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  2. Phymata americana - Wikipedia

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    Phymata americana feed on a wide variety of prey, most often including small bees, moths, and flies. [8] [9] As their common name suggests, P. americana are sit-and-wait ambush predators, resting on flower heads where they grab visiting insects with large raptorial foreleg weapons.

  3. Phymatinae - Wikipedia

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    Ambush bugs are insects in the order Hemiptera, or "true bugs". They occupy the family Reduviidae, and form the subfamily Phymatinae. This subfamily was often given family-level status and this classification is still used in some textbooks. Based on cladistic analyses, however, ambush bugs (Phymatinae) are a type of assassin bug .

  4. Phymata - Wikipedia

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    Phymata is a genus of assassin bugs belonging to the family Reduviidae, subfamily Phymatinae, [1] commonly called jagged ambush bugs. They can be a variety of colors, with their coloring helping them camouflage with the plants they live on.

  5. Common walkingstick - Wikipedia

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    A pair of mating D. femorata in the Hudson Highlands region of New York. The common walkingstick is a slender, elongated insect that camouflages itself by resembling a twig. . The sexes differ, with the male usually being brown and about 75 mm (3 in) in length while the female is greenish-brown, and rather larger at 95 mm (3.7 i

  6. Reduviidae - Wikipedia

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    Ambush bugs – subfamily Phymatinae Thread-legged bugs – subfamily Emesinae , including the genus Emesaya Kissing bugs (or cone-headed bugs) – subfamily Triatominae , unusual in that most species are blood-suckers and several are important disease vectors

  7. Thomisidae - Wikipedia

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    Members of this family of spiders do not spin webs, and are ambush predators. The two front legs are usually longer and more robust than the rest of the legs. The back two legs are smaller, and are usually covered in a series of strong spines. [4] They have dull colorations such as brown, grey, or very bright green, pink, white or yellow.

  8. Phymata pennsylvanica - Wikipedia

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    Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens. [4]

  9. Milichiidae - Wikipedia

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    The "jackal" habit has been widely documented, with many pictures and references to Millichiidae assembling on the prey of spiders (especially Nephilinae, Oxyopidae, and Thomisidae). They also visit Asilidae, Reduviidae, and even Mantodea. However, a point that is rarely mentioned is that most prey insects do not attract Milichiidae particularly.