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It's a jungle out there...
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It's a jungle out there...

It's a jungle out there...

...or perhaps, "under there." Queen Anne's Lace in bloom, but with an unexpected surprise -- beneath this bloom head, an Assassin Bug (this variety is - I think - a Wheel Bug nymph) was demonstrating effective natural pest control on a Japanese Beetle.

Want to look for stuff that's even stranger than science fiction? Get out of the house and go check out the stuff you can find in your own back yard.

Lots more detail here: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/bugs/assassin/assassin.htm#wheel

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