Hunting a Two-Ton Monster in Rhode Island

New England Legends Podcast

Jeff Belanger

History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Folklore, Places & Travel, Monsters, Society & Culture, Legends, Newengland

4.8 • 951 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 395 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive down I-95 just south of Providence, Rhode Island, searching for a huge monster who lurks near the highway. This giant creature has been stalking the region for 45 years now. Have you seen it?

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0:00.0	So we're heading down the highway.
0:04.4	Interstate 95, to be exact, just south of Providence, Rhode Island.
0:08.5	Yeah, I-95 starts in Holton, Maine at the Canadian border, follows south all the way to Miami.
0:14.0	But I assume we're not going that far.
0:16.0	No, no. In fact, we're going to be taking the next exit, which is Thurber's Avenue.
0:20.0	Oh, okay, that's coming up soon.
0:21.7	Yep.
0:22.6	So we're taking the highway because it gives us the best view of what we're here to see.
0:27.6	And, yeah, it's coming up soon.
0:29.9	All right.
0:30.2	We're going about 65 miles an hour, give or take.
0:32.3	I hope we don't miss whatever we're looking for.
0:34.7	It's nearly impossible to miss Ray. We've come to Providence, Rhode Island, to look for Mr. Nibbles Woodaway.
0:40.8	Nibbles, who?
0:43.1	Okay, in fairness, almost no one knows him by that name.
0:46.8	So, Ray, we've come to Providence to hunt for the world's largest termite.
0:51.6	Folks around here know it best by its other name.
0:54.1	The Big Blue Bug. Music just termite. Folks around here know it best by its other name, the big blue bug.
1:00.3	Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger. And I'm Ray Osier. Welcome to episode 395 of the New England Legends
1:05.7	podcast. Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one
1:09.8	story at a time.
1:16.5	Whether it's roadside oddities, ghosts, monsters, UFOs, or just the plain weird.
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