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Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Flat Bug - Aradus similis

Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 19, 2005
Size: <1/4"

This tiny stink bug landed on me, and I was able to photograph it in my hand before it flew off.

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Contributed by tom murray on 20 April, 2005 - 10:21pm
Last updated 12 September, 2010 - 7:54pm

Aradus similis (Say)

Keyed from Matsuda (1977).

… Tim Loh, 12 September, 2010 - 7:54pm

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Aradidae.

Just had to say thank you for a shot of this insect that actually shows the bug! Usually folks photograph them "in situ" on bark where you, well, CAN'T see them:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 21 April, 2005 - 7:03pm

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not "in situ"

I felt guilty for having my hand in the shot, but I guess it worked out OK.

… tom murray, 21 April, 2005 - 7:35pm

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Unless ...

it's a deer fly. I still have the scar :)

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 11 August, 2011 - 7:59am

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I know what you mean

I wanted to get a good shot of a biting midge, and it took about 30 seconds of it biting before I got that shot. But they don't leave any scars:-)

… tom murray, 11 August, 2011 - 8:14am

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Correct ID

This is not actually a stink bug, but rather it is in the family Aradidae, which are commonly called flat bugs or bark bugs. They are often found under loose bark of dead or dying trees. They have extremely long stylets in their mouthparts that kind of coil up inside the head. They can then extrude them out a long ways where they usually feed on fungi, etc. up under the bark.

… David Rider, 20 April, 2005 - 10:52pm

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yes, Flat Bug

There's a page on Aradidae in the Guide.

… Robin McLeod, 20 April, 2005 - 11:29pm

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Flat Bug

Thanks for the clarification. I've moved it to the right guide page.

… tom murray, 21 April, 2005 - 6:20am

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further ID

And it is an adult of the genus Aradus

… Steve Taylor, 10 September, 2005 - 3:05pm

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