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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Bryony84 on August 19, 2009, 23:35:01 PM

Title: The insect cavalry and the cats
Post by: Bryony84 on August 19, 2009, 23:35:01 PM

Theres some sort of armoured flying beetle in my front room and the cats are going absolutely nuts! Its bloomin noisy as well!

Title: Re: The insect cavalry and the cats
Post by: Tiggy's Mum on August 19, 2009, 23:57:14 PM

(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z202/Lucas_Riley/P_edits/ttiwwp-1.gif)  :evillaugh:

'Armoured beetle', I like it  :evillaugh: Could it be one of these http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,27182.msg476888.html#msg476888

Title: Re: The insect cavalry and the cats
Post by: Bryony84 on August 20, 2009, 23:36:27 PM

It was one of these: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Arthropods/Russia/ReddishRussianBug.jpg

Mum always used to call them shield beetles but i don't know if they have any other name.

Title: Re: The insect cavalry and the cats
Post by: Den on August 20, 2009, 23:50:43 PM

Ewwww Eww Ewwwww could have been a stink bug! Don't know the difference between stink/shield bugs except that one smells. But still eeeewwww.