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Ambush bug

(Phymatidae)

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Inmature Ambush bug (Phymatidae) eating a Skipper butterfly (Hesperiidae)

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Comments (2)
Ashish
Bug must be mimicking the white flower very closely where this skipper trapped...!!
Ashish
Great action in Web of Life..!! Must add best Wildlife contest..!!

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Interaction between different species of Arthropods
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Mimetic Animals of the World
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PublishedJune 23, 2011

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