Boeing747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 595 times:
Hi,
Even though this is in the non-aviation forum, it may sound very weird.
This story starts about 4 weeks ago. I am in my room and something catches my eye, I looked down at the carpet and here's this small, black bug. I tried to kill it, but it flew away. The same occurence happend 2 more times and I couldn't even desrcibe how the bug looked.
Last night, I saw it walking around on the floor again. It is a long and narrow black bug, sometimes it flies short distances. This time, I was able to hit it with a magazine, I hit it hard too. After I hit it, it start making weird "pop" noises, as it made the noises, it seemed to pop inside as well. This may sound like a very odd thing to post on airliners.net, but I have tried to search for it to find info.
BTW, after I hit it, it quit the noises and scampered away under furniture.
Can anyone please give me some info on this bug, is it dangerous?
Delta777-XXX From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 1017 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 12 hours ago) and read 532 times:
Iflycoach From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1015 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 510 times:
You need to get off airliners.net (How Could I Say Such A Thing) Turn Of Your Computer, & Get Some Sleep!
Boeing747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 9 hours ago) and read 507 times:
I guess I was frustrated about it when I posted this, but I can't find anything about it. I don't spend much time on airliners.net, just in the evening and night.
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 6, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 506 times:
If it's making a popping sound, and it flies, it is probably some type of beetle.
I don't know about the insects in the Southwest, but I would suppose you could narrow your search down by specifying the Texas-type climate (is Austin in a humid area, or are you in a semi-arid area? I've never been there).
Samurai 777 From Canada, joined Jan 2000, 2451 posts, RR: 5 Reply 7, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 506 times:
Maybe it was just a harmless dragonfly you tried to swat! Or an ichneumon wasp. I'm not an expert on bugs and other creepy-crawlies, but these two have long, narrow bodies and can fly. Both are harmless, I can tell you that. Don't know about the popping noises, though.
Are you sure your not seeing or hearing things that aren't there are you?
Boeing747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 500 times:
??? What do you mean? I have seen this thing a few times. I hit it once and it did make noises, they are very hard to decribe, trust me, I'm not seeing or hearing anything that doesn't exist.
Iflycoach From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1015 posts, RR: 2 Reply 9, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 494 times:
Just Giving You A Hard Time
BTW: I Have Never Crushed A Bug And Heard It Go Pop!
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 11, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 489 times:
I just looked up "insects" on Yahoo! and that's the best one I found quickly. Hmm... let's see... be back in a sec...
Ahh... This one's supposed to have pics. http://www.coleoptera.org/ It's named after the beetle genus. I really think you have a beetle that snapped it's wings at you when you hit it. They can do that, you know...
Iflycoach From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1015 posts, RR: 2 Reply 12, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 491 times:
Hmmm..... I Got It!
Go Find Another One Of These But Before You Do Go Ask The Guys In The Photo Room How To Take A Picture. Then When You Seed On Take Either You Nikon Camera Body Or A Newspapper Give It A Good Wack Get The File Developed & Maybe We Could Give Ya Some More Help. D
Also On A More Serious Note Did This Bug Look A Little Like A Wasp Or Have Like A Straw Nose?
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 13, posted (12 years 8 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 488 times:
Cripes that wasn't a very good source... That's probably too scientific for your needs. Let me look again...
Iflycoach From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 1015 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (12 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 465 times:
Dam!!!
I think I have seen somthing like it!
Let me go see if they are any more outside and maybe I can get a picture of one.
Redngold From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 6907 posts, RR: 51 Reply 18, posted (12 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 459 times:
Would you believe that after all of this discussion, I went home last night, popped into bed and got stung by a yellow jacket that had chosen my bed as a nice landing pad?
Mx5_boy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 21, posted (12 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 448 times:
It's nothing but a common "click" beetle. I have had them appear from no-where and annoy me for a little while. when you try to swat them or catch them they make little pop and click noises.
This beetle is hard to squash as it has very good armour, the sounds it makes are just warnings for other insects and animals that may try to harm it.
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