ah, yes. I've had that problem with other small animals, too. birds can be an especially large problem. I noticed that you managed to slip in an E or two, though. did you nudge the bug out of the way?
This fall, we seem to be suffering from an invasion of stink bugs. This one was was almost big enough to cover two keys. I gently moved it away using one of Ann's crochet hooks (a bit like using a shepherd's crook to guide a sheep).
According to an article in today's Boston Globe the bug is a "western conifer seed bug" (Leptoglossus occidentalis). http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/320/northwest/Slow_moving_insects_settling_in_for_the_winter+.shtml (http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/320/northwest/Slow_moving_insects_settling_in_for_the_winter+.shtml)
It's harmless (as long as it doesn't get you confused with a pine cone).
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Date: 2003-11-14 05:02 pm (UTC)There are worse things thoug....just 1 key isn't so bad...
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Date: 2003-11-16 09:49 am (UTC)http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/320/northwest/Slow_moving_insects_settling_in_for_the_winter+.shtml (http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/320/northwest/Slow_moving_insects_settling_in_for_the_winter+.shtml)
It's harmless (as long as it doesn't get you confused with a pine cone).
http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/western_conifer_seed_bug.htm (http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/western_conifer_seed_bug.htm)