What the hell is this bug?

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

I was working on my PC when I heard this buzzing, I looked at my window and saw the biggest bug I have ever saw on my window screen, it was propably 1-2 inches long, had green eyes (at least on the photo, I don't remember the color of the eyes from when i saw it for real) and had a long big and curved body. I rushed for my new digital camera and took a picture, this image is totally unedited except for cropping and lightness adjustment:
<img src="http://clickhere2surf.com/bug.jpg">

What the hell if this thing?

[Cygnus]

I cant really make it out all that well in the pic but it looks like a silverfish with something glowing on it. the color of the light there looks just like a lightning bug though.

[Spaceman Spiff]

That there's a "BUG", which everybody knows stands for "Big Ugly Guy". Them's poisonous, so don't go gettin' all close 'n personal with that bug. Ya kill 'em with a .357 magnum...flamethrowers work better... ;)

[imaeditedbysowulo]

That looks like a windows installer bug!

I've heard of those things crawling inside of installation packages and wreaking havoc on computers it's installed on.


:D

[Spaceman Spiff]

Here's a clearer pic of that bug's face...

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~sellers/bug/97/ub5-lg.jpg

[FatalException0E]

Hard to see.....dragon fly? cicada?

[Spaceman Spiff]

Nah. It's an evil, green-eyed bug. Them's the worst kind... :eek2:

[Chris_MacMahon]

i belive it's the rare, excotic, space alien...yup that's it that's why mr. spiff is here to protect us all from it's evil rays....

[ilovetheusers]

Oh this one is easy. It's of the species Cantseeitcauseyouusedaflahonthescreenius Butithasaglowingbuttius. The sub-species is Nodanmideaius.

[Archer]

Can you be a bit more specific with your geographic location and the weather at the time ?
Looks dang dangerous though :rolleyes: :D

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

I'm in quebec, Canada. Picture was taken at 10:57 PM with a 1/30 shutter speed and flash.

[Spaceman Spiff]

You should have gone outside the window and taken the picture from the other side. That would have been a great picture... :)

[ClickHere2Surf.com]

Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
You should have gone outside the window and taken the picture from the other side. That would have been a great picture... :)

I was able to capture it in a jar and take more pictures and even videos, I may post some later...

[Spaceman Spiff]

http://www.scifihairball.com/class/sci/50/thempost.jpg

[Archer]

you might try some research here:The Canadian National Collection (CNC) of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (http://res2.agr.ca/ecorc/cnc/)
or here :Canada's Species:Insects (http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/insects/index.htm)
Quote:

Insects

The phylum Arthropoda (Greek for "jointed legs") comprises four major groups: Uniramia (insects and their allies), Chelicerata (such as spiders and scorpions), Crustacea (the often-eaten lobsters and shrimps are in this group) and the extinct Trilobitomorpha (trilobites). Insects are by far the most successful animal group on the planet. Of the 1.5-1.8 million species that have been identified, over 750 000 are estimated to be insects, and the majority of the species yet to be identified are probably insects. Despite their success on land, insects are rarely found in aquatic habitats.

Insects owe their success to several features. The first of these is their rigid, protective exoskeleton (external skeleton). The rigidity of the exoskeleton means that they must shed it to grow; species go through many moults and some undergo complete metamorphosis before they reach adult size. Their bodies are segmented, with many of the segments fused into specialized functional units. A small size and amazing reproductive ability also help. They are also one of only three groups to fly, the other two being the birds and bats.

Approximately thirty-five orders of insects are known, including the Diptera (flies), Coleoptera (beetles), Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Hymenoptera (bees and ants) and Siphonaptera (fleas). The beetles are the most successful order of the insects, numbering about 300 000 described species!

This section contains information on 150 of Canada's insects species, divided into five parts:

Page 2 Beetles (the order Coleoptera)

Page 3 Flies (the order Diptera)

Page 4 Ants, bees, and true bugs (the orders Hymenoptera and Hemiptera)

Page 5 Butterflies, moths and skippers (the order Lepidoptera)

Page 6 Other insects


Does this look like it? (http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/insects/insectpages/Siricidae.htm)

[ScottieM3]

Dragon!