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This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
This alydid bug is a mimic of the ant Camponotus sericeiventris. Notice how the light bands on the waist provide the illusion of a narrow ant petiole. Morretes, Paraná, Brazil
Oebalus pugnax - the rice stink bug (Pentatomidae). Urbana, Illinois, USA
Oebalus pugnax - the rice stink bug (Pentatomidae). Urbana, Illinois, USA
Assassin bugs are sit-and-wait predators. This Zelus tetracanthus arrived at a blacklight insect trap and intercepted incoming prey, in this case a male trap-jaw ant. Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Systelloderes unique-headed bug (Enicocephalidae). Insects in this ancient lineage diverged from other Heteroptera prior to the evolution of the half-sclerotized wing that marks the rest of the group. Thus, enicocephalid wings are fully membranous. Urbana, Illinois, USA
Systelloderes unique-headed bug (Enicocephalidae) Urbana, Illinois, USA
Belostoma sp. giant water bug. Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
Systelloderes unique-headed bug (Enicocephalidae)

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Systelloderes unique-headed bug (Enicocephalidae) Urbana, Illinois, USA
Systelloderes unique-headed bug (Enicocephalidae)

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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