Phymatinae
alt=Ambush Bug (Phymata sp.)|thumb|Ambush bug (Phymata sp.) Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey, relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs.
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- Description
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Phymatini
- Themonocorini
- Behaviour
- References
alt=Ambush Bug (Phymata sp.)|thumb|Ambush bug (Phymata sp.) Insects in the subfamily Phymatinae are commonly called ambush bugs after their habit of lying in wait for prey, relying on their superb camouflage. Armed with raptorial forelegs, ambush bugs routinely capture prey ten or more times their own size. They form a subgroup within the assassin bugs.
==Description== thumb|left|Phymata pennsylvanica