Insect flew into my MBP?

Is your machine making any noises suggesting that the insect or part of it is stuck in there, e.g. a buzz caused by a fan hitting the insect's body as it spins? If not, chances are that the bug was blown back out again by the fan(s).

Assuming the insect got in between the aluminum lower case and the black plastic strip at the base of the display, it was probably sucked in by the fan(s), passed through the cooling air duct, and was ejected below the display hinge where you wouldn't have seen it emerge. Its chances of surviving the trip would have been negligible, and though it's possible that it got lodged inside, unless it's substantially impeding the airflow or the fan(s), a single very small bug isn't likely to make any difference.

direwolf8 wrote:
This sounds like a known bug.

Well, actually it's an unknown bug, since the OP failed to accurately describe the genus and species of insect. Obviously, the OP is a troll, since he did not pry off his keyboard, take the insect to an Ivy League department of entomology to have its DNA analyzed for full accuracy. 🙂

Well we can't assume he was a he when he could've been a she so I wanted to cover all bases and give the OP all the options. But thinking about it an electrical charge is what got Frankenstein where he is today so who knows.

It only may cause a problem if he lands on an electrical component and shorts it out, so I would wait. The other issue is if she gives birth to babies and you've got mouths to feed. 🙂

This sounds like a known bug.

Wow! You mean if he lands on an electrical component and shorts it out, he suddenly becomes female — and pregnant? 😉