# What is this strange beast? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [March 15, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953 "2023-03-15T19:41:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mistale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mistale/32/204396_2.png) [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/1 "2023-03-15T19:41:58Z")
I once saw this on a tramp, anyone have a clue what this might be :thinking: I think its some alien honestly ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/5/a/c/5acdc0edc7400a8a1362abc8dce8afad4ffc784c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/2 "2023-03-15T19:44:32Z")
Issa bug ---
**Author:** ![Mistale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mistale/32/204396_2.png) [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/3 "2023-03-15T19:50:46Z")
Do you know the scientific name? I cant find anything online ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/4 "2023-03-15T19:52:08Z")
Bugus bugus Tbh i havent seen that bug before either. It looks like a grass beetle but differently colored ---
**Author:** ![Benthrowsyoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/benthrowsyoyo/32/300522_2.png) [@Benthrowsyoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Benthrowsyoyo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/5 "2023-03-15T19:55:03Z")
I found a bug called a shield bug that looks pretty similar in shape. Apparently they are a type of stink bug ---
**Author:** ![Mistale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mistale/32/204396_2.png) [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/6 "2023-03-15T20:00:51Z")
Thanks, dont think Ill get closer to the answer than that ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/7 "2023-03-15T20:03:30Z")
Looks like a shed carapace, rather than a whole bug. ---
**Author:** ![venom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/venom/32/79619_2.png) [@venom](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/venom)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/8 "2023-03-15T20:03:43Z")
I am by no means any kind of expert, but it looks like a carapace shed by some type of beetle. There are a lot of insects that shed their skin (carapace) similar to snakes. This looks sort of like that. ---
**Author:** ![adamantiumpops](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/adamantiumpops/32/198285_2.png) [@adamantiumpops](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/adamantiumpops)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/9 "2023-03-15T20:05:23Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/1/0/1/101d7ed155de7e58c908efb7174ef4c64a4bb3ea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mistale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mistale/32/204396_2.png) [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/10 "2023-03-15T20:08:57Z")
Thanks, that makes a lot more sense than a translucent bug ---
**Author:** ![craZivn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crazivn/32/124648_2.png) [@craZivn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/craZivn)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/11 "2023-03-15T22:15:38Z")
It looks too perfect to be a shed carapace, I’m betting it’s an actual bug. There are transparent fish and transparent shrimp, no reason a transparent bug wouldn’t exist. Ivan ---
**Author:** ![bheinz63](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/bheinz63/32/137310_2.png) [@bheinz63](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bheinz63)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/12 "2023-03-15T22:38:29Z")
literally both yall sent that at 1:03 lol ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_cubicle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_cubicle/32/691750_2.png) [@yoyo\_cubicle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_cubicle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/13 "2023-03-15T22:39:12Z")
If it’s got 8 legs, then it’s some kind of arachnid. Looks similar to some of the tick species I saw on Google, but none are an exact match. Also did a Google image search and this pic from the forum is the only match. ---
**Author:** ![craZivn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/crazivn/32/124648_2.png) [@craZivn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/craZivn)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/14 "2023-03-15T23:01:45Z")
Are those extra appendages legs, or is it some sort of antennae or feelers attached behind the first pair of legs? Possibly a developing pair of… FUNCTIONAL ARMS? Ivan ---
**Author:** ![Shwa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/shwa/32/108351_2.png) [@Shwa](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shwa)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/15 "2023-03-15T23:07:57Z")
Looks kind of like a stink bug but transparent. Weird. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/9/8/6/986a02eeffb4fa4dd04f2afb262c6c346f615b83.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyo\_cubicle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo_cubicle/32/691750_2.png) [@yoyo\_cubicle](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo_cubicle)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/16 "2023-03-15T23:34:29Z")
Prior to today I would have assumed there was at least one forum member who’s an entomologist. ---
**Author:** ![Mistale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mistale/32/204396_2.png) [@Mistale](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mistale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/17 "2023-03-15T23:50:30Z")
Thank you for the ideas, seems like only a pro could classify this ---
**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/18 "2023-03-16T01:46:32Z")
> [@adamantiumpops](#): > > Looks like a shed carapace, rather than a whole bug. That would be my guess. ---
**Author:** ![yoyo7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyo7/32/140308_2.png) [@yoyo7](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yoyo7)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/19 "2023-03-16T08:13:01Z")
Government drone for sure ---
**Author:** ![Kayden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3da27b/32.png) [@Kayden](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Kayden)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953/20 "2023-03-19T00:24:21Z")
The brown marmorated stink bug is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea and other Asian regions. In September 1998 it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010–11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United States. I took a screenshot and my phone scanned it. [Next page](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-this-strange-beast/371953.md?page=2)