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ashleyym Sudbury, Canada Nov 08, 2011

I'm not sure what this bug is, I've never seen it before, and it really creeps me out!! Someone help!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 09, 2011

Did this object move at all? It looks like the detached abdomen of a larva of an insect in the order Neuroptera - http://www.backyardnature.net/pix/owlflylv.jpg

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ashleyym Sudbury, Canada Nov 09, 2011

I think my cat attacked it so no it wasn't moving, what exactly is it though? My boyfriend had some sort of bite on his wrist, could this be what bit him?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 10, 2011

Theoretically possible, but extremely unlikely.

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nmcnear Novato, CA(Zone 10a) Nov 10, 2011

Looks like the remains of a sowbug/woodlouse - not actually a bug, but a type of terrestrial crustacean. There are many species and they're found throughout much of the world. They can't bite and feed mainly on damp, decaying vegetation.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 10, 2011

Good possibility - I hadn't considered that as I could see no traces of legs.

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