Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 636 No. 636 |
The insect family Nabidae contains the damsel bugs. There are over 500 species in 20 genera. They are soft-bodied, elongate, winged terrestrial predators. Many damsel bugs catch and hold prey with their forelegs, similar to mantids. They are considered helpful species in agriculture because of their predation on many types of crop pests.
Ancestry Graph
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true-bugs-.->lace-bugs("family: Lace Bugs")
true-bugs-.->leaf-footed-bugs("family: Leaf-footed Bugs")
true-bugs-.->minute-pirate-bugs("family: Minute pirate bugs")
true-bugs-.->plant-bugs("family: Plant Bugs")
true-bugs-.->red-bugs("family: Red Bugs")
true-bugs-.->scentless-plant-bugs("family: Scentless Plant Bugs")
true-bugs-.->shield-bugs("family: Shield Bugs")
true-bugs-.->stink-bugs("family: Stink Bugs")
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click lace-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/lace-bugs/"
click leaf-footed-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/leaf-footed-bugs/"
click minute-pirate-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/minute-pirate-bugs/"
click plant-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/plant-bugs/"
click red-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/red-bugs/"
click scentless-plant-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/scentless-plant-bugs/"
click shield-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/shield-bugs/"
click stink-bugs href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/insects/true-bugs/stink-bugs/"
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