Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus

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$Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus\nThree Toad Bugs attacking a fly, one caught it the others moved in like vultures.\nTaken in a sand bar along the Eno River in Durham Co., NC on April 28, 2005.$ $Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus\nThree Toad Bugs attacking a fly, one caught it the others moved in like vultures.\nTaken in a sand bar along the Eno River in Durham Co., NC on April 28, 2005.$ $Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus\nFour Toad Bugs attacking a fly, one caught it the others moved in like vultures.\nTaken in a sand bar along the Eno River in Durham Co., NC on April 28, 2005.$ $Toad Bug, Gelastocoris oculatus A pair fighting.\nTaken in a sand bar along the Eno River in Durham Co., NC on April 28, 2005.$

These tiny 1/4 inch bugs hop like tiny toads.
They tend to get covered in mud and sand and blend into thir enviroment very well. As you can see
they attack and eat other bugs like this small fly as shown in the third and fourth photos.
I found them by the hundreds on a large sand bar.

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