wheel bug with a Japanese beetle - Arilus cristatus

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wheel bug with a Japanese beetle - Arilus cristatus

Cockeysville, Maryland, USA
July 15, 2014
Size: 3/4" long

I found this guy while trying to find a broken dog fence wire

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wheel bug with a Japanese beetle - Arilus cristatus

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Contributed by bob63 on 15 July, 2014 - 3:44pm

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