Wheel Bug

We had some wheel bugs in our backyard and they laid eggs.

I got to observe an adult up close on a stick.
Here are some pictures:

I first found out about wheel bugs in this Audubon First Field Guide: Insects. It is on the same page with the blood-sucking conenose.

Above is a picture of the babies.

The eldest Hodgepodge boy has an intense curiosity about nature. He writes about his discoveries in My Backyard.

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