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Jodell88

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WelshBloke

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I see people do that kind of thing pretty often in here too (I watched a department store escalator 11-14 hours a day 7 days a week for almost all of the last 6 months).

I'm guessing that there's a dearth of quality entertainment in your area then? :confused:
 

Hugh Jass

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So....where does this little horror live?

My guess is Florida or Australia.. god damn equator. You don't see anything this hideous on land at the north pole.

It looks like a waterbug....but I don't know if they can fly.


That's the sort of thing that helps me through the crappy winters: Most critters like that are wusses when it comes to temperature.
(I think it snowed here every day this past week. Around 4" fell today.)

Looks like a toebiter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toebiter

They live all over the place, usually near fresh water.

edit: hah jeff7 posted first (toebiter = giant waterbug)
I was also unaware they could fly, but not really surprised since it's an aquatic true-bug (aquatic insects usually disperse by flight; a lot of true-bugs can fly)

Also insect flight usually requires the wings to be warmed up to a certain temperature (apparently 15C/60F) (they may flap their wings to warm them up), thus adult insects usually don't fly in the winter :p. Like most animals/plants, the number of active and/or living insects is lower during winter :D.

temperature vs insect flight
http://www3.nd.edu/~ematlis/z.stuff/effect_temperature_insect_flight.pdf
apparently <11C (~50F) = almost no flight; except for nocturnals/moths; dependent on species


I believe it's from a movie...looks vaguely familiar but I can't quite remember what flick it's from.