Originally Posted by
GrayAnderson
I wasn't sleeping on BA yesterday, but on my LHR-IAD flight I caught and smashed this fellow:
Not sure if I should call BA and kvetch or not, but
boy was that a surprise in First...
That could be a stink bug (or a variation) but it also could be a "kissing bug." I've never been great at spotting the difference to be honest. It has that name because they typically bite people and other animals in the face or lips because they are attracted by breath and feed on blood. Typically endemic to the southern USA, but they've been spotted as far north as Delaware and PA recently. They
can carry diseases such as Chagas.