Masked Hunter (Nymph)

Natural Habitat

Found indoors in houses and barns, or outdoors under logs, in woodpiles, and leaf litter.

Diet & Feeding

Predatory insectivore that feeds on other arthropods such as bed bugs, termites, and earwigs.

Behavior Patterns

Nymphs exhibit camouflage behavior by covering their bodies with sticky secretions and dust/debris (lint, sand, soil) to hide from predators and prey.

Risks & Benefits

Beneficial to ecosystems as a pest controller by eating household pests; however, can deliver a painful bite to humans if handled or threatened, though they do not transmit diseases.

Identified on: 5/27/2026