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Photo of Ambush Bug (<i>Phymata pennsylvanica</i>)
drphotomoto wrote:
Ambush Bug (Phymata pennsylvanica)

They are experts at camoflauge. See how this one resembles goldenrod. It is as small as a goldenrod bloom. They wait for prey then grab them and impale them with their poisonous beak.