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Interesting Unknown Bug... - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2006 debjacoby

Interesting Unknown Bug... - Arilus cristatus
Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, USA
September 24, 2006
Size: 2" x 2" w/o antenna
I've lived in MD all my life and I've never seen anything like this at all. From a distance I thought it was a wolf spider but on closer inspection I can't even figure out where to start searching this site to find something similar. I was amazed at how still it was - even when I put my camera just inches from it to take the picture. I don't think it moved once.
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Contributed by debjacoby on 24 September, 2006 - 8:17pm
Last updated 7 November, 2006 - 4:13pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 November, 2006 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus
It's a Wheel Bug, a type of Assassin Bug.

Be careful - they bite!

....Ed....
… Ed Johnson, 24 September, 2006 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

 
And a nice shot of one, too!
I saw one only once, and it was in Great Falls, MD side.
… Ashley Bradford, 24 September, 2006 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

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