They are assassin bug nymphs. No need to ruin the plant they are beneficials. They kill squash bugs, aphids, tomato hornworms, and other insects that decimate your flowers and veggies.
Accurate-Home-6940
NOPE
ScientificHerbalist
These are Dickless Dino Mites, named after Isaac Dickless who discovered them in 1948. They’re physically harmless but will destroy you mentally. They reproduce rapidly and will spread to your entire house room by room, there’s stories of people waking up in bed with them covering their entire faces. They don’t die by traditional pesticides because I have no idea what I’m talking about and made this entire thing up. No clue what they are but hope someone comes along with an answer soon because I’m invested now.
feelingrealnosey
Just screamed a lil
Alone_Ad_7761
That plant would go straight in the trash with the bag knotted closed 😅
Dry_Bus_5514
According to a post a couple years ago,
They are leaf-footed bug nymphs.
“those are leaf-footed bugs. they look similar to assassin bugs but they are not indeed our friends. not a death wish for the plant though unless you let them stay. just shake em off outdoors and then give your plant a dose of whatever you typically kill other bugs with.”
-chickfilaura
ImperialViking_
That’s a cult. A bug cult. You have desecrated their sacred ground. There will be no mercy.
thedudeabides2022
Fookin el mate
Puzzleheaded_Pay7510
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
thedudeabides2022
khizoa
Why THE FUCK do they have to hold hands like that
Regular-Piglet-281
It’s a the beginning of a takeover, I advise more precautions be made.
I have never seen anything like that before. Wow now that’s mind blowing.
little_lady12
I don’t know but I would set it on fire.
Carry_Me_920429
Bug party
Eivlys13
This is so creepy, ALL just on that one leaf!!
This-Friend-902
Cripes! I’m reading a Sci Fi book right now and the creatures have a hive mind structure. This makes me think of the book!
hnnhthms
the way my soul just left my body 😨😨 is the mouth a long tube type thing that goes along their body or a shorter “beak” that stops just after the head?
I had these weird freaks too, on a leaf of a baby grape tree last September, near Houston area! They’re so creepy lol. They disappeared the next day and I haven’t seen them again. The baby grape tree was fine though. And luckily outside. If that weird bug cult was in my house I’d have been way more uncomfy lol. Idk what they are, just remember seeing from Google Lens that it was probably the assassin bug thing someone else mentioned. If it is the harmful leaf-footed thing the other person mentioned, whoopsie, lol.
Edit – after more looking into it now that I learned the name of the other bug from this thread, yeah definitely seems like the leaf-footed bug nymphs. Anyway, I share the solidarity of witnessing this weird and uncomfortable bug cult!
Chachiona
Oh what the fuck. I never want to see this image again
wacdonalds
This will be in my nightmare tonight
Neither-Attention940
There was a post with bugs that looked just like these earlier and someone said they are baby box elder bugs 🤷🏻♀️
InsertClichehereok
“Kill it with fire!” /s (Fire bad(
Persianprincess149
I dead ass thought this was a joke and the bugs were photoshopped…but this is a real picture?? What in the Kentucky Fried Fuck is going on?
littlegnat
NO! (Are they on me rn? Bc I feel like they are on me….)
damiana8
Wtf this isn’t houseplantcj
Lordofravioli
OP, for future reference ask on r/whatsthisbug so you can get constructive answers instead of 30 people just voicing their hatred of insects
Clean_Usual434
Own-Tadpole-734
Beyond nightmarish… F/that
erinhsu
Probably leaf footed bug nymphs. I think they’re cute haha. I would just shake them off outside. Definitely not enough of a problem to kill the plant.
Lordofravioli
I’m an entomologist and a houseplant enthusiast and all this insect hate on here is hurting my heart… people need to give them a chance and learn about them. Insects are cool as hell and we’d all be dead without them
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Oh. M. G. What is happening?!
They are assassin bug nymphs. No need to ruin the plant they are beneficials. They kill squash bugs, aphids, tomato hornworms, and other insects that decimate your flowers and veggies.
NOPE
These are Dickless Dino Mites, named after Isaac Dickless who discovered them in 1948. They’re physically harmless but will destroy you mentally. They reproduce rapidly and will spread to your entire house room by room, there’s stories of people waking up in bed with them covering their entire faces. They don’t die by traditional pesticides because I have no idea what I’m talking about and made this entire thing up. No clue what they are but hope someone comes along with an answer soon because I’m invested now.
Just screamed a lil
That plant would go straight in the trash with the bag knotted closed 😅
According to a post a couple years ago,
They are leaf-footed bug nymphs.
“those are leaf-footed bugs. they look similar to assassin bugs but they are not indeed our friends. not a death wish for the plant though unless you let them stay. just shake em off outdoors and then give your plant a dose of whatever you typically kill other bugs with.”
-chickfilaura
That’s a cult. A bug cult. You have desecrated their sacred ground. There will be no mercy.
Fookin el mate
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
Why THE FUCK do they have to hold hands like that
It’s a the beginning of a takeover, I advise more precautions be made.
https://preview.redd.it/3pp0n9ez9m3f1.png?width=1178&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d2faa5a936861921df10fbc8160938d146c08b4
Burn it
The council will decide your fate
I hate it so much
I have never seen anything like that before. Wow now that’s mind blowing.
I don’t know but I would set it on fire.
Bug party
This is so creepy, ALL just on that one leaf!!
Cripes! I’m reading a Sci Fi book right now and the creatures have a hive mind structure. This makes me think of the book!
the way my soul just left my body 😨😨 is the mouth a long tube type thing that goes along their body or a shorter “beak” that stops just after the head?
https://preview.redd.it/b7qdtm2ibm3f1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=050d03e6e4ccd258ae76c5824b71091722d835d4
I had these weird freaks too, on a leaf of a baby grape tree last September, near Houston area! They’re so creepy lol. They disappeared the next day and I haven’t seen them again. The baby grape tree was fine though. And luckily outside. If that weird bug cult was in my house I’d have been way more uncomfy lol. Idk what they are, just remember seeing from Google Lens that it was probably the assassin bug thing someone else mentioned. If it is the harmful leaf-footed thing the other person mentioned, whoopsie, lol.
Edit – after more looking into it now that I learned the name of the other bug from this thread, yeah definitely seems like the leaf-footed bug nymphs. Anyway, I share the solidarity of witnessing this weird and uncomfortable bug cult!
Oh what the fuck. I never want to see this image again
This will be in my nightmare tonight
There was a post with bugs that looked just like these earlier and someone said they are baby box elder bugs 🤷🏻♀️
“Kill it with fire!” /s (Fire bad(
I dead ass thought this was a joke and the bugs were photoshopped…but this is a real picture?? What in the Kentucky Fried Fuck is going on?
NO! (Are they on me rn? Bc I feel like they are on me….)
Wtf this isn’t houseplantcj
OP, for future reference ask on r/whatsthisbug so you can get constructive answers instead of 30 people just voicing their hatred of insects
Beyond nightmarish… F/that
Probably leaf footed bug nymphs. I think they’re cute haha. I would just shake them off outside. Definitely not enough of a problem to kill the plant.
I’m an entomologist and a houseplant enthusiast and all this insect hate on here is hurting my heart… people need to give them a chance and learn about them. Insects are cool as hell and we’d all be dead without them
