Summary ²

Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey, relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs.

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1. (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phymatinae

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Catalogue of Palaearctic Heteroptera
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

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