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White-margined Burrower Bug - Sehirus cinctus These are cool bugs! Females lay their eggs in the soil and exhibit maternal care for their young, which is unusual for a bug! She guards her brood and brings them seeds to eat for up to a few days after hatching, which is when they are old enough to fend for themselves.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Rural garden Geotagged,Sehirus,Sehirus cinctus,Summer,United States,White-margined Burrower Bug,bug Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

White-margined Burrower Bug - Sehirus cinctus

These are cool bugs! Females lay their eggs in the soil and exhibit maternal care for their young, which is unusual for a bug! She guards her brood and brings them seeds to eat for up to a few days after hatching, which is when they are old enough to fend for themselves.

Habitat: Rural garden

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The White-margined Burrower Bug

''Sehirus cinctus'', also known as the white-margined burrower bug, is within the genus of burrowing bugs belonging to the family Cydnidae, subfamily Sehirinae. Belonging to the suborder Heteroptera, they are true bugs.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2021. Captured Jul 31, 2020 10:24 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.