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Wheel Bug

Posted by November 1st, 2006 at 1:00 am

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Assassin Bugs

A very strange looking insect
I found a very large bug on outside on the window and I’d like to know if you can tell me what it is. It’s approximately 1- 1 1/2 inches long. I was wondering if it was some kind of large weevil because of the long nose. Thanks for any help you can give. I’ve never seen an insect like it–it’s a little scary looking!
Carrie

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Hi Carrie,
We toyed with the idea of making the predatory Wheel Bug, one of the Assassin Bugs, our Bug of the Month for November, but opted for the Boxelder Bug instead.

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    [...] am that you’ve chosen the Wheel Bug as the Bug of the Month! I sent in a picture to be identified back in Nov. 2008 and have followed my wheel bug family ever since! These pictures are this year’s progeny–from [...]

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