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Robust conehead

Neoconocephalus robustus

Photo by Aaron_G
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Mostly associated with tall course grass in Prairies, open old fields, roadsides, river bottoms, coastal dunes, etc. Also fond of corn and Sorghum fields.

Notes:

This was such a fun insect. Whenever I would approach or touch her while she was on the grass, she would thrust her head down into the turf (see photo #2). This would leave her backside up and make her body appear to be a blade of grass. She did this repeatedly, so I figured it was a camouflage tactic.

Reference Links:

EOL: Neoconocephalus robustus, Species Neoconocephalus robustus - Robust Conehead - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (1)
HemaShah
@ Goody ,this is an excellent spotting!! Picture number 2 is sweet and hilarious and a fine example of survival tactic. I hope that people will not miss out on this one!. Very cute!

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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012

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