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Vee8ch Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Aug 08, 2006

Big ol' back legs. Do you know my name?

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 08, 2006

the bane of my garden, leaf-footed squash bug. http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Acanthocephala_femorata nothing has done more damage to my roses and everything else this year!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 08, 2006

That one is a Leaf footed Bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus) http://davesgarden.com/bf/showimage/649/

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Vee8ch Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Aug 08, 2006

Thank you guys! That was fast :)

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 08, 2006

trackinsand you are very close, but your species does not have the white line across its back

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 08, 2006

i know, i wasn't being specific, just pointing her in the general direction. i keep that picture on my favorites list just for reference-he is not a "favorite" though! LOL

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