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Ambush Bugs
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Ambush Bugs

Phymatinae

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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4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Phymatini

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Macrocephalini

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Carcinocorini

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Themonocorini

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 133753.