# What kind of bug is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277 "2007-10-02T17:16:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277/1 "2007-10-02T17:16:29Z")

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Looks a tad ant-like:

[Bug strolling](http://www.flickr.com/photos/85683368@N00/1472013195/)  
[Bug in the sun](http://www.flickr.com/photos/85683368@N00/1472013199/)

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277/2 "2007-10-02T17:58:40Z")

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[Yellow ant?](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.triaminic.com/us_en/images/ant_1b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.triaminic.com/us_en/ant_1.shtml&h=111&w=285&sz=13&hl=en&start=17&tbnid=vnLyrt_oHySPEM:&tbnh=45&tbnw=115&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dyellow%2Bant%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den)

[citronella/yellow ant](http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/entomology/444-283/444-283.html)?

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277/3 "2007-10-02T18:03:40Z")

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Here’s better [detail](http://entomology.unl.edu/images/yellowants/lgryellowant3.jpg). He seems to have the same parts and proportion as your guy.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277/4 "2007-10-02T18:04:49Z")

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Looks a bit like the nymph stage of the evil “Leaf-footed Plant Bug” : [http://www.edupic.net/Images/Insects/hem\_leaffooted\_nymphs01.JPG](http://www.edupic.net/Images/Insects/hem_leaffooted_nymphs01.JPG)  
(I’ve seen them in yellow).

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bug-is-this/421277/5 "2007-10-02T18:10:29Z")

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I think you got it there **beowulff**. Thanks.