Toadbugs (Family Gelastocoridae)

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Tiny and well camouflaged against mud and sand, these true bugs feed on tinier insects and may be found along the edges of ponds, streams, etc.
Big-eyed Toadbug (Gelastocoris oculatus) Big-eyed Toadbug (Gelastocoris oculatus)
Wake Co., NC
27 May 2007

This is reported to be the only species of toadbug in North Carolina and is common statewide.

Big-eyed Toadbug (Gelastocoris oculatus) Big-eyed Toadbug (Gelastocoris oculatus)
Wake Co., NC
27 May 2007

Awwww, toadbugs in love . . .


toadbug (Gelastocoris  sp.) unidentified toadbugs (Gelastocoris sp.)creek bank in Lopez Canyon, SanLuis Obispo Co., CA
8 July 2007
toadbug (Gelastocoris  sp.) unidentified toadbugs (Gelastocoris sp.)creek bank in Lopez Canyon, SanLuis Obispo Co., CA
8 July 2007


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