Eastern Leaf-Footed Bug. Insects are typically drawn to a given area by available food supply, weather, environmental factors (pollution, etc.), water supply, mating patterns, etc. More commonly known as cow killer, the eastern velvet ant actually isn't an ant at all.
You said you have never seen a bug that size before. Subterranean termite family such as subterranean termites. The roughly 7000 species under pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families (16 extant and 5 extinct).
LeafFooted Bugs On Tomatoes Walter Reeves The Gardener
Spotted on a moth sheet. Works above and below the ground. Kills above and below the ground; The roughly 7000 species under pentatomoidea are divided into 21 families (16 extant and 5 extinct).