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Jagged ambush bug

Phymata

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

These insects lie in wait for prey relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Phymatinae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Maria dB
Thanks, Gilma. I was photographing hoppers and lady beetles and then saw this. I thought at first it was exuvia of some insect!

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Animals of North Carolina
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Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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PublishedOctober 1, 2013

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