Wierd bug

I just had a strange moment about 2 minutes ago.

I was reading the forum when sudenly a huge bug landed on my screen. Well nothing strange now.

But after a few seconds it hit me, how the hell did it get in my room because the door was closed and the windows were shut.

After studying it for about a minute or so when i blinked it dissapeared ... literaly ...
I searched for it all over the room and still nothing.

Description: a combination of a centipede and a grasshopper with wings (yes it flew)...


PS: still searching for it...

reply to post by AlexIR
No picture, eh?

Makes it harder to believe. Draw us a picture, maybe we can identify it that way. The description so far is a tiny bit vague.

It could have filtered through into our dimension...

reply to post by butcherguy


Here is a drawing (yeah i suck a lot at drawing in paint ... so ...)

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And how the hell could i take a picture if it just dissapeared ... ? Did you think it through more than 1 second? ..

reply to post by AlexIR
Here are some things that it would help to know:
How big? Length and width.
What color(s)?
How many legs?
Any other things that stuck out to you: eyes, odd appendages and that sort of thing.

reply to post by AlexIR
Take a look at the stonefly,

Here.

Or maybe the Dobsonfly...

Here

reply to post by butcherguy


Also maybe location too, would help pinpoint what species we are looking for here.

Im gonna be itchy after this.....

reply to post by butcherguy


The odd things:
-color- greenish brown
-number of legs- 5 on each side - total 10 (never seen a bug with 10 legs before so ...)
-other- 4 antenas which could move independently
-eyes- 2 redish brown in color
-size- 8-10cm length 0.75cm width ...
-location- central Romania

Hope this helps you with identifying ... because i have had no luck so far.

Originally posted by AlexIR
reply to post by butcherguy

 

Here is a drawing (yeah i suck a lot at drawing in paint ... so ...)

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When he flies, two of his legs disappear? I think we're dealing with something new here...

reply to post by AlexIR


Sorry bud, things just don't disappear. Also, it probably rode in on your back from outside when you got home. No mystery here..move along...

Originally posted by AlexIR
reply to post by butcherguy

 

The odd things:
-color- greenish brown
-number of legs- 5 on each side - total 10 (never seen a bug with 10 legs before so ...)
-other- 4 antenas which could move independently
-eyes- 2 redish brown in color
-size- 8-10cm length 0.75cm width ...

Hope this helps you with identifying ... because i have had no luck so far.

Wow, thanks for the further description.
Ten legs rules out insects. Rules out most species, as a matter of fact.

This may be paranormal.

reply to post by goochball


Is this an invasion of people that refuse to use their freaking brains? ...

If the legs are bellow the wings why the hell should i draw them if you see the bug from above? ... geez ...

The Dobsonfly has markings on its wings that appear to be extra legs.

Is that a possibility?

OOPS, I just noticed the location. I don't know crap about Romanian fauna.

reply to post by SirClem


Haven't been outside today and if it came through my window while it was open it whould have been a greater mystery because i have a screen to keep insects out ..

reply to post by butcherguy


Well it couldn't be that because the legs were clear and they moved so ... i had enough time to study it a bit so ...

But it looks like like the stonefly you posted above but add more legs and 2 more antenas ... and stretch it...

reply to post by AlexIR


Sometimes they still get in. Trying to identify the bug - i'm with, but trying to say that it disappeared is a completely different story. Good luck with the identification

reply to post by butcherguy


I was just reading up on Dobsons and yeah they are there too I believe from what I was able to find. They are close to the description.

Originally posted by topherman420
reply to post by butcherguy

 

I was just reading up on Dobsons and yeah they are there too I believe from what I was able to find. They are close to the description.

That could be it then.
The male Dobsonfly's mandibles are extremely long and may look like a second pair of antennae to an observer that isn't familiar with them.

reply to post by butcherguy


Yeah those things fangs made me shudder. Such little things cause us "giants" to run the other way and scream in fear, yet we can...well...squash them like a bug.

I never want to see a dobson fly on my computer....*shudders*