Masked Hunter (Nymph)

Indoor environments such as houses, barns, and warehouses, often found in dusty corners, under furniture, or near window sills.

Carnivorous predator that feeds on other small arthropods including bed bugs, booklice, carpet beetles, and flies.

The nymphal stage is known for camouflaging itself by using a sticky secretion to cover its body with dust, sand, or lint (this is why they are called 'masked' hunters). They are primarily nocturnal and active hunters.

Benefits the ecosystem by controlling populations of indoor pests like bed bugs. While not aggressive to humans, they can deliver a very painful bite (similar to a bee sting) if handled or provoked.