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Sep 01, 2012 22:09 | #1

Found this guy crawling around the porch a few days ago. Looks like he was in a battle, missing his back leg Hubby and I were not sure but thought it was an assassin bug?

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Sep 02, 2012 01:37 | #2

Lovely captures- it's a wheel bug - a type of assassin bug.
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Sep 02, 2012 13:51 | #4

Wonderful captures.

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Sep 02, 2012 17:54 | #5

Thanks for the comment and the help Brian! Thanks for the comments everyone, I appreciate it!

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Sep 02, 2012 18:09 | #6

yep its definitely a wheel bug. They can give a nasty bite so be careful

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Sep 02, 2012 19:22 | #7

very nice!

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