damsel bug

noun

1. any of various small predaceous bugs of the family Nabidae.

damsel bug

noun

1. any of various bugs of the carnivorous family Nabiidae , related to the bedbugs but feeding on other insects. The larvae of some species mimic and associate with ants

Example Sentences

Two Chilean researchers at North Dakota State University’s entomology laboratory recently identified a new species of damsel bug among the insects Ashworth collected during his many trips to their South American homeland.

From Washington Times