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Post by letteredOlive on May 9, 2022 9:12:23 GMT -8
Whenever I visit Galveston TX I see these large fast moving bugs that only stay on concrete walls above water. They quickly run for cover even when I try to take a look at them from afar, so it's pretty difficult to identify them. They have two distinct pairs of appendages, one pair on the front and the other on the rear of the bug. I used to think they are cockroaches but they don't look and behave like cockroaches. Does anyone know what I am seeing? I think i'll try using a sticky trap to catch one next time I visit the place.
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Post by livingplanet3 on May 9, 2022 10:09:44 GMT -8
Whenever I visit Galveston TX I see these large fast moving bugs that only stay on concrete walls above water. They quickly run for cover even when I try to take a look at them from afar, so it's pretty difficult to identify them. They have two distinct pairs of appendages, one pair on the front and the other on the rear of the bug. I used to think they are cockroaches but they don't look and behave like cockroaches. Does anyone know what I am seeing? I think i'll try using a sticky trap to catch one next time I visit the place. Probably Sea Slaters (Liga spp.) - bugguide.net/node/view/933927/bgpageI've often seen them in Galveston, especially on the jetties. Another common name for these is "wharf roach". They're not actually insects, but terrestrial crustaceans closely related to "pill bugs". |
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Post by letteredOlive on May 9, 2022 11:14:23 GMT -8
That is the one! They are basically fast moving isopods then, i'll show photos of the ones I catch in the future.
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