damsel bug

noun

any of various small predaceous bugs of the family Nabidae.

damsel bug

noun

any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae , related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants

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Two Chilean researchers at North Dakota State University’s entomology laboratory recently identified a new species of damsel bug among the insects Ashworth collected during his many trips to their South American homeland.

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