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found mid afternoon - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2008 lmknight

found mid afternoon - Arilus cristatus
Pittsboro, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
August 6, 2008
Size: 3-4"
Found on the patio- on a patio chair. We don't know what it is.
Contributed by lmknight on 7 August, 2008 - 8:29am
Last updated 7 August, 2008 - 10:57am

Wheel bug
This is a wheel bug in the middle of molting. When it finishes it will be grey. See others here. Neat find.
… Lynette Schimming, 7 August, 2008 - 8:36am

 
thank you
Thank you for letting us know what it is! It is a very beautiful color and it looked like two bugs stuck together, so the molting makes sense!
… lmknight, 7 August, 2008 - 10:04am

 
Thank YOU.
Thank you for sharing such a remarkable image:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2008 - 7:39pm

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