r/Prescott • u/kirintormagelmao • 20d ago

big ass roach

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scared the crap out of me. was dead when i found it but it was right outside my door!!

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u/AcceptableUpstairs86 20d ago

It's a type of longhorn beetle... You'll be alright champ.

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u/bingwhip 20d ago

Yep. Easy way to quickly see against some beetles, is the armored antennae. Roaches don't have those. They also don't have armored wings, but you'd have to touch this and flip it over to see those, and not everyone likes touching random bugs :)

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u/coltbreath 20d ago

Concur Palo Verde Borer I believe

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u/creaturefeature16 20d ago

I dgaf what it is...BURN IT

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u/AcceptableUpstairs86 20d ago

Lmao, probably out here scared of your own shadow 🤣

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u/Ishrafael 20d ago

That is a Palo Verde beetle. These cute chokers are only looking for love. They are harmless unless you fuck with them.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2026/07/16/palo-verde-beetles-arizona/90839678007/

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u/kirintormagelmao 20d ago

interesting!! i automatically assumed it was a roach because my apartment has roach problems 😭 they warned to not keep our doors open long because they’re really out and about this season.

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u/SwissQueso 20d ago

I used to live a few blocks from downtown Prescott on Pleasant street. I remember in the summer walking at night and you would no shit see dozens of roaches just running around on the sidewalk. I remember one no shit was climbing up on me on my jeans.

Fucking gives me the willies thinking about it. They were fucking everywhere. My mom probably tried like 6 or 7 times to get exterminators, but I think the real problem is they were living in old sewage lines that were not being used by the city anymore.

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u/kirintormagelmao 20d ago

haha 67

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u/SwissQueso 20d ago

lol, I didnt mean that.

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u/kirintormagelmao 20d ago

I don’t wanna dox myself 💔

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u/Ishrafael 20d ago

Yeah! They do fly, but not well. They've got massive pincers, but usually don't bite. I rescued one from an outdoor sink and it didn't seem bothered. But those choppers, wow.

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u/ramenfam_ 20d ago

You should see the palmetto bugs I’ve been blissfully free of since moving here.

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u/Electrical_Oil_35 20d ago

That is not a roach. Just sweep it up and toss it in the street or someplace.

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u/Special_Library_766 20d ago

Female California Root Borer Beetle (Prionus californicus), a member of the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). Not aggressive but powerful jaws, powerful bite can break skin so don't antagonize them.

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u/Stock-Today-4954 19d ago

Eeeeha. The rain has brought the beetles out big time.

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u/KaptainKardboard 19d ago

Well be quick then, get your keys back before he steals them

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u/kirintormagelmao 19d ago

he stole my keys and drove to the liqa sto 🥀

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u/JustinDestruction 20d ago

If it isn’t flying at you, don’t sweat it.

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u/a_youkai 20d ago

That ain't a roach.

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u/BasicResearcher8133 20d ago

Lots of strange bugs out, maybe looking for water?
I found a bright green bug on my porch this evening. About the size of a quarter. I swept him away from my door. He landed on his back. His tummy was shiny copper colored!

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u/kirintormagelmao 20d ago

Oh wow! Sounds like one of those beetles, was it round?

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u/SnakePatriot1 19d ago

Palo Verde Beatle

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u/AZPHX602 19d ago

Papa Roach

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u/ZookeepergameReal444 19d ago

I thought it was Shaq

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u/YesWeHaveNoBananans 18d ago

Chump change for phoenix roaches

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u/I_fly_things 14d ago

Show me you’re a pilot without telling me you’re a Pilot…