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Photo#1532653
Bug/spider?

Bug/spider?
Karbers Ridge (Elizabethtown), Hardin County, IL County, Illinois, USA
June 1, 2018
Size: 1/2”
Body is black with white spots. Abdominal is red with black band. I thought it was a spider, but the shadow suggests it is an insect.

Frassed
Moved from True Bugs.

Arilus cristatus nymph
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Wheel bug!
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