What is this critter?

[mandyvan]

What is this creepy crawly critter? Found him near a recently removed saltwater aquarium rock.

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What is this creepy crawly critter? Found
him near a small piece of rock I recently removed from the reef tank for my Algae ID post. Hard to tell from the paper towel, but he had a white sac-like thing on his behind. I had given the rock a good peroxide cleaning and put it on the paper towel on my counter. All the brown algae was gone, there was still some green algae. Then found this little brown thing crawling around a few hours later. I don’t know if he’s from the air or reef tank, but I’ve never seen anything like it.

 

[IKD]

Pretty sure that’s a land creature that wandered over to your rocks.

 

[mandyvan]

Pretty sure that’s a land creature that wandered over to your rocks.

I thought so, too. Haven’t seen anything like that.

 

[bnord]

Six legs, not eight

seems to be an insect

 

[jabberwock]

Kudzu beetle? Does it smell acrid? If you are in Georgia, my money is on Kudzu beetle...

 

[Mikedawg]

Yeah, could be a kudzu beetle/stink bug. Hopefully it didn't come from here:

 

[jabberwock]

Yeah, could be a kudzu beetle/stink bug. Hopefully it didn't come from here:

Dude! That is my car!!!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Yeah, could be a kudzu beetle/stink bug. Hopefully it didn't come from here:

You know I was going to suggest stink bug but it doesn’t look like one I’ve ever seen lol!

 

[Mikedawg]

Dude! That is my car!!!

Ha ha, two more days and it will be gone!

 

[jabberwock]

Kudzu Bug

 

[mandyvan]

Closest thing the legs reminded me of are stink bugs. We usually get the brown marmorated variety here in southwest Ohio. This little guy had red eyes like some nymphs of insects do. He was only interested in floating on the top of the water in the critter jar.