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Wheel bugs mating

Arilus cristatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Large gray assassin bugs (family Reduviidae) with spiky "wheel" on pronotum. Scary looking, but great predator of garden pests.

Habitat:

Understory of mixed hardwood forest in Giant City State Park, IL.

Reference Links:

Species Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug - BugGuide.Net

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Eastern Assassin Bugs

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PublishedOctober 31, 2011

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