My wife freaked out!!

This is what my wife at 11:00pm last night had crawling across here foot. It's called the Dark Jerusalem Cricket lol I had to grab some TP and flush it down the toilet. Gives ya the hebee jebees doesn't it. :)

I'm sure that's a delicacy in certain parts of the World ! Women they just have no humor when it comes to spiders and bugs.

A mighty fine specimen you have had there seth.

They are useful predators, feeding on other insects and spiders. Although fierce looking, Jerusalem Crickets are harmless, but their powerful mandibles could inflict a minor, non-venomous wound if handled carelessly.

Genus Stenopelmatus - Jerusalem Cricket - BugGuide.Net
Jerusalem cricket - encyclopedia article about Jerusalem cricket.

I would keep a wary eye out for any more as crickets in the house is not good.
Check for any obvious openings around the perimeter of your house, and caulk them.

As for prevention, any boric acid based product should do okay like ones for Cockroaches, Palmetto Bugs, Waterbugs, Ants, Silverfish, but use hand, eye, and breathing protection the dust can irritate mucus membranes.
Apply with a hand bulb duster.

Please offer my sympathies to your Dear Wife, mine would of had the same reaction!

looks like a cross between a wasp and a scorpion, i think i would have freaked too.

KimJong said:

seth500 said:

This is what my wife at 11:00pm last night had crawling across here foot. It's called the Dark Jerusalem Cricket lol I had to grab some TP and flush it down the toilet. Gives ya the hebee jebees doesn't it. :)

You flush it!!!!


It make nice snack

I should have peed on him before I flushed him lol

Anak said:

A mighty fine specimen you have had there seth.

They are useful predators, feeding on other insects and spiders. Although fierce looking, Jerusalem Crickets are harmless, but their powerful mandibles could inflict a minor, non-venomous wound if handled carelessly.

Genus Stenopelmatus - Jerusalem Cricket - BugGuide.Net

I would keep a wary eye out for any more as crickets in the house is not good.
Check for any obvious openings around the perimeter of your house, and caulk them.

As for prevention, any boric acid based product should do okay like ones for Cockroaches, Palmetto Bugs, Waterbugs, Ants, Silverfish, but use hand, eye, and breathing protection the dust can irritate mucus membranes.
Apply with a hand bulb duster.

Please offer my sympathies to your Dear Wife, mine would of had the same reaction!

That's good advice and thank you Anak I will let my wife know. :)

linnemeyerhere said:

I'm sure that's a delicacy in certain parts of the World ! Women they just have no humor when it comes to spiders and bugs.

I just laugh at her and she told me I should be more compassionate to her bug feelings.

boohbah said:

looks like a cross between a wasp and a scorpion, i think i would have freaked too.

That was my impression.

derekimo said:

seth500 said:

This is what my wife at 11:00pm last night had crawling across here foot. It's called the Dark Jerusalem Cricket lol I had to grab some TP and flush it down the toilet. Gives ya the hebee jebees doesn't it. :)

I hate those things, we called them potato bugs.

I didn't know what they were until I looked it up on google most dammed thing I ever seen.

Yeah, my wife found one of those in the kitchen once, she freaked also....I wanted to keep it as a pet.....she called it a potato bug too

Yup, potato bug

A Guy

I'd pee myself if I see one of these, I swear!