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Wheel bug

Arilus cristatus

Description:

Brown two-tone exoskeleton, long sharp proboscis, long antennae, spiked crest at back of head

Habitat:

Grassy area near tree-lined sidewalk

Notes:

bite hurts

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KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus
Hemiptera
http://bugguide.net/node/view/454

NaturalMystic
Spotted by
NaturalMystic

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2011

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