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RE: Nature Identification Thread #23- Now Paying out Steem Basic Income Memberships to Participants!
I am going to photograph many animals and plants that I do not know, I like initiative, I also love nature.
For example, this animal that has in my hand I do not know how to call, nor its species do not swim over it.
Looks like a "wheel bug"...
The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is in the family Reduviidae (literally, "hangnail"), - from wiki.
Where in the world was this @thelastpoet?
As for handling it, the same wiki states:
''Although evidence suggests that wheel bugs can seemingly be domesticated in controlled environments, if provoked or mishandled, they may attack in an act of defense. As a cautionary warning, the bite of a wheel bug is generally considered to be of greater severity in terms of the level and duration of pain than the sting of common insects like wasps. The resulting wound is documented to be extremely painful, lasting, and lingering, accompanied by an unceasing numbness which can persist for days. ''
Amazing! I know some of them are called "assassin bugs"! Which sounds dangerous too!