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Burrowing bug

Family: Cydnidae

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Burrowing bug
Cydnidae


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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

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

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Dec 2, 2013
Submitted on Dec 10, 2013

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