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Brown 2 inch spider or ? (Wheel bug)

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Wheel bug
by: Moni

Corrine
This is the adult wheel bug. These are one of the true bugs also known as assassin bugs. Like the name suggests they are known as such since they hunt down their prey to attack and 'kill' them for food. They have a large strong beak to pierce the prey to suck the juices out. All stages prey upon other insects - caterpillars, aphids, bees, sawflies etc. Therefore they are considered beneficial.
Great to have in the garden!
Wheel bugs overwinter as adults.

CAUTION: Do not handle, as the adult wheelbug is reported to inflict a very painful bite.
Beetle Juice.
by: yet another tim

Spiders have 8 legs. Its a beetle. It looks simular to a squash beetle but doesn't have the red spot on the back that the ones around here have. (Central U. S.) Where you are it may be a wood beetle. If its your version of a squash beetle then the best thing to do with it is to squash it. (at least if you plan to have a garden with any type of squash or pumpkins in it)

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