Cicada Skin and House Centipede named Bob

bugman

July 17th, 2005 at 12:00 am

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Cicadas

odd little creature that creeps me out.
I have found your site very useful and thought of you first when I found this at the bottom of my stairs that leads down off my deck. When I went to get my camera I saw another one. And yes, It creeps me out beyond belief. But Im just leaving them there hoping they will go away I would have measured it for you, but I could barely get close enough to take a picture. My best guess is that its around an ince long. And its got these huge brown marble like eyes. anyhow, here is about a million and 5 pictures of it. and for good measure, Here is my picture of a house centipede. (you get so many of them. And thanks to you, I knew what it was. Ive since named him bob.)
Thank you much for all your help
-Mikie


Cicada Skin	House Centipede named Bob

Hi Mikie,
Your creepy critter is a Cicada skin. Nymphs live underground where they feed of the sap in tree roots. When it is time to grow up, they burrow to the surface, climb a stump or fence, split their skins and depart winged adults. They are probably making a buzzing racket in your trees right now. Adults look like enormous flies. Thanks for giving Bob a name. We don’t know about your snails.