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orlan Copenhagen, Denmark Jun 08, 2011

The bug was found in a package from china, dead but has come in contact with human skin.

Can it be contaminated with bacteria? and What kind of a bug is this?

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Jun 09, 2011

I cant really see it clearly enough to identify, however, I CAN see what looks like a hole in the side of it.
It looks like it probably fell prey to a parasitic predator of some type.
The type that lays its eggs on or inside the host, then the offspring eats it from the inside out, eventually emerging.
Maybe.
Like I said, I can't even really see what it is I'm looking at.
But if it makes you feel better most things that effect bugs dont effect us at all.
Just remember to wash your hands and you should be just fine.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 11, 2011

possibly some kind of asian cricket?

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LadyAshleyR Oakland, MD Jun 12, 2011

Whoops that part of my post got cut off. It looks like a grasshopper or cricket to me as well. (My internet went out while I was trying to post lol)

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plexippus Chicago Suburbs, IL(Zone 5b) Jun 14, 2011

Cant see the head very well but it looks like it might be the shed exoskeleton of a dragonfly nymph http://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/3218978789/

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orlan Copenhagen, Denmark Jun 19, 2011

thank you for the identification :)

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