Wheel Bug

Found in gardens, orchards, and woodland edges throughout North America.

Strictly predatory insectivore. It eats caterpillars, beetles, sawflies, and other pest insects using a piercing-sucking beak.

Slow-moving and diurnal. Known for the characteristic cogs or 'wheel' on its prothorax. They undergo simple metamorphosis and are solitary hunters.

Highly beneficial to gardens as they control pest populations. However, they can deliver an extremely painful bite if handled or provoked, though they are not medically significant to humans.