Halp. What is this thing!?

Oct 21, 2017 7:45 PM

I need to identify this bug so I can administer the appropriate amount of fire.

Found in California

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It is called a nope.

9 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Jerusalem Cricket. They bite...

9 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 1

Just a taste.

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Thank you!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

its a Dark Jerusalem Cricket

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Thank you!

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ALL THE FIRE!

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In Spanish they're called niños de la Tierra

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Yup. Children of the earth. That's what we call them in NM.

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yikes

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Terrifying

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Um dead?

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We used to call them potato bugs

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Appropriate amount is all you got and then some.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think you may need to "administer" the entire fucking sun for that particular bug.

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Mole Cricket?

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

That's a Jerusalem Cricket. Gross little dudes. My middle school was built on a nest, they'd come out of the drinking fountains.

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We caught one in my science class, and put it in just a glass of water. A 4 foot tapeworm came out of it.

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For the love of God don't make the story any worse

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Jesus christ, this story just keeps getting worse!

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Eat it... they’re delicious.

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

My buddy was thinking about it, is that really a thing?

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Jerusalem or "Egyptian" cricket. AKA "Child of the Earth". They CAN bite, but I grew up around these and never got bit. Pretty harmless.

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Hot damn, could it be a termite?

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The length of the width of a brick?

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Dude, i'd rather not assume it's anything else, termites are safe, wood eating critters.

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They're not pests, nor are they a health danger. You don't have to kill it.

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Found the vegan.

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Found the bully.

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Found the SJW

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Found the camp-follower.

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Right, that has to be it. You can get help for your childhood insect trauma you haven't been able to grow up from.

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