Masked Hunter (Nymph)

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

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

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

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.