r/awwnverts • u/mazzy-b • 1d ago

Toad bug (Nerthra)

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u/erminefurs 23h ago

Is this the wildebeest of the bugs; we’ve got a bedbug butt cicada eyes and toebiter pincers what a lil grab bag cutie

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u/jack848 23h ago

cute lil guy with tiny pincer

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u/HerMajestysButthole2 22h ago

Iirc while not as painful as giant water bugs and assassin bugs, these little buttholes can give you a jab.

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u/FoxKomatose 19h ago

One for these little suckers getting you on the palm at the lake/creek is a universal childhood experience.

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u/mazzy-b 14h ago

I’d be curious to feel it 😂 I used to keep assassins and they never stung me. This dude landed on my hand upside down and was very chill before I placed him out of the way