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ant mimic--broad headed bug nymph? - Nabis subcoleoptratus
Copyright © 2010 Harlan Ratcliff

ant mimic--broad headed bug nymph? - Nabis subcoleoptratus
rural, Dallas County, Iowa, USA
May 15, 2010
Size: 4.5 mm
I found this bug crawling on a stem of grass that was growing out of the mound of the ant Formica exsectiodes . It is clearly an ant mimic, although it does not particularly resemble F. exsectiodes . I saw no direct interactions with the ants, unfortunately.

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ant mimic--broad headed bug nymph? - Nabis subcoleoptratus ant mimic--broad headed bug nymph? - Nabis subcoleoptratus
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Contributed by Harlan Ratcliff on 15 May, 2010 - 8:24pm
Last updated 8 August, 2012 - 6:17pm

Moved
Moved from unidentified nymphs.
… drswanny, 8 August, 2012 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Nabidae -- det. M.D. Schwartz
oops...

Moved from not yet identified nymphs.
… v belov, 14 December, 2010 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

Broad-headed bug
looks like an Alydus nymph
… rene, 19 November, 2010 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Plant Bugs.
… v belov, 4 November, 2010 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Click "Help" above for lots of good info.
… John R. Maxwell, 16 May, 2010 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

a mirid, rather -- pls move it there for expert attention
must be something nice
… v belov, 15 May, 2010 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the reply. How do
Thanks for the reply. How do I move the image?
… Harlan Ratcliff, 16 May, 2010 - 7:59am login or register to post comments

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