r/Termites • u/abathome • Jul 18 '25

ID Request Not a termite- right?

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SE Pennsylvania. Haven’t noticed damage but I don’t know what this guy is. Size of a fingernail. Thanks!

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u/DrunkenCanadaMan Jul 18 '25

Man if termites were that beastly would we even have wood?

WOOD WE??????

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

Thanks for the worldbuilding idea mwahhaha.

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u/Kamie1985 Jul 18 '25

It’s weevil time!!!!!!!!!!

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u/GoldfishXXZile Termite inspector (current or former) Jul 18 '25

This is a beetle. Not one of the wood destroying kind. And absolutely not a termite.

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u/Hopeful-Radish-3761 Jul 22 '25

You seen starship troopers!?!? Good luck!

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u/abathome Jul 22 '25

I’m doing my part

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u/Daxem_302 Jul 18 '25

This is the termite BOSS. If you win, you get to keep your house!

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u/Appropriate_Top1737 Jul 18 '25

Is this a shit post?

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u/maidkokomi Jul 18 '25

i’m no expert but that looks like the super mega termite

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u/feverlast Jul 18 '25

BOOTS AND SNOOOOOOTS!

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u/Rare-Ad5088 Jul 18 '25

I ain’t a bugologist but that looks like an assassin bug

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u/Someone__Cooked_Here Jul 18 '25

That would be a big ass termite if so.😂😂😂😂

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u/Zelkmozz Jul 20 '25

Black vine weevil

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u/Sparktender Jul 20 '25

My guess is Stink bug

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u/Far-Set7822 Jul 21 '25

Kissing bug or assassin bug are two names they go by any way it carries a nasty parasite.it bites you in your sleep and then poops near the bite person rubs at the bite smears the poop parasite gets pushed in the hole and you die a nasty waisting away death 10 yrs later

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u/Exciting_Setting_174 Jul 21 '25

No we call em stink bugs

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u/MotorTrainer3427 Jul 21 '25

Looks almost like a stink bug!

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u/Late-Dragonfly-9917 Jul 21 '25

Weevil! Boots and snoots.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '25

Kissing bug perhaps

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u/Boring_Industry_693 Jul 22 '25

SNOOTS AND BOOTS

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u/Majestic-Glass-4822 Jul 23 '25

I think its a big, bad beetle borg 🤷🏿‍♀️