Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 636: Damsel Bugs

Damsel Bugs
Arthropods Daily · No. 636 Damsel BugsNabidae
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Damsel Bugs
Damsel Bugs (Nabidae) – family of suborder “True Bugs“

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.

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