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Three Legged Bug - Anasa
Copyright © 2007 Tam Stuart

Three Legged Bug - Anasa
Basement exposed exterior wall, East Windsor, NJ, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
October 10, 2007
Size: 12 - 15
These bugs are very common in this area this autumn.

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Contributed by Tam Stuart on 10 October, 2007 - 3:42pm
Last updated 11 October, 2007 - 12:04pm

I'd like to vote for Anasa tristis...
^^
… WonGun Kim, 16 November, 2008 - 12:35am

Squash Bug (Anasa)?
I'm not sure, but to me it looks like a Squash Bug (Anasa).
… John R. Maxwell, 10 October, 2007 - 3:47pm

 
Yes.
Oddly, I have never found them to be common.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 6:12pm

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