tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post6335228044382828891..comments2023-10-14T11:36:34.802-04:00Comments on Indy Parks Nature Blog: Wheel BugJanet Creamer Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12555169273024599726noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-75892303921294781602013-11-16T09:40:57.821-05:002013-11-16T09:40:57.821-05:00I live in Southern Virginia. I have seen these all...I live in Southern Virginia. I have seen these all my life (and have always been afraid of them). Until I read this post, I had no clue on what they were called (besides the horrible-gray-dinosaur-bug. They always hang out on my front porch...once I found on swimming in the fish tank in our living room, yikes! (I have absolutely no clue on how it found a way into the house and into the fish tank)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-82554261635853476272013-08-28T21:00:55.607-04:002013-08-28T21:00:55.607-04:00I live in PA and we have tons. I just recently got...I live in PA and we have tons. I just recently got bit by one and pain is not the word to use!! It's been almost a month, and it still hurts. I have the bit mark still and a lump under so be careful!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-70969764732131207292011-10-23T13:21:36.464-04:002011-10-23T13:21:36.464-04:00Injurious insects and other risky creatures would ...Injurious insects and other risky creatures would have found great appeal to Roman Catholic Inquisitors centuries ago. They did in fact use rats as torture instruments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-21209619246636293372011-10-09T12:02:16.645-04:002011-10-09T12:02:16.645-04:00My daughter just saw this bug on our outside porch...My daughter just saw this bug on our outside porch light (Pittsburgh, PA). I was tempted to pick it up just to show her it was just another harmless (to humans) bug, similar to all of the stink bugs around. I am glad I didn't pick it up after reading about the bug. I will let it live, especially with all of the stink bugs in our area. However, I hope it doesn't hang around in my pole beans. It is hard to see what is in all of the vegetation when I am looking for beans!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-54609262611649255932011-07-21T05:43:01.770-04:002011-07-21T05:43:01.770-04:00Whoa!! You're very brave! I've heard wheel...Whoa!! You're very brave! I've heard wheel bug bites are extremely painful, and can actually take MONTHS to heal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-19014043202388753262010-10-17T23:25:06.350-04:002010-10-17T23:25:06.350-04:00i found one while coming out of my church, it was ...i found one while coming out of my church, it was huge!i took it home and gave it a medeum criket i fond. it ate it till it was COMPLETLY HOLLOW.i was amazed, so i look it up, i found a pictre that looked like him, but not so much. i scrolled dow pictures and i found one exactly like him! that led me to this website, im keeping this one-his name is spike-forever!Amber Astacionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-65893394602274513232010-10-11T21:17:09.973-04:002010-10-11T21:17:09.973-04:00My wife was watching tv when she let out a scream....My wife was watching tv when she let out a scream. I live in the north east and right now we have a bunch a stink bugs all over the place. So naturally i thought it was one of them in her hair (again). But when I walked into the room it was on the baseboard. I did know what to think. I grabbed a paper towel and threw it in the toilet. There was already a stick bug floating around in there. The stink bug starting to climb on the whhel bug. Not for long it only took the wheel bug 4-5 seconds to kill the stink bug. WOW! I ran to the computer to look up what the wheel bug was (i had no clue). So my question is, I live in PA, how did it get up this far north? I really don't want these things in my house!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-25484374683590992132010-10-02T23:37:11.967-04:002010-10-02T23:37:11.967-04:00Hi - I just found this post from a link in another...Hi - I just found this post from a link in another of your posts in the current CotS. I saw my first wheel bug last year and was really fascinated by it. I noticed the stylet (aka huge stabby thing) right away and was quite happy to observe it only. Would not even consider handling it as you so bravely did!Amber Coakleyhttp://birderslounge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792529615513215574.post-19026938470378759642010-07-04T17:24:25.516-04:002010-07-04T17:24:25.516-04:00yikes! I was sitting outside on my porch deck when...yikes! I was sitting outside on my porch deck when I spotted one and now I'm very grateful to have read this because I would have most likely been bitten because of my fearless attitude. I just looked at it again with with this new knowledge and before I was completely unaware of the beak...ouch. Thanks a bunch!!!Daniellehttp://daniebradley@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com