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Geocoris uliginosus
Geocoris uliginosus
Insecta
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
A few months
Size
Tiny
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Walking
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Rare

About

This big-eyed bug lives among the grasses and soil throughout North America. Its oversized eyes can rotate to track prey while it remains perfectly still.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
  2. 2.
    juvenile
    An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
  3. 3.
    subadult
    A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Geocoridae
Genus
Geocoris
Species
Geocoris uliginosus