Reduvius personatus
(masked hunter)
untweaked attempt at depicting one of the strangest insects i've seen, this only the 2nd time i've ever come across it.
in appearance, it looks like a beetle that has been stepped on in mud & somehow, despite being squashed & covered in dirt, managed to pick itself up & wander away.
apparently, only the nymphs use this camouflage; the adult stage is longer, black, doesn't look squashed, is more svelte all around.
Reduvius personatus
(masked hunter)
untweaked attempt at depicting one of the strangest insects i've seen, this only the 2nd time i've ever come across it.
in appearance, it looks like a beetle that has been stepped on in mud & somehow, despite being squashed & covered in dirt, managed to pick itself up & wander away.
apparently, only the nymphs use this camouflage; the adult stage is longer, black, doesn't look squashed, is more svelte all around.