dealerdave Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Never seen this guy before. Does anybody know what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guiness Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 It looks like a kissing bug. Be careful, if it is, they bite both animals and humans. Nasty... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Guiness said: It looks like a kissing bug. Look again G, here is a kissing bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rckrckr Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 It's probably a harmless Leaf-Footed bug, common in No. America, including Mexico. Leaf footed bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 Quite distinctive from 'guesses' so far me thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 My gardner got bit by that bug his hand swelled up to twice its size, good thing he went to clinica the doctor said it could spread to whole body with in hours you could die, they are not too common here, l had fumitec spray my whole garden and green house to get rid if them. Nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, artsnob said: My gardner got bit by that bug... That bug is harmless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, artsnob said: My gardner got bit by that bug his hand swelled up to twice its size, good thing he went to clinica the doctor said it could spread to whole body with in hours you could die, they are not too common here, l had fumitec spray my whole garden and green house to get rid if them. Nasty No, you have it confused with something else. The bug pictured is harmless. 3 hours ago, Guiness said: It looks like a kissing bug. Be careful, if it is, they bite both animals and humans. Nasty... No, it doesn't look anything like a kissing bug. And the bite of a kissing bug isn't dangerous. It's their feces which carries a parasite which causes a disease called Chagas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 I think it has still yet to be named. Look at the 2 photos. It looks different than a leaf footed bug....similar but.... EDIT; I'm conviced you are correct - leaf footed but have not found that variety yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timjwilson Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 http://www.knowyourinsects.org/Hemiptera1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 If it is the same , and it looks like it is , in Chiapas it is called tutsis in Tzeltal , it is a type of stink bug. If you touch it it stinks but it is harmless. Tsis in maya is to fart.. so it gives you an idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcstroker Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 hours ago, bmh said: If it is the same , and it looks like it is , in Chiapas it is called tutsis in Tzeltal , it is a type of stink bug. If you touch it it stinks but it is harmless. Tsis in maya is to fart.. so it gives you an idea... Good to know. A couple of days ago I had the same exact bug staring at me through our office window as I was on the computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floradude Posted December 23, 2020 Report Share Posted December 23, 2020 Whatever it is I would not like to meet it close up and personal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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