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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

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35.1781, -80.8497

Field Notes

Description:

3 cm long, type of assassin bug, dark scary looking creature, robust, grotesque creature with long legs and antennae, a stout beak, large eyes on a slim head, and a prominent thoracic, semicircular crest that resembles a cogwheel or chicken's comb

Habitat:

schoolyard garden

Notes:

found by student Henri Earl

Reference Links:

wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus)

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