Here in Lower Alabama, expected high today is 90 with a slight chance of rain. It's the insect time of year and the next good rain will likely bring an explosion of insects.

Enjoying a morning cup of coffee, I looked up to see this thing on the outside of my kitchen window. So the view is of the underside of the insect. My guess is the body is about an inch and a half long.

Any ideas what this thing might be ?? ... Thanks !!!

Looks like a leaf-footed bug.

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Originally posted by 12131:
Looks like a leaf-footed bug.

NAILED it ... I think ... THANKS !!!
EDIT: But if that's it, this is a BIG one

https://www.inaturalist.org/ta...nthocephala-declivis

https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-na...ide/leaf-footed-bugs


I'm no entomologist, btw.

OK youse guys are good, went out to move the front water sprinkler and this thing was on the wall, big SOB too, 4 wings, and pincers that it closed aggressively when I picked it up by the wings, body was about 1 and Half inch long, total about three

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Originally posted by 12131:
https://www.inaturalist.org/ta...nthocephala-declivis

https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-na...ide/leaf-footed-bugs


I'm no entomologist, btw.

Thank YOU !!!

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Originally posted by HRK:
OK youse guys are good, went out to move the front water sprinkler and this thing was on the wall, big SOB too, 4 wings, and pincers that it closed aggressively when I picked it up by the wings, body was about 1 and Half inch long, total about three

This thing is still a mystery though ...

I believe the answer is an ant, sir.
Carpenter ant queen?

Do Florida trapjaw ants have wings?

Based on size though, South American Dinoponera.

Looks like a target for a thermonuclear weapon.

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
Looks like a target for a thermonuclear weapon.

From orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

"It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater"

Well, maybe not - I think them critters went extent in the late 1950's.....and some of us 1950's teenagers aren't too far behind.

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Originally posted by HRK:...

Dobson fly

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Originally posted by sigmonkey:

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Originally posted by HRK:...

Dobson fly

That appears to be a winner..

Stick bug.

RMD

Interesting, the dobsonfly’s larvae are hellgrammites, but not the ones we used to fish with. Do not search for images of them on the internet.

HRK,

Whatever the hell that thing is, you keep it there in Orlando. We don't need it here in St. Pete.

Although many despise Google, it does have a very simple search engine that will look at your picture and return the object name and other example pictures.