10-24-2009, 07:14 PM
What you have there is a "true bug", a member of the Hemiptera order. Your picture's a little fuzzy, so identifying the finer points is a little tough. It could be a Wheel bug, which is a predatory bug, or a Conifer seed bug which sucks sap, or maybe an Assasin bug which as the name suggests, feeds on other insects.
It's tough to tell from your picture, but if it's got a raised ridge along the middle bit (thorax), it's most likely a wheel bug. As the weather starts to get cold, many insects start looking for warmer places to roost, and so we start to see them in and around our homes. I was working on a job site last week where any surface that was getting warmed by the sun was totally covered with ladybugs.
It's tough to tell from your picture, but if it's got a raised ridge along the middle bit (thorax), it's most likely a wheel bug. As the weather starts to get cold, many insects start looking for warmer places to roost, and so we start to see them in and around our homes. I was working on a job site last week where any surface that was getting warmed by the sun was totally covered with ladybugs.