Arilus cristatus (Wheel Bugs)

Picture ID 14480

Submitted by:
thelastjedisucks
Submitted: May 21, 2018
Photographed: May 21, 2018
Spider: Arilus cristatus (Wheel Bugs)
Location: Kansas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
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ItsyBitsy

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May 21, 2018 4:58 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This looks like a Wheel Bug nymph. What looks like the first pair of legs are actually antennae. Edit: actually the way they’re bent back in this image they look like the second pair of legs. The skinny ones are antennae.