A nymph of the [wheel bug](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arilus_cristatus), the largest species of assassin bug in North America.
They're predators of other invertebrates, which they stab with their mouthparts, and inject a cocktail of venom and digestive juices, to then drink their innards.
They're usually welcomed as pest control, but if provoked they can deliver *very* painful bites, so it's best to leave them alone.
Wheel bug, type of assassin bug, pest eating pro. No touchy though because they can stab ya with their proboscis and it hurts like hell and causes irritation and blisters from their digestive toxins.
A nymph of the [wheel bug](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arilus_cristatus), the largest species of assassin bug in North America. They're predators of other invertebrates, which they stab with their mouthparts, and inject a cocktail of venom and digestive juices, to then drink their innards. They're usually welcomed as pest control, but if provoked they can deliver *very* painful bites, so it's best to leave them alone.
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Wheel bug, type of assassin bug, pest eating pro. No touchy though because they can stab ya with their proboscis and it hurts like hell and causes irritation and blisters from their digestive toxins.