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unkown insect

this was a lucky shot, the insect was eating this other bug

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Great shot, really impressive size bug! Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What an awesome predator! Promoted to homepage. I think it's a wheel bug. Posted 12 years ago

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The Wheel bug

The wheel bug, in the family Reduviidae, is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, being up to 1.5 inches, or 38 mm, in length. A characteristic structure is the wheel-shaped pronotal armor.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Scott Staley
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By Scott Staley

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Uploaded Nov 3, 2012. Captured Jul 6, 2010 09:05.
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