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Moss Bug

Peloridium hammoniorum

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About

A tiny, flattened, living fossil found only in moist moss and liverwort beds in the Southern Hemisphere. The family dates back to the Jurassic period and retains many primitive features.

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Did You Know?

Moss bugs belong to one of the most ancient surviving families of true bugs, essentially unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs over 150 million years ago.