arthropod identification

[marcus134]

Today, I'm calling the help of the tempers, my father found this insect inside the house and I would like to know what it is?
We can't really see it on the picture but it has some kind of claw or hook on the tip of its legs.

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I know that entomology isn't the preferred field in the forums, but I'm just curious to see if anyone in the forum has some knowledge on this stuff.

 

[The Catboy]

Well that is an interesting bug I have never seen before

 

[pistone]

maybe its just a dirty bug .....

leaving the jokes apart i know some insects have some kind of parasite mushrooms that divore them outside and inside so maybe this is an example

 

[m3rox]

mmm... troll thread.

Obvious fake, nice try OP.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

How big is the bug?
And have you found any more like it?
The shells of some insects that get into pesticide react something like that.

 

[Ace Overclocked]

mmm... troll thread.

Obvious fake, nice try OP.

don't qualify everything as troll

 

[Waflix]

Is it still alive? Because my mother thinks it is this insect, but completely covered in dust.

 

[spinal_cord]

Google image search seems to think it's a puppy.

 

[Shinigami357]

Is it still alive? Because my mother thinks it is this insect, but completely covered in dust.

This actually looks likely. Credit goes to Waflix's mom, of course. Can't say what it was covered in though, looked like someone covered it with frosting...

 

[hobo33]

Did some searching, and it kinda look like a Masked Hunter bug

Going down to the 2nd pic here would also suggest the same thing

 

[s4mid4re]

Did some searching, and it kinda look like a Masked Hunter bug

Going down to the 2nd pic here would also suggest the same thing

quote from wikipedia:
QUOTEThe masked hunter (Reduvius personatus) is an insect, belonging to the assassin bug (Reduviidae) family. The name refers to the fact that its nymph camouflages itself with dust. The masked hunter is a predator of small arthropods, including woodlice, lacewings, earwigs, and bed bugs.[1] Although they do not feed on human blood, masked hunters can bite humans in self-defence when mishandled. The bite can be very painful, but masked hunters do not transmit any diseases and medical attention is seldom needed.[2]

that seems right on the bull's-eye

 

[marcus134]

Unless somebody brings something else, I believe that hobo33 is right on.

Thank you everybody.

@m3rox, if I wanted to do a troll thread, I would bring something that would cause discord among Tempers, not a bug identification thread.

 

[p1ngpong]

Its a type of bug known as an Assassin Bug, which is also known as a Masked Bedbug Hunter.

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/07/31/mas...edbug-hunter-3/

 

[Mangofett]

Looks kind of a bug shaped yogurt covered pretzel. You should eat it.

 

[.Chris]

I'm scared of dust now... >.

 

[Nimbus]

Wow...never seen anything like that before.

How odd.