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05-AUG-2015 Christine Hanrahan

Ambush bug (Phymata) on Rudbeckia

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

Well-camouflaged as they usually are, this ambush bug is patiently waiting for an unsuspecting insect to land on the flower. At that point it will pounce and paralyze the prey with an enzyme that also "liquefies" the just caught insect allowing the ambush bug to slurp up the contents.

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