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czt2623 Montgomery, AL Jun 20, 2010

I was wondering if anyone could tell me what these two pictures are. This first one is from my indoor garden, and I have seen several of them. I am worried about them spreading.

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czt2623 Montgomery, AL Jun 20, 2010

This second one was in my house. I know it's not dangerous, but I was very curious because I have seen a few of them now.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 21, 2010

The bug is a twolined spittlebug, Prosapia bicincta (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Cercopidae) - see http://tinyurl.com/26s8dbg - and the spider is a wolf spider (family Lycosidae); large specimens can deliver a painful (but not dangerous) bite if handled carelessly.

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hemlady Melvindale, MI(Zone 5a) Jun 21, 2010

I was bitten by a wolf spider while I was sleeping last winter. I kept wondering why I was itching so bad on my back until I found the spiders 2 detached legs in my bed. I am certainly glad I wasn't awake to actually feel the bite. The itching persisted for about 3 days and then went away.

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sgodwin Roscoe, IL Jun 27, 2010

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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what these two pictures are. This first one is from my indoor garden, and I have seen several of them. I am worried about them spreading.


When you find out let me know. I found these sucking the life out of the new growth of my young redbuds in central Illinois!!! Come in and munch in multitudes!

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