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.

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!

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.

It kind of looks like a Stonefly, but there are 600 species of them. Ouch!

American Stonefly Web Page

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.

Kind of makes you want to reach out to pet him, doesn't it! :eek:

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I really liked his huge eyes.

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You're critter friend's eyes or your husband's if and when he saw the bug? :D

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.

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.