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Broad-headed Bug

Alydus sp.

Photo by dferris
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Garden

Reference Links:

Genus Alydus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
dferris
Hmmm.. Interesting. I thought it looked a little odd for an ant , but it sure fooled me!
ForestDragon
I believe you have an ant mimic here. This looks a lot like the nymph of a Broad-headed Bug. They are pretty impressive mimics! http://bugguide.net/node/view/97/bgpage
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PublishedAugust 6, 2016

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