Thursday, January 9, 2014

the ants go marching


A new-to-me Texan bug spotted on the walk today.  This critter is about 2 inches long~no idea what it is.

Update: my friend Chris sent me this link and now we've got a name.

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  1. Um... I've seen bugs like that before; couldn't tell ya what it is, though. Looks related to a long horned beetle or a ground beetle (which is an awfully descriptive name, I'll tell ya).

    I'm glad it's not a fire ant, or a sugar ant, or any of the other hideous ants in Texas that it COULD be... (Hideous Ants of Texas... sounds like a good name for a ska band.)

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    1. I like that band name!

      Yes, grateful it was not an ant and grateful that it was about 1.5 miles from my front door!

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