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Photo#467184
Unknown six-legged insect - Ammopelmatus

Unknown six-legged insect - Ammopelmatus
Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
October 23, 2010
Size: Approximately 2 inches
A slow moving, rather lumbering insect with a large head and antennae longer than 1 inch -- 6 legs -- body is hairless, pink (flesh-toned) to light brown with dark stripes.

First one posted from Colorado
I wanted to emphasize that while they can bite (it's a hard pinch with the jaws, and yes it can smart a bit), they are in no way dangerous. Lots of wive's tails about various ways that they are bad - none of them true. They just dig around in the dirt looking for organic debris to eat (dead plant and animal matter mostly, perhaps some roots, occasionally a live insect, etc.). I've never heard of them being a pest (except that sometimes they get in the house or come to lights, and freak people out a bit :0)

Moved from ID Request.

don't pick them up
They bite, and it can hurt if you're a pansy like me.

 
Thanks for the warning
I suppose picking it up with my bare hands won't be an option for me anymore.

insects
all have six legs by definition.

 
Pehaps I overemphasized
I guess my photo spoke for itself. I just wanted to make sure there was no possible confusion with any type of arachnid.

Jerusalem Cricket.
In the Guide here.

Welcome to BugGuide!

 
Thank you Ken
I had previously tried many varied and numerous descriptors trying to google this creature to no avail.

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