Friend or foe?

Good insect, part of the assassin bug family. Feeds on other insects.

Damn! Now I wish I didn't flush him down the toilet.

Jeepers dude, does that thing look like a vegan? LOL

stink bug

Pretty big for a stink bug. I'm no expert, though. You sure?

Assassin beetle.

Dang, you grow tomatoes in your bathroom? That is awesome.

Big footed bug.

A water strider. Their evolutionary adaptation that helps them survive is, they're extremely difficult to flush down toilets.

It has a 💀 on its butt

Better go flush twice.

That thing climbs up the sidea the terlet and latches onta you, you're gonna have a hole in the bathroom ceiling.

I kill them things. They are in the same family of vermin that carries sleeping sickness aka kiss of death. They slip and bite you typically around the lips while you are sleeping. Of course that is the African variety that carries it but what with all the other PLAGUES we have here now thanks to worldwide exchanges, Im not taking any chances.

South America and Mexico, we have them in south tx,

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She's raising a brood in the top curve of the toilet. When she comes out. She'll be backed by an army of 1000's.

I got eaten up by a few of those in Tucson one night. Didn’t come down with any weird diseases though.

We have a very wide range of opinions on what it is. Not very helpful.

I got yer helpful right here.

Next time ya see one, grab it in yer bare hand, and shake it for a few seconds.

Won't be no doubt after that.

Hopefully this will help: This is not even close to an assassin or kissing bug. It is a plant sap feeding Leaf Footed Bug in the family Coreidae. I won't bother you with scientific names....you can google them but they all do the same damage. Not a terrible pest unless in high numbers. If you see several or begin to see egg masses then control measures are in order.

Me....an entomologist in a former life.

I did a search for assassin bug and saw hundreds of photos. There are many species of them. This photo is the only one I saw with those hind legs and the long antennae.

Hopefully this will help: This is not even close to an assassin or kissing bug. It is a plant sap feeding Leaf Footed Bug in the family Coreidae. I won't bother you with scientific names....you can google them but they all do the same damage. Not a terrible pest unless in high numbers. If you see several or begin to see egg masses then control measures are in order.

Me....an entomologist in a former life.

Cool. Thanks.

Mine is missing that killer proboscis.

Oderus Urungus

lol

This is not an assassin bug (Reduiviidae)...its a Coreid , the same family as Squash Bug. Search for Leaf Footed Bug

Yep. You got it right. I had better go out and inspect for more before one lays some eggs. My chickens inspect all around my tomato patch each evening before going to roost, so hopefully, they will snatch some if they see any.

I got a plant ID app. There is probably one for insects. Have you looked?

Mystery is now solved, but thanks for the suggestion.

I wouldn't depend on birds or amphibian help in controlling them as they emit a noxious fluid when disturbed and most critters avoid them.

Stink bug. We got invaded by them 8 years ago and now they are all over the place.

Anything like Oderis Uranus?

It appears to be in the family Coreidae. That makes it a leaf footed bug and not an assassin bug.

Yep stink bug, they will bite your tomatoes and leave those yellow splotches all over them. The best part about them is when you squish em in your hand it will give ya the stink finger!

Thanks. Makes sense you'd know it by sight.

Related to the stink bug, but these apparently aren't quite as hard on the tomatoes, and seem to focus on the leaves, although they too might punch holes in a tomato. All my tomatoes look really good at the present, and I hope to keep it that way till I can collect them all.

A democrat

LOL. Essentially, yes. They share an MO.