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Arilus cristatus
This is a very large bug, approximately 1.5 inches long. It has a shiny dark patch at the end of its wings and a semicircular crest — the eponymous wheel which resembles a portion of a circular saw.
A vegetated drainage ditch leading to a creek. A lot of insects in this habitat.
This is an assassin bug and is among the largest of bugs in North America.
Spotted on Jun 24, 2014
Submitted on Jun 24, 2014
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