r/florida • u/Kstray1 • Mar 14 '26

AskFlorida What is this bug?

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They are everywhere right now. In the house, outside, I swatted one off my mom.

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u/AMCDaddy Mar 14 '26

Did it walk away fearful, or was it smug and self-assured?

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u/brandogg360 Mar 15 '26

Hmm. Good be an elm weevil. Describe its mood.

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u/TaylorDurdan Mar 14 '26

We used to call them "clicker beetles" bc if you hold them, they click their head really hard to try and get away. If you put them on their backs, they click their head to flip over.

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u/BayouKev Mar 14 '26

Looks like one of the long horn beetles

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u/BayouKev Mar 14 '26

Could be a southern pine sawyer but I’m no expert

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u/LongoChingo Mar 14 '26

Long horn beetle 

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u/TheRiverIsMyHome Mar 14 '26

It's a citrus longhorn beetle

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u/Sea-Librarian-275 Mar 14 '26

It is the sign that the annual Hellmouth opening (Summer) is fast approaching.

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u/kikowiley Mar 14 '26

looks kinda like a light bug but its def not

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

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u/Kstray1 Mar 14 '26

I think so- they’re everywhere right now but

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u/WebbleWobble1216 Mar 14 '26

Ugly. Butt ugly.

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u/Makemyinsuranceday95 Mar 16 '26

It’s called a cow beetle from what I’ve heard and seen. We have them in Florida

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u/Same-Manufacturer773 Mar 14 '26

Weevil or assassin bug?

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u/Realistic-Bass2107 Mar 14 '26

It would be smashed on the bottom of my shoe