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Lunch has a face - Phymata pennsylvanica - male - female
Copyright © 2007 John F. Carr

Lunch has a face - Phymata pennsylvanica - Male Female
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 18, 2007
Size: 10-15mm
A small writhing mass on a goldenrod stem looked to be two ambush bugs mating while one ate a wasp. Any more specific ID, of the couple or their meal, is appreciated. I'm uploading four views of the mass.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 22 September, 2007 - 8:24am
Last updated 1 November, 2009 - 7:48pm

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.
… John F. Carr, 1 November, 2009 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

lunch is a halictine
female sweat bee
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