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Beetle on sandstone.

Scientific Name: Triatoma

Also known as Conenose Bugs, these insects live in rodent nests and feed on mammal blood at night, leaving a large, itchy welt on the victim. They are not a problem during the cooler months, but during the warmer half of the year, they give desert backpackers one more reason to sleep in a fully closed net tent.
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The main photo on this page was taken somewhere on the Colorado Plateau.
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Kissing Bugs
by Carl A. Olson, Associate Curator, Entomology, University of Arizona

Kissing Bugs (Triatoma) and the Skin

Stink Bugs
DesertUSA site.

Triatoma (Kissing Bug, Conenose Bug)
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