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Bloodsucking conenose? - Triatoma sanguisuga
Copyright © 2008 Mean and Pinchy

Bloodsucking conenose? - Triatoma sanguisuga
Clinton County, Illinois, USA
September 24, 2008
Size: 32mm
My husband found this guy near a basement window and caught it to show to me, but it escaped before I saw it. I found it on the wall the next day, and I'm glad because I'm fairly certain it's a bloodsucking conenose. Not a critter I want for a roommate. :)
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Contributed by Mean and Pinchy on 24 September, 2008 - 12:18pm
Last updated 24 September, 2008 - 3:46pm

Yes.
Fabulous image, too! Triatoma sanguisuga is the species. You must have wood rats in the neighborhood, as that is the normal host.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 September, 2008 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

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