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- Bugs in this family are usually a shiny black or brown and live in the
soil. Their hind legs have spines for digging and they burrow rapidly into the
soil when disturbed.
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- Burrower Bug
 - Adrisa sp., family Cydnidae, body length 12mm
- Pictures taken in Karawatha Forest during mid summer. The bug was dark
brown in colour. We received email from Philippe Magnien
advised that this is a Burrower Bug, family Cydnidae, Adrisa sp. They
are known to feed on the roots of plants, fallen stems and fallen seeds. The
eggs are laid on the soil.
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