Ambush Bug
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Description: Photographs, description, life history and habits.
Compiled by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University: Figure1. A mating pair of ambush bugs. Hemiptera (True bugs and relatives) Description and Distinctive Features: The ambush bug (Figures 1 and 2) is a chunky bodied insect of angular form that is almost always found among flowers. General coloration is quire variable ranging from cream colored to yellow-orange. They are also patterned with a dark abdominal band on the back and irregular blotch markings of light-brown to black. The front pair of legs is greatly modified to grasp and hold prey and a short beak projects from the front of the head. Size of adults (8-11 mm) is a bit smaller than a honey bee, a common prey, but is variable and males on average are considerably smaller than females.
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