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Photo#200100
?? - Phymata

?? - Phymata
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
July 10, 2008
Size: approx 7mm
Found on some Fleabane. What on earth is it? The bad photo doesn't do it justice.

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.

Moved
Moved from Ambush Bugs.

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.

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This is a predatory bug in the Phymatidae, the Ambush Bugs. They grab prey many times their size.

 
Ambush Bug
Thanks Andy! Interesting creatures.

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