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True Bug

Photo by keithp2012
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Field Notes

Description:

Some sort of True Bug found under an Oak log in Winter. There were many others exactly like it. Not sure what type of true bug it is exactly, need id.

Habitat:

Under an Oak log.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Latimeria
I'm pretty sure this is a bug in the family Lygaeidae. It's pretty slender to be an assassin bug, and its head and neck are too wide.
Ashish
Cotton pest has vast variety and most seen around big shrubs.
keithp2012
Hmm that's odd, there isnt cotton farms anywhere even close.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2011

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