Comments on: Potato Bug in Oklahoma

By: ivelostmyself

ivelostmyself — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

I live in Western Oklahoma, close to the Texas Panhandle border. This morning I found one of these bugs by my car. I put him in a cup so my 5 year old son could see him. Then we couldn’t figure out what it was. I looked up “American Burying Beetle” pictures on the internet, and I found this site. And here is my bug! Glad to know what it is.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:45:37 +0000

We live in central Oklahoma and have a lake house at Eufaula in southeast Oklahoma. Over the weekend we also found one of this ugly creatures in our laundry room (at Eufaula) – had no idea what it was. OSU County Extension offices helped me to identify it. Glad to know it’s not poisonous – although a pretty scary. They told us they see them quite often here. Hope not! Don’t care to ever see another one.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:46:30 +0000

I live in the Eastern part of Washington State and we have thus far found a total of 4 of those nasty things at our house, including one running around in the laundry room… my poor mother almost wet herself! These have to be the grossest bugs I’ve ever seen!!

By: kim

kim — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:48:47 +0000

PS I’m in Reno Nevada

By: kim

kim — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:47:45 +0000

OMG! I just discovered one in my yard tonight! I’ve never seen one, it was alarming how big and it’s tentacles…i had to search on what it was! i’m gladtoo this site was here!
-kim

By: bdunham

bdunham — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:22:29 +0000

I found this bug in my yard this morning and had’nt ever seen one before. I came across your website and oddly enough its a Potato bug. I live in Sand Springs , OK. But this isnt the only bug i have found here that i dont know what it is, lol… But i am glad i found your site. thanks…Bobbie