I decided I could wait to use the facilities until after I'd snapped a pic and moved the critter outside. I don't know what it is, and don't know how to begin to find out. It climbed onto my hand fairly willingly for a ride to the great outdoors--where it sat on the doormat until I came out again and moved it to the garden.
I have a feeling it might be some species of assassin bug--but that might be entirely wrong. I'll ask the folks at What's that bug?, if I can't find it on their site, and report.
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Well it is definitely a bug. I mean one of the true bugs, as opposed to the vernacular "bug". But other than that I can't help.
hmm.. I've seen them many times in Kingston and Stirling. Its not an assasin bug is it?
http://whatsthatbug.com/
Other good site:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/15740
AHA: assasin bug
http://images.google.ca/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=assasin+bug
Great photo - hope he stays up your way. :)
Could be some kind of stink bug. Here's a link to some photos:
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2001/9-17-2001/stinkbugs.html
Good luck!
a better photo:
http://www.modernpest.com/Bugpages/stinkbug.htm
Wish I'd found it on a different site.
Thanks to all for the comments. Sean, I thought assassin bug too--but I think Homebird has got it, stink bug sure looks like my bug!
I know what you mean about the regret that you found the bug on a pest control site--but the pest control people do have a lot of good information on insects, so we who appreciate the bugs might as well take advantage.
If you found it in the toilet, it's got to be a stink bug!
Well said Aydin!
Turns out that this is a western conifer seed bug--see That bug is a western conifer seed bug. And they are apparently stinky if squashed--as is in the circumstances.
I looked Up on the web that's a stinkbug.
DeepToot
I looked Up on the web that's a stinkbug.
DeepToot
Found this bug today - dead. It is a Western Conifer Seed Bug. We believe it came in attached to a milk bag from the store - it was found dead on the shelf in our fridge - not good! Hope this helps!
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