Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)

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$Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) Mated pair on goldenrod.\nPhoto taken at the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton Co. VA on October 17, 2005.$ $Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) on goldenrod.\nPhoto taken at the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton Co. VA on October 17, 2005.$ $Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) Mated pair on goldenrod.\nPhoto taken at the Eastern Shore of Virginia in Northampton Co. VA on October 17, 2005.$ $Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)\nTaken at Catfish Lake in Croatan National Forest in Craven Co., NC on August 06, 2004.$ $Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)\nOn a mint flower awaiting its prey.\nTaken along Millis Road in Croatan National Forest in Carteret Co., NC on August 07, 2004.$ $Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)\nOn a mint flower awaiting its prey.\nTaken along Millis Road in Croatan National Forest in Carteret Co., NC on August 07, 2004.$

This is an assassin bug and it attacks and eats other bugs. While working at the Kiptopeke Hawk Hawk we noticed these bugs flying in heading southward, I don't know of they migrate but it looked like it to me.

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