Stinging, pinching bug that smells? What have I got in my apt.???
Ok ok, y’all. I’m afraid to go to bed. I’ve got this 1/2″ long bug that moves very fast. Its legs, head, and antennae are shaped like an oversized ant’s with very pronounced mandibles. There is no separation between the thorax and the abdomen (middle and backside? I’m not good with bug anatomy.) Meanwhile the elongated tail has full 360 degree rotation and will lash back up over its head trying to sting when caught. I accidentally sqashed the neck, and its tail kept lashing around, leaving white streaks on the glass from where it was trying to hit me. (And yes, it kept trying to bite with the mandibles too!!) Dark brown… overall body shape kind of like a mealworm. Any ideas? I want to figure out what it is so I can talk to my landlord…… please help me ID this thing!
Sounds like a Whiptail scorpion.
Is this your insect?
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dwhiptail%2Bscorpion%26sp%3D1%26fr2%3Dsp-top%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-471%26x%3Dwrt%26js%3D1%26ni%3D21%26ei%3DUTF-8%26SpellState%3Dn-3639580304_q-TMPTT8sMk9DRhMQJNqArwAAAAA%40%40&w=500&h=229&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F23%2F31037080_58fc1bda78_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdad_and_clint%2F31037080%2F&size=49.9kB&name=31037080_58fc1bda78.jpg&p=whiptail+scorpion&type=jpeg&no=5&tt=5&oid=a4bbf3f31a4a5100&fusr=Charles%20&%20Clint&tit=Whiptail+Scorpion+%28Mastigoproctus+giganteus%29&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdad_and_clint%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p
http://www.sfsu.edu/~science/newsletters/spring2000/whiptail21.jpg
Info on the whiptail:
http://www.pestprojoe.com/home.php?cat=281&rootcat=Scorpions
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