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Ambush Bug with Prey - Phymata pennsylvanica - male - female
Copyright © 2007 NatureBoy aka Antoine H.

Ambush Bug with Prey - Phymata pennsylvanica - Male Female
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 19, 2007
Size: approx. 0.85 cm
Found a pair of mating ambush bugs where one caught a miniture wasp species. If you look closely you can see the proboscus of the ambush bug lodged inside the wasp near the head. They suck the juices right out of their prey.
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Contributed by Antoine Hnain on 19 September, 2007 - 10:18pm
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 10:44pm

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.


If you would like to read more on the interesting issues regarding species identification with these bugs, please see this forum topic.
… Harsi S. Parker, 1 November, 2009 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Phymata pennsylvanica...
male segments are clearly angulate.
… drswanny, 1 November, 2009 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ambush Bugs.
… Lynette Schimming, 23 September, 2008 - 8:50am login or register to post comments

Prey.
Prey appears to be a female Mimesa sp., family Crabronidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 September, 2007 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

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