Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer bug
The Saucer bug crawls over the bottom under the plants to seek a safe hiding spot.
Notice the long hairs on
the back end of the abdomen. Backswimmers and Lesser boatmen have these too. Maybe they stabilize the insects while
swimming.
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