Masked Hunter Nymph

Usually found indoors in dark, undisturbed areas like basements, attics, and closets; also found in gardens and woodpiles.

Strictly carnivorous. They eat other small arthropods including bed bugs, carpet beetles, termites, and earwigs.

Nymphs practice 'camouflagic' behavior by covering their bodies with dust, lint, and sand using a sticky secretion. They are primarily nocturnal hunters.

Benefit: Excellent natural pest control as they hunt invasive household bugs. Risk: Can deliver a very painful defensive bite if handled or provoked, though they do not transmit diseases to humans.