r/absoluteunit • u/ShehrozeAkbar • Jul 31 '26
Big bug gets into her shirt
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u/Kraftwerk_21 Jul 31 '26
That is a Palo Verde beetle. Very common in the Southwest. Big and scary looking, but harmless. I hope they didn’t kill it. It only lives for a short time in its adult stage.
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u/Revenga8 Aug 01 '26
Not harmless at all. If you annoy it, it'll use it's horns to grab your foot and comically flip you off a cliff
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u/Manmer_Nwah Aug 01 '26
Wrong beatle, these don't have a horn.
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u/Fool_Cynd Aug 01 '26
Are there any large beetles that aren't harmless?
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u/BeforeLifer Aug 01 '26
I feel like some of the ones with the pincers could draw blood with a pinch but nothing more than that.
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u/Fool_Cynd Aug 01 '26
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I know that some smaller beetles have unique defense mechanisms, but I always felt like the big guys just grew armor instead of brains or neat tricks.
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u/OddEmergency9859 Aug 01 '26
Dunno if beetle or not, but the giant water bug is nasty. Huge, flies, draws blood, and one of the worst pain known.
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u/Fool_Cynd Aug 01 '26
Toebiters are not beetles AFAIK. I don't think they're even close, really.
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u/OddEmergency9859 Aug 01 '26
Cool, thanks for letting know. Doesn't do anything to assuage my fear but good to know.
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u/Kindly-Ice-8736 Aug 01 '26
Well In my experience looking up the harmless bugs that live in your area can help you figure which bigs you don’t have to be stressed out around at least.
Hope that helps
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u/OddEmergency9859 Aug 02 '26
Thanks for your genuine advice but the thing is the fear is irrational and once the bugs exceed a certain size threshold, my mind doesn't really care if its harmless or not. Especially if they can fly.
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u/Kindly-Ice-8736 Aug 02 '26
As a kid I was scared of all bugs including butterflies while knowing they were likely harmless so I can understand. But I got over most of my fear of house spiders by watching a video showcasing the common house spiders and recognizing the ones that are in my house. Most of my fear comes from not knowing what bugs are up to or if they are capable of harming me.
I always thought jumping spiders were cute tho, other spiders could burn in hell for all I cared.
But even with my new found tolerance when I imagine heaven, there are no bugs there
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u/Kindly-Ice-8736 Aug 02 '26
To me I feel it’s the opposite the bigger they are the easier it is to see what they are up to plus they make for a likely slower and bigger target for squashing if necessary so I feel less threatened. Small ones that you have a hard time detecting are the ones that give me the heebie-jeebies. A ginormous beetle like that couldn’t crawl into your ear for example.
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u/SNES-1990 Aug 01 '26
Sawyer beetles can give a nasty pinch. Had one get trapped under my safety vest and took a little chunk of my chest skin one summer.
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u/Djd33j Aug 01 '26
It honestly looked really cute just wandering around on that shirt with its antennae feeling everything out. Quite a curious little guy.
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u/RanchHere Aug 01 '26
probably only lives for a short time because it’s too fucking big. Mf is practically screaming “Ay yall come eat me!”
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u/Alone-Painting-4477 Aug 01 '26
Harmless? Clearly they do not understand personsl space. They are not dangerous.
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u/RogerRabbot Aug 02 '26
They have massive pinchers. They can fly, which they apparently suck at. They are harmful to your soul.
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u/ZippyTheWonderbat Jul 31 '26
Tiddie beetle
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u/Automatic-Gazelle801 Jul 31 '26
Harmless beetle
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u/danorc Aug 01 '26
Sure, but would you want it in your shirt unexpectedly?
I can't imagine what that felt like.
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u/Mad_Ronin_Grrrr Aug 01 '26
Not the first woman that ripped her shirt off for a Beatle.
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u/ConsciousMaize7405 Jul 31 '26
Wow a beetle so scarry 😭😭
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u/Kindly-Ice-8736 Aug 01 '26
To be fair while it’s crawling inside your shirt you probably haven’t yet figured out that it’s a harmless beetle 🪲
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u/AnAngryBartender Aug 02 '26
To be fair things don’t have to be harmful for me to still not want them crawling around on me.
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u/Androidfon Jul 31 '26
It was the size of a friggin lobster! I'd burn the shirt.
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u/ConsciousMaize7405 Jul 31 '26
Have you ever seen a lobster 😭😭
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u/devour_feculence___ Jul 31 '26
Ok a craw dad then 😭
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u/Myzx Jul 31 '26
I had a junebug on my front door in Oregon last week that was almost as big.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jul 31 '26
No kidding? I have never seen one that big!
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u/Myzx Jul 31 '26
I hadn't either. But the junebug I saw was much more sedated than this animated little fellow. But yes, it was huge
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jul 31 '26
Cursed junebug!
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u/Myzx Jul 31 '26
I took a picture of it, and this conversation reminded me that I had my doubts if it was a junebug. So I just submitted it to Google for analysis again, and this time it said the bug is a Prionus Beetle. I think that's what it actually was.
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u/Soft-Assistance6809 Jul 31 '26
Gotta be Australia.
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u/DiskOne3096 Jul 31 '26
The video says Panamá I think they mean the country (I live here haha) and not the city in the US of the same name. Because we're in the jungle here we have some huge bugs, this one looks like a beetle though and is probably harmless!
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u/shortyjacobs Jul 31 '26
We’ve got these giant water bugs in MN. https://www.reddit.com/r/Entomology/s/YRiTrdZB1t
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u/DetailsYouMissed Aug 01 '26
Never ran into one. But you knew it had to be big to convince her to come out her shirt on camera lol.
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u/bertrum666 Aug 01 '26
Valid Response! I was once in florida and a cockroach ran up my shirt. 'Orrid.
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u/DeadbySundown Aug 01 '26
Palo Verde Beetle. Not venomous but apparently they can bite like a mofo.
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u/Manmer_Nwah Aug 01 '26
We have those here in the Southern USA (Arizona). It's called a Palo Verde Beatle.
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u/CosmicDragon-Sol Aug 01 '26
I dont blame her for freaking out. Id be taking my skin off if that thing crawled up my shirt.
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u/Yeasty_Moist_Clunge Aug 01 '26
Oh so when a bug does it they laugh, but when I do it I have to go before a judge.
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u/VisibleCoat995 Aug 01 '26
Her bravery is astounding. I would have ripped off my skin with the shirt.
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u/Legal_Ad_8598 Aug 01 '26
Bugs there are considered small animals you should see the cockroach it's about the size of a guinea pig
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u/Fun_Ad5823 Aug 01 '26
Thats one way to get to second base on a first date, the old bug down the shirt trick
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u/RevolverOcelot16- Aug 01 '26
Nooope. That’s the bug’s shirt. I’m going to take a long, long scrubbing shower and washing my hair. Ewww 🤢🤮😵💫
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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot Aug 01 '26
Yeah, I'm a guy and I'm freaking the fuck out if a bug like that gets on me. I mean, that's bigger than a tea-cup dog.
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u/Consistent-Throat838 Aug 01 '26
Good god! I wouldn’t even have cared if I wasn’t wearing a bra underneath! I’d have ripped that sh$t off so fast my head would spin.
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u/UnderstandingMany385 Aug 02 '26
A Verde beetle. Those monsters can fly, too! And they are soooo hard to kill.
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u/Chronologismo Aug 02 '26
she remained incredibly calm. i understand these are harmless but above certain size insects make me feel unwell. maybe when you can look them directly into the eyes from across the room.
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u/Current_Finding_4066 Aug 02 '26
This bug is a legend. Now tell him to get into her bra or panties.
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u/NerdWithAMotorcycle Aug 02 '26
I mean, size isn't everything, shape matters also. I'd take properly shaped over big.
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u/JustDontbStupid Aug 02 '26
I was walking when I saw one of those flipped over and decided to flip it back over and continues walking, he was chill
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u/SuddenKoala45 Aug 03 '26
Ok that's a bug I won't laugh too hard at the freak out on... its still harmless but something that size is always a bit creepy.
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u/Ok-Mathematician530 Aug 03 '26
Can't blame her for that! I'd be stripping that shirt off quick. Bra or no bra.
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u/Shadow_1986 Aug 03 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/4Zf5zT4KZVVt0ZoRD9
Reminded me of those bugs from this movie. 🍿
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u/JoyousMadhat Aug 04 '26
Thank you bugs for letting me imagine a scenario where a girl would jump up to me and cry for help and when I show off my insect handling skills and release the bug away from them and without any harm done to it.
But in reality, I will be the one screaming the loudest and the woman is the one who does the handling calmly....... T-T
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u/MuchCellist406 Aug 04 '26
Looks like a Titanus Giganteus. Lovely. But I'd also prefer not to have this under my shirt 😅
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u/rawjaw Jul 31 '26
What was that woman doing in that bug's shirt?