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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Photo by Tom H
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown-gray-blue, ridged spiny wheel on back

Habitat:

Leafy areas, shrubbery

Notes:

Found on screen door, painful bite, eats other insects

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Wheel bug

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
lori.tas
Kewl. I've never seen one before. I can see where it gets its name.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
Photographed
PublishedOctober 25, 2010

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