[nonserenity]

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.

[Clough]

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!

[nonserenity]

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.

[KISS]

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

American Stonefly Web Page

[Clough]

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:

[Clough]

I really liked his huge eyes.

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.

[gnahcd]

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.