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White-margined burrowing bug

Sehirus cinctus
Eats: PlantsTrue bugs and cicadasGardens and meadows6 legs

The white-margined burrowing bug is a small true bug that lives close to the ground. It is a very caring mother. She guards her eggs in a little burrow and even brings food to her babies.

Lives in
North America
Top speed
about 0.2 km/h (0.12 mph)
On foot, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless to people.
What does it eat?
It feeds on plants from the nettle and mint families.
For real!Photo of White-margined burrowing bug
Picture by Kaldari. CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

A mother lays about 120 to 150 eggs in a shallow burrow and stays to watch over them.

2

After the babies hatch, she brings them food for 1 to 3 days, then they go off on their own.

3

A special smell from the eggs tells the mother to start caring for them.

4

A mother can raise up to two families in a season.

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Most asked questions about White-margined burrowing bug

?What does the white-margined burrowing bug eat?

Plants from the nettle and mint families.

?Do burrowing bugs look after their babies?

Yes. The mother guards the eggs and feeds the young for a few days.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Sehirus cinctus
Group
True bugs and cicadas
Family
Cydnidae
Classification
Insecta > Hemiptera > Cydnidae
Lives on
North America
Also known as
White-margined burrower bug

Where the facts come from

  1. Sehirus cinctus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Kaldari. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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