Thasus gigas
Species of true bug
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Thasus gigas is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

| Thasus gigas | |
|---|---|
| Thasus gigas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Subfamily: | Coreinae |
| Tribe: | Nematopodini |
| Genus: | Thasus |
| Species: | T. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Thasus gigas (Klug, 1835) | |
Habitat
Behavior
Development
Unlike insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, hemimetabolous insects like T. gigas do not have a pupal stage. Instead, the nymph stage resembles the adult stage, but without wings or functional reproductive organs.[6]
