I encountered a new bug and have a pic, but the Bugfiles forum seems very daunting. Don't wanna hijack a thread but need 2 know as work in the area won't be completed til I know what it is. Please tell me how to and where I post pic for an answer? Thanks. Please rush reply!
This is the right place, this is the ID forum... can you get any more better pics? I will see what I can find, but that picture doesn't show much. Maybe someone else can recognize it though
I was curious as to what you'd found...had to run over and take a peek....
This is the exact place you need to be to get an answer. If you've got a bit clearer image, I'm sure that will help our bug folks.
My first guess is some kind of Longhorn beetle, the family Cerambycidae. Some have very long legs like your creature
http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=cerambycidae&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhorn_beetle
http://bugguide.net/node/view/171/bgimage
This looks more like the front end of a stick insect (a.k.a. 'walkingstick'); order Phasmida; A clearer photo would be necessary for a positive i.d. as at least 16 species of these insects are known to occur in Texas. Only one is of real concern, namely Anisomorpha buprestoides, the southern two-striped walkingstick, or "spitting devil" - see http://tinyurl.com/ljdchw for an image. This insect can squirt a strong-smelling defensive spray from glands near its head that is painfully irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes.
Suunto,
I believe that's it! Here's a better pic borrowed from BUGFILES
