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Young Assassin Bug - Arilus cristatus

Spring Valley Park, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 18, 2003

Contributed by Steve Collins on 24 June, 2005 - 2:31pm
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 9:03am

wheelbug

i'm woode wood

a singer/songwriter based in austin, texas. here is my music video for my song "jicky". the star, is a wheelbug:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LU_m259SF0

… woodewood, 7 July, 2008 - 10:11am

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Hi there!
Just came to say " hey i have a wheel bug nymph too!"
=3
yes, i know it im weird lol

… Alien, 17 July, 2007 - 1:59pm

found one in defiance ohio

We found one that looks just like your picture in Defiance Ohio. Everyone I talked to has never seen one of these before. Thanks for the picture so I could identify it!
Tracy

… jtchower, 5 July, 2007 - 8:43am

Wheel bug nymph.

Lovely portrait of a wheel bug nymph. Note the very short, pronounced beak. Coreid bugs have a much longer beak, but folded beneath the body so as not to show when not in use.

… Eric R. Eaton, 24 June, 2005 - 4:24pm

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