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Reduvius personatus
Juveniles have a slimy coating that allows them to pick up pieces of the surrounding landscape to use as camouflage. In this case, it was the sand in my front yard.
When I first searched for a name for this guy, "assassin bug nymph" was what came up for it.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2011
Submitted on Mar 28, 2013
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