26 November 2012
Posted by Callan
This is a wheel bug, so called because of that protuberance on its back…
Here’s another one – but this “wheel” has a flat tire…
Callan Bentley is an assistant professor of geology at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. He is particularly interested in structural geology and the evolution of the Appalachian mountain belt. Callan draws cartoons and writes for EARTH magazine. He lives in the Fort Valley of Virginia.
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Thomas Hodgson said on 27 November 2012
Thanks for this bug post! What a critter.