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Ambush Bugs

Phymatidae

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Description:

Two pairs of mating ambush bugs. Small 1/4 - 1/2 inch. Female larger. Prefers goldenrod as their hiding place. Predators of caterpillars It has knife-life pinchers and eats everything but the outer shell. Small, but deadly.

Habitat:

Meadow in the Poconos.

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PublishedNovember 22, 2011

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