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efficient bug - Picromerus bidens - male - female
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

efficient bug - Picromerus bidens - Male Female
Port Franks, Ontario, Canada
September 10, 2004
...making hay while the sun shines. The one at lower left was dragging the other two all over the place (making it hard to get a decent photo), and the one in the middle refused to let go at either end.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 December, 2004 - 6:25pm
Last updated 7 May, 2007 - 8:54am

Moved
Moved from Picromerus.
… Boris Büche, 7 May, 2007 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.
. . . for perfect agreement.
… Boris Büche, 7 May, 2007 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Actually this one looks
more like Eric's suggestion of Picromerus bidens. The other one with the banded antenna looks more like Podisus maculiventris? It seems like there should be some distinguishing difference between these two since they aren't even in the same genus! Things like this drive me crazy :0)
… Lynette Elliott, 3 June, 2005 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

Podisus maculiventris?
Based on the photo from Arkansas site
… Lynette Elliott, 3 June, 2005 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

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