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Interesting? - Phymata
Copyright © 2006 Jim Kramer

Interesting? - Phymata
Efland, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
August 7, 2006
Size: 1/4"

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Contributed by Jim Kramer on 7 August, 2006 - 5:52pm
Last updated 13 August, 2006 - 2:38pm

ambush bug
This is an ambush bug. I had one similar. Mine was more regular shaped, like a shield bug, so I assumed it was a juvenile, but had the large forearms on its first set of legs.
… bulrush, 8 August, 2006 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

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