Masked Hunter (Nymph)

Indoor environments, barns, and wooded areas where prey is abundant.

Carnivorous; feeds on synanthropic insects like bed bugs, lacewings, earwigs, and flies.

Nymphs secrete a sticky substance to camouflage themselves with dust, lint, and sand (masking). They are nocturnal predators.

Beneficial as they hunt household pests like bed bugs, but can deliver a painful bite to humans if handled or provoked.