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Burrowing bug

Family: Cydnidae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Over two nights these things were prolific and then they disappeared. About 12mm long. Mostly black with a few tints of red. Spiny legs! Short antennae with not many segments.

Habitat:

At night only in the local school.

Notes:

Yet to search for species... Only one shot unfortunately so no face.

Species ID Suggestions

Burrowing bug

Cydnidae

Comments (1)

Thanks again Stephen. Another new one to read about! At least I got to superfamily :)

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