Guardian Nature School Team Contact Blog Project Noah Facebook Project Noah Twitter

A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife

Join Project Noah!
nature school apple icon

Project Noah Nature School visit nature school

Broad-headed bug

Genus Alydus

Description:

8 mm long bug

Habitat:

Semi rural

2 Species ID Suggestions

stho002
stho002 10 years ago
Broad-headed bug
Genus Alydus Genus Alydus - BugGuide.Net
Wixenstyx
Wixenstyx 10 years ago
Broad-Headed Bug
Alydus spp. Genus Alydus - BugGuide.Net


Sign in to suggest organism ID

5 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thanks Wixenstyx!

Wixenstyx
Wixenstyx 10 years ago

Given the wings, it's an adult, too.

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Thank you Stephen!

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

It does Mark, but I'm pretty sure this guy isn't an assassin bug as his head seems too big!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Looks a bit like our latest invaders http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/424...

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Oct 7, 2013
Submitted on Oct 8, 2013

Related Spottings

Satyrus [genus] Genus Curinus Genus Nephila - male. Urbanus (genus)

Nearby Spottings

Common pug Forage looper Curve-toothed geometer Reddish speckled dart
Noah Guardians
Noah Sponsors
join Project Noah Team

Join the Project Noah Team