BIRTH OF A WHEEL BUG

Sequence Photographed May 7, 2009 Charlottesville, (Albemarle County) Virginia

This sequence spans approximately 39 minutes.

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This first photo shows the nearly complete arrival of a wheel bug nymph from the egg case. However, it is not this wheel bug we will observe here.

This sequence shows the birth of the lower wheel bug nymph, shown here just emerging from the egg case.

It will be another 32 minutes before our emerging nymph looks like the larger nymph in this photo.

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