Giant Mesquite Bugs (Thasus neocalifornicus) in varios stages of development including molting gather in family groups on a mesquite tree within a bos

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Giant Mesquite Bugs (Thasus neocalifornicus) in varios stages of development including molting gather in family groups on a mesquite tree within a bosque along the Tanque Verde Creek, Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona, USA. (PHOTO: Norma Jean Gargasz)

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Size: 7839px × 5204px
Location: Tanque Verde Creek, Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © Norma Jean Gargasz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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