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brownish wheelbug

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I found one too
by: Anonymous

I also was relieved to find out the name of the bug I had dubbed "the macon bug". I found it outside my hotel room window on the 7th floor. It was the strangest thing I had ever seen. The bug I saw was also about 2 1/2 inches long. I have the pictures to prove it. So their info on this bug is not all correct.
i just found one
by: nic

found a wheelbug in my backyard today, haha, i let it climb on my hand and i took tons of pics of it! i'm really glad it didn't bit the hell out of me!
Florida wheel bug sighting!
by: Kristen

Wow, what an amazing bug to run across! This one flew in, onto the outside of our screened porch and gave us quite a show. Looked at us with the awareness of a jumping spider, moving around to stare and looked like he might pounce. I'm now very glad that he didn't.
Holy!
by: Shanna

I work with kids and no joke they asked me to come see the "spider" they found. Thought it looked cool so I CAUGHT IT and then put it in our bug viewer for the day. Brought it home to do research about it so I could tell my kids what type of bug it is. Safe to safe I'm surprised! And grateful the kids or I didn't get bitten. Ours is almost two inches long. YUCK!
Wheel bug
by: Moni

Spence
CAUTION: The adult wheel bug is reported to inflict a very painful bite. It has been reported use of ammonia water or Epsom salts is helpful in relieving pain from the bite.
Here is a site for more information:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/454

The nymphs and adults are great predators to have in the garden to get rid of caterpillars, aphids, etc.
They overwinter in the egg stage then emerge in spring to grow into the adults. There is just one generation per year.


Wheelbug - Do They Bite?
by: Wayne Arnold

They bite ridiculous - DON'T TOUCH IT!
Brown wheelbug
by: Spence

We just found one in our backyard. We live in Central Indiana. This one was about 2 inches long and looked scary to me!!! I hope we don't get more. Does anyone know if they bite or sting?
Wheelbug
by: David

Eureka! I saw one of these crawling on my deck railing a few months ago and I have finally found out what it is. I live in central Illinois and had never seen anything like it before! Mine was about 1.5" long from snoot to tail.
wheel bug
by: diane zone 6

I live in exton so please keep him in your backyard!!
Wheel bug
by: Moni

It is a wheel bug and if yours was that long it must be a record!
Usually only big bugs like that are in the tropics.
Thanks for sharing!

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