Subject: Light Gray beetle?
Location: Denver, Pennsylvania
July 27, 2017 5:22 am
Hi,
Last weekend my family and I were camping in Denver PA and my daughter came across this beetle type insect. He was eating a daddy long leg. Any idea what he is?
Thanks!
Signature: Curious in PA
Dear Curious in PA,
This predator is not a beetle. It is an immature Assassin Bug known as a Wheel Bug. The prey is a member of the order Opiliones, commonly called a Harvestman or as you have indicated, a Daddy-Long-Legs.