Sunday strangeness: wheel bugs
This morning I was shocked to see that a tiny dark spot on an outbuilding was actually another cluster of hatched wheel bugs, each one less than an eighth of an inch big. When I put my camera right near them to take a picture, they began to scatter in all directions. Then, after I had gone, they regrouped and reestablished their cluster. I took more photos; they scattered again. Now, they are back in a cluster. I don't know where they will go next, or when, but I would love to catch sight of one of these things fully grown. They are bizarre looking assassin bugs that grow to be a full 1.5 inches, packing some wheel shaped armor. I have never seen this myself .
Sunday strangeness: wheel bugs
This morning I was shocked to see that a tiny dark spot on an outbuilding was actually another cluster of hatched wheel bugs, each one less than an eighth of an inch big. When I put my camera right near them to take a picture, they began to scatter in all directions. Then, after I had gone, they regrouped and reestablished their cluster. I took more photos; they scattered again. Now, they are back in a cluster. I don't know where they will go next, or when, but I would love to catch sight of one of these things fully grown. They are bizarre looking assassin bugs that grow to be a full 1.5 inches, packing some wheel shaped armor. I have never seen this myself .