Assassin Bug
Spotted on a column at the strip mall around 10:30 PM. This one had me completely stumped for a while. Thanks to Eric R. Eaton at bugguide.net/node/view/64270 for the ID.
Family Reduviidae. Says the University of Florida, "The Reduviidae vary greatly in body size and shape, ranging from small and either slender or robust to fairly long and slender like some walkingsticks. The characteristic that distinguishes them from all other hemipterans is the stout 3-segmented beak that fits into a grove on the prosternum. Once students view a number of specimens from the side and become familiar with this characteristic, this family is readily identified."
Assassin Bug
Spotted on a column at the strip mall around 10:30 PM. This one had me completely stumped for a while. Thanks to Eric R. Eaton at bugguide.net/node/view/64270 for the ID.
Family Reduviidae. Says the University of Florida, "The Reduviidae vary greatly in body size and shape, ranging from small and either slender or robust to fairly long and slender like some walkingsticks. The characteristic that distinguishes them from all other hemipterans is the stout 3-segmented beak that fits into a grove on the prosternum. Once students view a number of specimens from the side and become familiar with this characteristic, this family is readily identified."