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Squash bug
Squash bug (Anasa tristis)
E.S. Ross
Amazonian leaf-footed bug
Amazonian leaf-footed bug (Diactor bilineatus).
E.S. Ross
Water strider
A water strider (family Gerridae).
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Heteropteran diversity
Diversity among heteropterans. Line scales indicate the approximate size of each...
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True bug
Flower bug (Orius tristicolor).
William E. Ferguson
milkweed bug
Milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
E.S. Ross
life cycle of a chinch bug
Life cycle of a chinch bug.
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Stink bug
Adult stink bug (Edessa rufomarginata) on a leaf.
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back swimmer
Back swimmer (Notonecta).
Jane Burton/Bruce Coleman Ltd.
flat bug adults and nymphs
Flat bug (family Aradidae), adults and nymphs.
E.S. Ross
bedbug
Bedbug (Cimex lectularius) magnified 5×.
William E. Ferguson