Sunday, August 05, 2007

FLASH....Killer Bug Attacks New Egypt.....Apparent Victim in Background

Yesterday at the Maggotx compound we had a Close Encounter with a Killer Bug. This was a Mud Dauber, a type of Wasp which paralyzes Spiders and feeds them to their young. They also build Alien looking Nests (see below).

The stinger on this baby was about 1/2 " long (click photo for a closer look).

2 comments:

CDGW-Cubby said...

That was a big bug!!!! Looks like the size of a Bubba burger.

Miguel Garces said...

Maybe the size of a Bubba burger, but it probably doesn't have the juicy taste. And they apparently don't sting humans, so the term "attack" might be a bit strong.