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weird red-tail (Wheel bug nymph)

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WHEEL BUG NYMPH
by: Moni

Sarah
Put it out in your garden so it can help control your aphids and other pests in the garden!
Found on in Missouri/Kansas area
by: Sarah

I just found an insect that resembles the "wheel bug numph" crawling on my tv screen. I thought it was a spider at first. Glad to find this post to help identify what type insect it is. Never in my life have I seen it at this stage of its life cycle. It must be very young. It's red abdonmen is not quite at the scorpion looking stage yet, it is just small, round & red. It was difficult to take photos but have a few. Wondering what I should do with the insect now.
Wheel bug
by: Moni

Anonymous
Have no idea where you read about this insect coming from only KY. It lives all over most of the US.
If an insect is not native to the US and many times even if it is, do move to other states. They sometimes move slowly, other times rather quickly as folks accidently transport them in plant material. They do not jump from KY to FL. Some insects are transported in the trade winds in early summer to the north.

Since you are from FL here is more local information for you.
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/trees/wheel_bug.htm
why is it in florida
by: Anonymous

i live in florida and me and my family have seen these bugs three time in 5 years it is just the beginning of spring and from what i have been reading about these bugs they come from kentucky we are trying to figure out why is this bug here? also when they are in kentucky they dont even come untill late summer.
Wheel bug nymph
by: Moni

Lauren
Your photo is of the wheel bug nymph.
It is considered a beneficial insect. It is scouting for insects to eat in your garden. So this is one to watch as it controls any insects that might be a pest in your garden.
As it grows it will molt a few times and turn into a large gray bug with a spiky looking 'wheel' on its backside behind the head.
They evidently can bite with its long piercing sucking mouth parts and if so it is said to be very painful.
Here is a website with more information about the insect and at the bottom of the page how to treat its bite.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/454
In all my years in Columbus, OH I never saw one!

Here is another posted on Insect ID.
http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/4-legged-creature-with-antenna-1-inch-long.html#ixzz0KcPl9YQG&D
wierd red tail bites!!
by: Anonymous

ok i've been trying to figure out what this bug is also. I was stung by one over a week ago, and still have a huge welt. What are they

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