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Insect or spider - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2015 Mark perelmuter

Insect or spider - Arilus cristatus
campton, Powell County, Kentucky, USA
July 5, 2015
Size: 1.5 cm
it bit my son on his neck. Red dot, swelling 1 cm diameter. Painful at 1st. Subsided and reduced with ice after cleansing area. It has been 1:30 he since bite. No other symptoms. Walks like a spider & initially appeared to have 2 body parts but in photo has 6 legs a a protuberance that looks like a small head projecting from a possible thorax. I thought bug was on its back but was walking so I believe the picture is of its back.
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Contributed by Mark perelmuter on 5 July, 2015 - 11:24am
Last updated 28 July, 2015 - 5:49pm

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Wheel Bug…
Sorry your son was bitten. These bugs are capable of biting when they are disturbed.

See reference here.
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