wheel bug

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A wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) with a spiny, gear-shaped crest on its back is perched on a cluster of bright orange flowers.

Illustration of an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, showing its elongated body, long legs, and distinctive spiny crest on its thorax, with two long antennae extending from its head.

Cluster of wheel bug eggs attached to tree bark with numerous red and black nymphs gathered around the egg mass.

wheel bug: Media

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A wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) with a spiny, gear-shaped crest on its back is perched on a cluster of bright orange flowers.

A predatory wheel bug

An adult wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) climbing on a milkweed.

Richard Parker—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers

Illustration of an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, showing its elongated body, long legs, and distinctive spiny crest on its thorax, with two long antennae extending from its head.

Wheel bug

Illustration of a wheel bug (Arilus cristatus).

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Cluster of wheel bug eggs attached to tree bark with numerous red and black nymphs gathered around the egg mass.

Wheel bug eggs and nymphs

Immature wheel bug nymphs (Arilus cristatus) congregating around an egg...

© Clarence Holmes Wildlife/Alamy