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Photo by JulieLillyLubinsky

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Field Notes

Description:

Beetle type?

Species ID Suggestions

Wheel bug

Arilus cristatus

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JulieLillyLubinsky

Thanks!

Amber's right, definitely a wheel bug. It's the largest terrestrial true bug in North America.

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