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What is this creepy thing!
Copyright © 2008 captainpudgy

What is this creepy thing!
Houston, Texas, USA
May 4, 2008
Size: about one inch
This creepy thing lives in holes in the yard and doesn't like to come out. It's pinchers are STRONG. It actually will push back and play tug-of-war with twigs in it's hole.

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lawn bug in Houston What is this creepy thing!
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Contributed by captainpudgy on 4 May, 2008 - 1:05pm
Last updated 4 May, 2008 - 2:20pm

It's a baby!
That a larval tiger beetle.
The thorny hump secures it in it's burrow while it waits for passing prey.
A little like an ant lion but not quite...
… Jonas Insinga, 4 May, 2008 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

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