That video is just another reminder that in our homes we are surrounded by things that we don’t really want to know about.
Cues up Hall & Oates: “They only come out at night…”
I live by a creek near a wooded area, and I’ve heard rustling at night and looked out to see raccoons, opossums, and skunks, which I also could smell. They share the planet with us, like it or not. I also occasionally see surprisingly big spiders, which usually crawl out of my bathroom sink.
The things that catch my attention are the very flt rear end and the spot. Aside from that the shape resembles a male kissing bug from shapes googling “Texas insects”.
I’m gonna go with my fellow Arkansan Beck on this one.
It doesn’t move anything like a Kissing Bug (Triatominae). They move very deliberately, never “scurrying.”
Have you considered calling the utility company and just asking who’s assigned to your meter? Could be a night shift worker.
Hmmm… he did seem to be carrying a little clipboard.
Why is your camera pointed in such an odd place? Worried someone is going to steal your meter?
Looks like an eyeless cave creature.
Get out of there!
Get out of there!
I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
I was thinking the same thing… until I imagined ThelmaLou saying “Enhance video in sector 4”
My one cat disappears and goes under the house. There’s an opening right behind the meter. I put the camera there to keep track. Sometimes she stays under there all night.
These Wyze cameras are fantastic. Super easy to set up. I can easily move it. It’s attached to the meter with a magnet. I’ve run the cord into the house where it’s plugged in. No need to worry about a battery.
Sounds Legit. You deal with the bug, however.
I think some posters who’ve suggested IDs haven’t noticed the cerci on this particular insect. Cerci are the “pair of forcep-like pincers” (quote from link) on the back. Cochroaches and pill bugs, for example, don’t have 'em. Earwigs and silverfish do.
I think they’re cerci, anyway. In the video, whatever they are don’t seem to move when it crawls.
Cockroaches have very prominent cerci; especially American cockroaches. My initial thought was a species of cockroach specifically because of the cerci in the video.
ETA: Not all cerci are forcep-like, or used for gripping.
Its little head looks more like a type of bug than a cockroach.
There don’t appear to be any in the images of American cockroaches I’ve seen. Even if they have them, they don’t look like what the OP’s insect has.
I’m thinking palmetto bug aka Florida woods cockroach. They’d occasionally sneak in under our garage door in the New Orleans 'burbs.
This can be ruled out because it didn’t notice OP watching and then fly directly at the camera.
FWIW, my experience with palmetto bugs is watching them try to run away from our cats, who were trying to play with them. Then snack on the bugs when they got bored.