Questions

[gilana]

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originally uploaded by gilana.

I have 3 questions.

1. What is this?
2. Why did it just fly out of my bathroom cabinet?
3. Do I need to buy a new toothbrush?

Seriously, this thing was almost 2 inches long. It seemed friendly enough, but you never know.

Comments

[vanguardcdk.livejournal.com]

I saw one of those in our kitchen the other day. Again, seemed harmless enough. Alas, I don't know what it is. (I was kind of thinking maybe it was some kind of Mantis...)

[muffyjo]

Ok, possible a relation of this:Mantidfly


Eats bugs.

details here

[muffyjo]

And actually looks like the coloring of this guy who was classified as:
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)
Family Mantispidae (Mantidflies)
Genus Dicromantispa

[kalliejenn2.livejournal.com]

it looks a lot like a mantis fly to me.

[saraheeyore.livejournal.com]

No idea on 1 and 2, but personally I'd say yes to 3!

[zendzian.livejournal.com]

[begin snark]

1. a bug

2. because you probably trapped it in there somehow.

3. depends on how long it's been since you bought your last toothbrush.

[/end snark]

[rebmommy.livejournal.com]

always a good idea to buy a new toothbrush at least every 6 months - no need to buy a new bug - they seem to find their way on their own