Arilus cristatus, the wheel bug, is a predatory insect common in the eastern United States.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
Arilus cristatus, the wheel bug.

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A droplet of morning dew on the head of a cactus bug, Chelinidea vittiger (Coreidae).

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
Belostoma sp. giant water bug.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
Belostoma sp. giant water bug.

Lake Glendale, Illinois, USA
A droplet of morning dew on the head of a cactus bug, Chelinidea vittiger (Coreidae).

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A droplet of morning dew on the head of a cactus bug, Chelinidea vittiger (Coreidae).

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A droplet of morning dew on the head of a cactus bug, Chelinidea vittiger (Coreidae).

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
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