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Whether you knew what you were looking at or not, you probably knew you had laid eyes on something magnificent when spotting the box elder bug. As common and as big of a nuisance as they are, they are quite mesmerizing to look at. They might only be about ½ inch long, but it is their flat wings coupled with their mesmerizing color patterns that make them so unique. They have flat wings that lay against their backs and are outlined with orange or red markings. They have a black underlying coat that meshes nicely with the orange or black.
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