wheel bug
noun
: a large North American assassin bug (Arilus cristatus) that has a high serrated crest on its prothorax and preys on insects
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Assassin bugs, the group to which wheel bug belongs, and other beneficials are profiled in our pollinators and beneficial insects resources online.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 Oct. 2022
Some scientists suspect that certain native species, including the wheel bug and the corn spider, are beginning to take advantage of the abundant new food source in town.
—Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2011
Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 6 Oct. 2022
Some scientists suspect that certain native species, including the wheel bug and the corn spider, are beginning to take advantage of the abundant new food source in town.
—Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2011
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“Wheel bug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheel%20bug. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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