Masked Hunter (Nymph phase)

Natural Habitat

Found indoors in dark corners, basements, or outdoors in rocky areas and rodent burrows.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivorous predator of other insects including bed bugs, flies, and carpet beetles.

Behavior Patterns

Nymphs cover themselves with dust and debris for camouflage. They are nocturnal hunters and hemimetabolous.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits include natural pest control of bed bugs. Risk includes a very painful defensive bite to humans if handled, though they do not transmit disease.

Identified on: 6/8/2026