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Damsel bug

Nabidae

Description:

Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests, such as cabbage worms, aphids, and lygus bugs.

Habitat:

Wooded area

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1 Comment

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

I wonder if Nabidae ever meet Reduviidae.

Maria dB
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Maria dB

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 4, 2013
Submitted on Jul 18, 2013

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