Masked Hunter Nymph
Reduvius personatus
42.0625, -104.184
Field Notes
Description:
This little jumping dust bunny has antennae and I think 6 legs. Our 4-year-old found them on his shoe.
It is a Masked Hunter Nymph and will likely grow to be about 20 mm. The nymphs have sticky goo that coverts their bodies and use their back legs and a tarsal fan to stick dirt all over themselves. They like to eat bed bugs and other tiny critters.
Habitat:
Dust in the front porch
Notes:
The adults can give a bite comparable to a bee sting.
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