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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Aug 08, 2006

I found this little critter on a butterfly bush the other day. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? It's about 1/2 inch long.

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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Aug 08, 2006

Same bug, different angle

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nifty413 Garland, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 08, 2006

Ambush Bug (Phymata sp.) - indiscriminate predators (i.e. they'll eat bad bugs and good bugs)... http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/KKhp/1insects/ambush.html

Edited to add: Please consider adding your lovely photos to the BugFiles
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Phymatidae
Genus: Phymata
Species: sp.

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chicochi3 Fayetteville, AR(Zone 6b) Aug 08, 2006

Thanks for your help. The bug has been added to the BugFiles. Actually, I looked there for it first, but since I didn't know its name, it's kind of hard to look it up!

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