Bug I found

kcarter_10 · #1 Oct 20, 2008, 04:36 PM

I found a large 10 legged bug in my house. It was the color of sand and had two large pinchers in the front. It looked like a huge ant. It was about and inch in length. I tried to squash it but it wouldn't die. It finally did die after I had smacked it over and over with a shoe and squashed its back end. If any one knows what kind of bug this is please let me know! I have attached pictures and it was found in the desert area of california. I have never seen a bug like this in my life!

FlyYakker · Oct 20, 2008, 06:39 PM

As it so happens, back in 2005, RickJ had already answered this one for someone over in the Entomology section. That is where this question actually belongs.

It appears to be a Solfugid.

See http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/entomol...ngs-14969.html



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