Wheel Bug

I found this very strange flying insect sitting on a wooden stake in my yard in October, 2004.  After a bit of research, it turns out to be a wheel bug.  It attacks other insects and sucks out their juices, much like a robber fly.  It can inflict a painful bite, which I did not know when I picked it up to put in a shrub.   Fortunately, it did not bite me !   It stayed very still for some good shots.

ronaldpatterson@windstream.net

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