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Asked Jan 1, 2009, 05:48 PM — 6 Answers
I found this bug beside my back door in November, (although the properties on my picture show Feb. This railing was not put up until the first of Oct). I have never seen anything like this before.
I wish I had captured him/it but wasn't sure if it were dangerous or not.
For sizing purposes, the post it is on is 3" on the section it is on.

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Jan 1, 2009, 06:45 PM
Hi, nonserenity!

Oh my, what a creature! Let's see, six legs, two very long antennae. Are there any wings? Did it jump at all? Where are you located, please? It might help to know that.

Thanks!
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Jan 1, 2009, 06:51 PM
Sorry, should have said I'm in middle Georgia. I don't know if it had wings or not, although it looks like they are folded. I was in a hurry and barely had time to snap the pictures before hubby drove off. I really liked his hugh eyes.
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Jan 1, 2009, 07:55 PM
It kind of looks like a Stonefly, but there are 600 species of them. Ouch!

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Jan 1, 2009, 08:07 PM
Thanks!

You really did do a great job with taking the pictures! We also know that he's spotted. Just to get a closer look at your critter, I've done close-ups on the images and made them a little brighter.

Kinda makes you want to reach out to pet him, doesn't it!

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Jan 1, 2009, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nonserenity View Post
I really liked his huge eyes.
You're critter friend's eyes or your husband's if and when he saw the bug?

I just had to add that...! LOL!

The eyes on the bug are interesting. They kind of do look like the eyes of a fly.
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Jan 22, 2009, 11:32 AM
That bug is generally called a long-horned beetle (family Cerambycidae). The species might be a flat faced longhorn, probably Aegomorphus modestus (Subfamily Lamiinae, Tribe Acanthoderini, Genus Aegomorphus) Check this website Flat Faced Longhorn - Aegomorphus modestus - BugGuide.Net It appears there are some variations in the wing patterns. The larvae of most long horned beetles are wood borers. Some species are very destructive to trees.
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