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Arilus cristatus
The assassin bug was about 32mm (1.25 in) long. Some people call this crazy looking bug a Sail-back Dinosaur Bug.
I have seen them on garden plants, but this one was on our van's windshield.
Spotted on Aug 11, 2015
Submitted on Aug 13, 2015
6 Comments
amazing pictures!
Thanks Hema!
Fantastic,photogin!!
Most of their prey are pests such as caterpillars, Japanese beetles, and stinkbugs, therefore wheel bugs are considered as beneficial to the garden as ladybugs are. They do have a painful bite though.
They are interesting bugs. The head reminds me of the head on the Star Wars B1 battle droid, only the head is reversed.
Very interesting looking bug