Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)

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CritterZone_com Shawnee Mission, KS Jun 11, 2009

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lizzzard01 Irwin, PA Nov 25, 2010

found one on my porch. zapped it to death. according to most of you guys, you say its bite hurts like heck. glad i killed it.

friend called it assaaain beetle or assassin bug or something like that. is it also called that?

plz give some confirmation. thanks.

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jewoldsen Lucas, TX(Zone 7b) Nov 26, 2010

I have pecan trees so have many of these friendly wheel bugs. Yes, they are one of many "assassin" bugs since they dine on other bugs. I have one grandson bitten on the hand by one and it definitely hurt, but he was playing with it a little to aggessively. I've had them crawl all over my arms and never been bitten.

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