help me identify this insect:

[cork_soaker]

6 or 7 of these appeared on a window screen in my house today
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4...g028622cf0.jpg

[cork_soaker]

i'm thinking it is a beetle belonging to the Coleoptera order

[Hate the Hater]

Painted Hickory Borer

[cork_soaker]

i think this is it:

Megacyllene robiniae - Locust Borer

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by Hate the Hater

Painted Hickory Borer

well done

[dean_r_koontz]

i thought there was going to be a picture of a boarder

[wHATcOLOR]

oh, that's the north american six-legged coark-coaker bug

[Starla]

I've seen these in the midwest, and they're box elder bugs. they can be yellow or red.

[JapanAlex]

i wonder what it tastes like..

[Hate the Hater]

Originally Posted by Starla

I've seen these in the midwest, and they're box elder bugs. they can be yellow or red.

Painted Hickory Borer

http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/bygl/Paint...y_Borer_JB.jpg

[SlingeroGuitaro]

bugs suck

[wally]

his isn't as colorful. shame.

[Ever]

Those looks cool but this



looks cooler

[SlingeroGuitaro]

is that from ghostbusters?

[mxzombie]

it's a thunderstorm colliding with a plume of volcanic ash

[Caine Walker]

Originally Posted by SlingeroGuitaro

is that from ghostbusters?

lol

[Eulogy]

http://www.osomin.com/boxelder.jpg

these motherfuckers are ALL OVER my house in the summer. late summer usually, i think. maybe early fall. whatever. if you go in the basement near the windows on one side of it, the floor is COVERED in these assholes. ugh.

[Eulogy]

actually in the basement it's usually just their wings. kind of creepy. i don't know what happens to their bodies.

[tcm]

Originally Posted by Hate the Hater

Painted Hickory Borer

http://hcs.osu.edu/albums/bygl/Paint...y_Borer_JB.jpg

looks like they're putting on a vaudeville routine! hot dog!

[Eulogy]

hahaha

[teh b0lly!!1]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

disgusting roaches in basement

are you fucking serious?
i have the most intense loathing for any kind of insect.
i freak the fuck out if there's a fucking cockroach in my house

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

http://www.osomin.com/boxelder.jpg

these motherfuckers are ALL OVER my house in the summer. late summer usually, i think. maybe early fall. whatever. if you go in the basement near the windows on one side of it, the floor is COVERED in these assholes. ugh.

those are box elder bugs.
occasionally around here (and where you are, it seems) during warmer months their population skyrockets and they gather in disturbingly large groups. they don't seem to really do much, but their mere presence seems to freak people out. i'm guessing they do damage to plants or something when they become too numerous. more bat food, i say.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

are you fucking serious?
i have the most intense loathing for any kind of insect.
i freak the fuck out if there's a fucking cockroach in my house

oh they're not roaches. at all. geeze. i guess it's hard to tell by the picture i posted, but they're tiny, harmless little guys. the type of insect that doesn't really freak me out at all. it's just kinda when you see so many of them all clustered together chillin' out on the windowsill in my basement.

[BumbleBeeMouth]

Originally Posted by Ever

Those looks cool but this



looks cooler

[teh b0lly!!1]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

oh they're not roaches. at all. geeze. i guess it's hard to tell by the picture i posted, but they're tiny, harmless little guys. the type of insect that doesn't really freak me out at all. it's just kinda when you see so many of them all clustered together chillin' out on the windowsill in my basement.

never seen one of those at all, so i couldnt tell really.
roaches freak me out though. i once had a friend who lived in florida and he told me his cats try to catch the roaches but they're too quick.
can you even fathom that there is an insect that a cat cant catch up with? thats crazy

[Eulogy]

there was a cockroach in my roommate's guitar case last semester

i flipped the fuck out. it was HUGE.

[You Said]

http://www.whatsthatbug.com

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by You Said

http://www.whatsthatbug.com

Dear Jen Cifone,
When we opened your email today, we couldn't imagine what we had done to deserve such a vehement response coupled with such a strong personal insult. Rarely do we encounter such bitterness in our readership. We searched our email inbox and found the query your wrote the day before and can only deduce that your anger stems from the fact that you did not get a response from us within 24 hours. We will now attempt to remedy that oversight. Your photo is out of focus and is totally useless for identification purposes. We do, however, have some personal advice for you. You might consider going back to school to learn how to write and spell as your communication skills are clearly lacking. Your grammar is atrocious and we have no idea what a bathtube is. While you are improving your basic skills, you might want to consider enrolling in a photography class so you can take images that will be helpful for any further identifications you desire. You might also want to consider rounding out your re-education by enrolling in an etiquette class. That will probably also benefit you greatly. On a positive note, you have been awarded our Third Ever Nasty Reader Award. Congratulations. Additionally, we will open the identification of your mysterious blurry creature to our readership, who may have suggestions or general comments to pass your way. By all means readership, write to Jen Cifone at babygunit20012003@yahoo.com and tell her what you think.

Ed. Note: We seriously believe that Jen Cifone has a bet going that she could win the Nasty Reader Award. We can't imagine anyone composing her original letter with such blatant disregard for the English language nor anyone with half a brain thinking they could get that blurry photo identified.