flat bug

flat bug
any of numerous flattened bugs of the family Aradidae, inhabiting the underside of bark and feeding on fungi. Also called fungus bug.
[1890-95]

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insect
also called  fungus bug,  

      any of about 1,000 species of small, flat, dark-coloured insects (order Heteroptera) that are usually found under stones, in crevices in dead or dying trees, or under loose bark. Nearly all flat bugs range in size from 3 to 11 mm (0.12 to 0.43 inch) and feed on fungi and sap in decaying wood. Their wings, though well developed, remain quite small. Species occur in all zoogeographic regions.

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