Insect and Spider Identification: Large shrimp like bugs - what are they?, 1 by drcaligari

drcaligari wrote:
These two (yes two) shrimp like bugs, one large and one small, were .. sharing an embrace on my porch.

The larger one was about 3-4 inches long, and the smaller one was about a third of that size. Both of them were barely moving except for the occasional leg twich, though they did manage to separate themselves later in the day.

I have been in this house over 7 years and have never seen anything like this before.

Can anyone tell me what these things are?

Sorry for the slightly blurry shot. I quickly shot this right while my kids were freaking out.