Please help me identify this insect

Request help to identify insects or other creatures. Please post the location that the insect you want to identify came from, this will help greatly in species determination.
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ahdave
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Please help me identify this insect

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I rescued this insect from drowning in a bucket, placed there so it could dry, but I don’t know what it is, I live in Durango, Mexico, thanks!
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Re: Please help me identify this insect

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ahdave wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:18 am I rescued this insect from drowning in a bucket, placed there so it could dry, but I don’t know what it is, I live in Durango, Mexico, thanks!...
It's a giant mesquite bug of the genus Thasus, though I'm not sure which species -

https://bugguide.net/node/view/20162

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thasus_(bug)

It appears to be Thasus gigas -

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In Arizona, Thasus neocalifornicus is quite common -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_mesquite_bug
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Re: Please help me identify this insect

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Great photos 🙂
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