umm, well, reading to previous logs of the bug, im assuming it was traveling inside a ziplock bag with a "geocache passport" and brocksprat took the bug and left the bag and passport. the passport had the code on it so i figured the owner just kept the travel bug for his collection and just put out a replica-like piece of paper as the actual bug, but i guess i was wrong. so, im logging i discovered it since i have the code but not the actual bug.
if anyone is willing to, the next person to find this bug, send me an email with your address and i will mail you this "geocache passport" that was originally with the travel bug so they can travel together once again!