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
Arilus cristatus, the wheel bug.

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

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

Urbana, Illinois, USA
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