding skin. It ached, itched and burned like hell. I went to the doctor who said it was “just” a hyper-reaction to this particular insect’s sting, and he sent me home with cortisone cream. After about two weeks it cleared up but I will never, ever forget how intense the pain of that stinger was, second only to the pain of birthing my two babies…

FWIW, we never saw another of those bugs in our house for the remaining 12 years we lived there, nor had anyone I spoke to about it ever seen such a creature in these parts (NW Penna). We figured it had gotten in the house via a small hole in the window screen; at the time, a huge maple tree’s limbs extended across the yard and passed directly over that window onto the roof…

]]> By: Crave TV http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-246100 Crave TV Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:24:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-246100 Simply amazing. Simply amazing.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-245975 Alex Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:19:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-245975 The driver ants give me the willies! The driver ants give me the willies!

]]> By: tuco http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-245901 tuco Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:17:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-245901 The biggest is Titan Beetle up to 6.5 inches (16.7cm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanus_giganteus http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/lifeintheundergrowth/video.shtml The biggest is Titan Beetle up to 6.5 inches (16.7cm)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanus_giganteus

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/lifeintheundergrowth/video. shtml

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-245720 Miss Cellania Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:05:38 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-245720 Johnald, that is wild! If I hadn't looked at a ton of mantises for this post, I'd have never spotted that one. Johnald, that is wild! If I hadn’t looked at a ton of mantises for this post, I’d have never spotted that one.

]]> By: Johnald_Chaffinch http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-245715 Johnald_Chaffinch Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:38:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-245715 a video of an Orchid Mantis here that i filmed catching a damselfly: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo6xt3uUsaQ a video of an Orchid Mantis here that i filmed catching a damselfly: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo6xt3uUsaQ

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-245713 SenorMysterioso Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:34:15 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/08/the-weirdest-insects-in-the-world/#comment-245713 insect posts make me itchy insect posts make me itchy

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