There I was, minding my own business, taking the land shark out to relieve himself, when I saw this. What the holy heck???
The photo doesn’t do it justice, really. It’s about four inches long, not counting the antennae.
And I’m almost certain that after I snapped the picture it gave me the finger. Or the segmented exoskeleton leg. Or whatever biblical pestilences have.
Oh, and it growled at me, too. I think. I’m pretty sure.
Adventures in Date Night 
wow
It’s not just me, right?
No… I mean, for a non poisonous insect that is pretty freaky.
I’m leaving him waaayyyyy over there.
Or you could ride him around.
Bah-hah-ha! I’m gonna need a bigger saddle. 🙂
HA!
wow! that is some type of alien life form!!!
but kind of cool too. so did ya break out the shot gun as i am sure that would be the thing to do the job. lol
Suppose I used the shotgun and he just broke into a million tiny alien bugs…ewww!
ewwwwwwww….. lol
LOL. I had one jump on my leg and attach itself to my blue jeans several years ago visiting my father-in-law in FL. I damn near wet myself while Beloved tried to get the sucker to release his grip.
I would have pooped myself if that thing had jumped on me.
I felt the ‘thud’ when it hit my leg – almost pissed my pants. I don’t know how I kept from screaming. Prehistoric-looking thing.
It really is prehistoric-looking. Ewww! And me with my ‘dragon slayer’ at work.
LOL
Look you live in a State – which calls flying cockroaches — “Palmetto Bugs”. A Roach is a Roach. I’m not surprised you have an insect species which give you the finger….
Yes, but flying roaches are special. They can get tangled in your hair, at which point you’re compelled to do the roach dance and use dirty words. I think it’s a law or something. Our bugs have attitude.
They get pretty big here in FL too!
Yes, they do. 🙂
We used to have a Bearded Dragon, that we would feed it crickets. Something that big though…well…it might actually eat the Bearded Dragon!!
It’s a gnarly beastie!!
Put out a jar of Skippy to feed the beast! That’ll keep it from attaching itself from any humans, maybe, PS.
Skippy. I’ll give it a whirl. 🙂
Its called an eastern lobber grasshopper. They aren’t scared of much. But….nasty. I’ve encountered them a few times. Yuck.
It was creepy. Thanks for the info. Next time I’ll know what to call it when I call for my Dragon Slayer. 😉
that’s a large hopper you have there. I would take pics of the rather large beetles we have suddenly hatched here, but I am afraid they would get an attitude and try to take my phone. they’re. just. that. big.
Nasty creepy crawlies seem to be an unfortunate side effect of living in the country. I’ll just pretend I don’t see them. And that your Beatles start with a capital and have an EA rather than an EE. 😉