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Gray Insect - Arilus cristatus

Gray Insect - Arilus cristatus
Meridian, Oklahoma, USA
Can't figure out just what he is.

Wheel Bug
Nice shot of Arilus cristatus! It blends in very well with the twig.

 
Thanks so much! Here's anothe
Thanks so much! Here's another shot of him...I love the way he looks. Now looking through them, I realize I have a few nymph shots, too.

http://www.haleyluna.com/insect/wheel_bug.jpg

haleyluna.com

 
Wheel Bugs
Haley, enjoyed looking at the other view of the adult on your website. Didn't see the nymph photos, are they posted there? It would be good to have more of them on the BugGuide site. These are hard to photograph to show all the features.

Love your website, by the way. I really like the insect thumbnail page. I like how you have tall slender thumbnails that don't give everything away until you click on them.



--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com

 
Thanks much Stephen. I don't
Thanks much Stephen. I don't have very many photos on my site b/c I never get around to updating it. I'm working on redesigning it now, so hopefully I'll have more on there soon.

I'm so jealous of your dragons. I go nuts trying to find them around here (and trying to get them to sit still for me).

Here's one of the nymphs. I'll have to look around for the others:

http://www.haleyluna.com/insect/assassin_nymph.jpg

haleyluna.com

 
Very nice shot
- moved to guide.

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