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Acanthocephala in life
In life — Spine-headed Bugs, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Norm Townsend, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BPBM 384Invertebrate Zoology

Acanthocephala

Spine-headed Bugs

Animalia › Acanthocephala

Locality
Papua New Guinea
Island
Papua New Guinea
Region
Papua New Guinea
Record type
Preserved specimen
5 Bishop specimens of AcanthocephalaSpecies page ›

Acanthocephala observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 55,772 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Carrboro, NC, US

(c) RachelB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

8HJ8+7WJ, Provincia de Alajuela, Cd Quesada, Barrio El Jardín, Costa Rica

(c) Enya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Hampshire Ave, Jerome, AZ, US

(c) EB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Aden St, Memphis, TN, US

(c) DeVonW26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Louisiana, US

(c) ncb1221, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Acanthocephala observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Linville

(c) lmcelrath3, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Acanthocephala. BPBM 384. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090252156. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/h/384.

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