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Photo by j.w.casella
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Species ID Suggestions

Wheel bug

Arilus cristatus

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MrsPbio
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Comments (2)
GlenS
Relative to the size of everything else in your garden, these guys are at the top of the food chain - which means you have a very healthy garden if you see these predators doing well. Personal experience - do not handle if you do not have a very high tolerance for pain.
MrsPbio
At first glance, I thought this was an Assassin Bug. But looking closer, I noticed that notched ridge along the thorax. That makes it not an Assassin Bug, but a cousin- the Wheel Bug. Check out this post on "What's That Bug?" website. A fave of mine. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2014/08/16/wheel-bug-74/
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2014

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