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Identify this stinging insect (spider?)

1.9K views 24 replies 19 participants last post by  Grindel72  
#1 ·
I was out working on my car earlier, and I felt this awful stinging sensation in my hand, almost like a wasp sting. I jumped up, and found this little feller where my hand was.

6 legs
Brown
2 long antennas
long stinger attached to his head
His abdomen, past the last set of legs appeared to have some black/white on it, but I cant see it anymore since I killed him.

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#21 ·
Assassin bugs are bad news. Looks like a small one compared to some I have seen, but the photo could be deceiving with nothing to compare size to. Had a girl at work stung/stuck by one and immediate swelling, redness and itching. According to her, the bite was like a hot nail being stuck in her. Kept one in a paperclip dispenser for a while after that just out of curiousity, very defensive and extremly nasty attitude. Finally smashed it, cause I knew at some point I would screw up and it would get me.