What insect is this?

[TheChort]

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You don't actually have to read this, but it's an interesting story having to do with this very insect:
So my buddy catches this while we are camping. Holds on to it long enough to show off to everyone. When he finally releases it, the bug jumps onto another of my friends, and before he has time to react, practically bounces into the fire...and dies.
So I stroll over to take a look at its remains. As I am looking at its char-broiled body, another bug of the same type, without any provocation flies directly into the fire.
All I could think was WTF?!...BBQ

Anyway, so i have no idea what insect this is.
BTW, this is in Southern Cal

 

[DaTT]

A big, nasty, un-intelligent bug......He'd probably fit in well around ATOT

 

[Bv3]

Brown Lacewing

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: Bv3
Brown Lacewing

they disagree

Brown lacewings are small to medium-sized insects (forewing length 3 to 9 mm in Florida)

EDIT: This green lacewing does look a lot like the one i have. I suppose the two i saw could just be freakishly large

 

[Bv3]

Keep in mind that when they say the size they are measuring only the body and not the wings.

 

[TheChort]

Originally posted by: Bv3
Keep in mind that when they say the size they are measuring only the body and not the wings.

i feel like the body alone was at least an inch

 

[Bv3]

Well that would be DAMN big for a brown lacewing but that is what it looks like.

 

[PurdueRy]

kinda looks like a type of mayfly:

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/uniramia/ephemeroptera/mayfly.jpg

 

[ohtwell]

Originally posted by: Bv3
Brown Lacewing

I agree with you!


: ) Amanda

 

[JoeKing]

easy, it's EVIL. That's what it is.