does anybody know what this bug is ??

[niall_b73 41]

i got a phone call from the mother inlaw this morning, she had caught some sort of a bug crawling in her bedroom on the carpet.

she put it in a class but would not get rid of it with fear so i was called to get it out of the house

 

i have to say i have seen loads of bugs before but never any that seems to be carrying its young on its back !!

 

if you look closely you will see its young on its back.

 

 

 

 

so does anybody know what it is ??

 

many thanks for looking,

niall_b73

[Guest Lambert&Butler]

They are not young but parasites

 

 

http://donegal-wildlife.blogspot.com/2008/08/phoretic-mites.html

Edited August 18, 2010 by Lambert&Butler

[tullfan 0]

cant remember the specific name offhand but its a burrowing ground beetle that finds dead mice etc by scent and then buries the body and lays its eggs on it,

as said above their not young their parasites(mites) on it

[niall_b73 41]

nice work, thanks for that....

 

niall_b73

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

nice work, thanks for that....

 

niall_b73

 

Hey niall how are things, any good piking of late.

 

John

[niall_b73 41]

nice work, thanks for that....

 

niall_b73

 

Hey niall how are things, any good piking of late.

 

John

 

john, how it going.... so this is where you are hiding out lol.

been out a few sessions this year but it has been very quiet i have to say.

hope fully it will pick up for the winter (hoping to beat my pb this year )

 

i treated myself to a wee boat & enging this year so should be interesting (paid a fortune last year hiring boats).

 

what about yourself any good fishing

 

niall_b73