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Wheel bug - (Type of Assassin Bug)

Arilus cristatus

Photo by GregMasteller
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Wheel bug - (Type of Assassin Bug) - One of Ohio's largest true bugs. They inject digestive enzymes into their prey with that long tubular mouth and like a spider sucks out its dinner.

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Comments (3)
Ashish
Greg... Text put in bracket with ID should be in description. So every user sees your spotting have no doubt about ID.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2011

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