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"Ebony Bugs," family Thyreocoridae, were formerly known as "negro bugs." During...

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This is an adult of the "Masked Hunter," Reduvius personatus. The nymphs intentionally...

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Lygaeid bugs like this species of Craspeduchus are very colorful insects. They also tend to be...

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This colorful character is the nymph of an assassin bug in the genus Pselliopus. It will soon be an adult, with two pairs of wings.

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Assassin bugs, like this adult female Acholla multispinosa, are named for their predatory habits. ...

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Macrocephalus dorannae is one of the odder "ambush bugs" in the family Reduviidae. They...

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The Harlequin Bug, Murgantia histrionica, is a notorious pest of cabbage and related crops. It is actually native to Central and South America.

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The Four-lined Plant Bug, Poecilocapsus lineatus, prefers to feed on the underside of leaves. It...

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This lovely flatid hopper, Anormenis chloris, visited the mercury vapor light at Dave Small's home in Athol, Massachusetts.

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This flatid hopper, Ormenis saucia, is covered in a layer of white wax. This helps insulate the...

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Water boatmen, family Corixidae, are common aquatic insects in still waters. This little nymph was in a pothole in a quickly evaporating streambed.

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Toad Bugs like these Gelastocoris oculatus, are almost invisible unless they move. Look for them...

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The mild winter here has accelerated the metamorphosis of the Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper,...

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These male Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshoppers (Arphia conspersa) may have been vying for the attention of a nearby female that I never saw.

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Another view of the Townsend's Solitaire.

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I tried to make this interesting bird into a flycatcher of some kind, but Jeffrey Gordon of...

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Cactus dodger cicadas, genus Cacama, do not occur on the valley floor, but just slightly higher in...

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It was the "wrong" year for periodical cicadas in the Chicago area in 2011, but I still...

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