Wheel Bug
this guy was a really cool find in my yard!! had never seen him here before & thought he was very interesting! it’s a type of Assassin bug, Wheel bug. there are 110 species of assassin bugs in North America. but you might want be careful, if you see one because the defensive bites of these bugs can be painful!
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Stormygirl
Great close up..
sunsetgirl replied
thanks Stormygirl!
Shulie1
Glad he is in your yard!
sunsetgirl replied
haha..yeah, he kinda freaked me out when I first saw him! :)
Lois Bryan
what a cool looking dude!!!!!!! i LOVE bugs … and this one’s soo interesting!!!!
sunsetgirl replied
I love bugs too!!! they’re so strange & different! thanks Lois! :-)
Paul Scarsella 25 days ago
awesome capture!!!
sunsetgirl replied 22 days ago
thank you Paul! :)
Voltaire Carlos 23 days ago
Great capture – this bugs structure looks familiar to what I took – is it really called a wheel bug?
sunsetgirl replied 22 days ago
well, that’s what it says in my insect book. hmm…yours looks kind of similar to a plant bug? not sure what kind, there’s many of them! or maybe a species of assassin bug? not sure. thanks voltaire!