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Unknown bug - Acanthocephala
Copyright © 2008 shauna

Unknown bug - Acanthocephala
Louisville, Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
June 19, 2008
Size: Less than an inch
I saw it on top of my trashcan lid outside.
Contributed by shauna on 20 June, 2008 - 10:20pm
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 6:28am

Moved
Moved from Leaffooted Bugs.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 November, 2008 - 6:28am

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… john and jane balaban, 22 July, 2008 - 10:01am

Kevin's right
more specifically, this is an Acanthocephala nymph.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 21 June, 2008 - 8:49am

not an ID
Leaf-footed Bug nymph possibly.
… Kevin Hall, 21 June, 2008 - 1:50am

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