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Black and red insect - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2005 beierman52

Black and red insect - Arilus cristatus
Jarrettsville, Harford County, Maryland, USA
May 18, 2005
Size: 1/4 inch
These small insects were emerging from what appeared to be an egg case. They seemed to emerge yellow and red and then turn brown and red, and then finally black and red. They have 6 legs and two long antenna. The egg case was attached to a brick wall and was not noticed until the insects started to emerge. I have no idea how long it was there.
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Contributed by beierman52 on 19 May, 2005 - 12:15pm
Last updated 12 July, 2007 - 9:59am

Moved
Moved from Wheel Bug.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2007 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

Wheel Bug
I am pretty sure that these are hatchling Wheel Bugs.
… Christopher C Wirth, 19 May, 2005 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

My Guess
is wheel bugs. Cool photo.
… Lynette Elliott, 19 May, 2005 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree!
If these are wheel bugs I've never seen them after they have first hatched! Seeing that must've have been amazing! And being able to photograph it and show it to people who are crazy about the insect world ( like me! ) is something special. Hope you find another amazing critter soon!
… Brittanie McCormack, 26 June, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to both of you. I hav
Thanks to both of you. I have never heard of them. Are they harmful or beneficial insects?
… beierman52, 19 May, 2005 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Beneficial.
They are beneficial as predators on other insects, especially caterpillars. They are larger sized true bugs in the family Reduviidae, genus Arilus - there are a bunch of photos in the guide here... http://bugguide.net/node/view/259/bgimage
… Lisa M. Ames, 20 May, 2005 - 2:07am login or register to post comments

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