Masked Hunter Nymph (Camouflaged)

Natural Habitat

Often found in dusty indoor environments like attics, basements, and under beds, as well as outdoor sheltered areas like woodpiles.

Diet & Feeding

They are predaceous and feed on small arthropods, including bed bugs, earwigs, silverfish, and woodlice.

Behavior Patterns

Nymphs exhibit a unique behavior of covering themselves with dust, lint, sand, and debris (as seen in the image) for camouflage. This 'dust bunny' disguise helps them ambush prey and avoid predators.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits: They are beneficial pest controllers that eat household pests like bed bugs. Risks: While not aggressive towards humans, they have a painful bite if handled or threatened, similar to a bee sting.

Identified on: 2/27/2026