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Image of the month – July 2024

Jagged ambush bugs, like this one, sit motionless until a fly, bee, butterfly, moth, or other bug gets close enough for the ambush bug to grab with its muscular front legs. In North America, multiple species of jagged ambush bug can be found from northern Mexico to southern Canada. This individual is lying in wait on some fleabane, a plant the same family as asters and daisies.

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