<Assassin Girls> - Looks that Kill
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Zelus longipes is an assassin bug that is a member of the Harpactorinae subfamily. Its distribution ranges include southern North America, Central America, and South America, especially in agroecosystems in Brazil.
I watched her dance
beneath the spinning lights
and suddenly
there were no more
words for me to write
she was every poem
I'd ever written
come to life.
-Tyler Kent White-
Just few words : due to health significant issues, unfortunately I'm not taking so many pics in SL and I cannot stay sit in front of my computer for too long, so, I just wanted to post this one, almost raw, to say that I'm here, only tanking time and trying to heal somehow...hugs to everyone and Kisses to my Love♥
This tiny little buddy didn't pause while I harassed it with my lens in its face and flash in its eyes!
Spiny Orange Assassin Bug (Gminatus australis)
Seen lurking in the garden recently.
Happy Beautiful Bug Butt Thursday!
Hanford, Ca.
Could someone please advise me in what universe one would want to be known as a "savage assassin?" Well, the Taliban use motorcycles a lot. Huh?
In the space of a few minutes in the garden I saw both the beauty (in our eyes) of the pipevine swallowtail nectaring on a flower, and the brutality (in our eyes) of the assassin bug killing the tiny insect. It's all nature, doing its thing...
" Feathered assassin "
Thank you most kindly for stopping by to view my work.
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My best regards to you.... Martin
The Torre del Mangia, Siena
Constructed between 1325 and 1348, the architectural design of the tower is attributed to Muccio and Francesco Di Rinaldo, brothers from Perugia. The summit of the tower, in white travertine - containing the bell, was designed by another architect, possibly Lippo Memmi, noted as the brother-in-law to Simone Martini who painted the Maestà which takes up the whole north wall of the Sala del Mappamondo or Sala del Consiglio in the Palazzo Pubblico.
I didn't realize what I was seeing here until I got it on the computer screen. Assassin bug nymphs "develop through five molts (instars) into adults in about two months." Since this one appears to have fully developed wings, I'm thinking this may be the final molt. Anyway, kind of a bizarre scene down in the mistflower leaves...a fresh and shiny "new" assassin bug...
Looking close... on Friday!
flora & fauna en foto vertical
Common Assassin Bug - Pristhesancus plagipennis.
Bundaberg Australia
As these little guys grow, they periodically shed their skin, and leave these behind. I find this deliciously creepy...
(In case you're wondering, exuvia is singular, plural exuviae.)
I finally managed to get a photo of a Spiny Assassin Nymph that I am happy with. These guys are kind of hard to photograph. They are very small, dark in coloration, their bodies reflect light, and they are skittish. Photographed in Maryland.
A focus stack of 4 images shot with the camera hand held. Canon 80D, Canon MPE lens, Canon twin flash, Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400.
Seems like every time I look in the salvia or Turk's cap patches, I can see one or more of these little orange guys lurking...
Outfit : FenDuDu_Night Assassin (incl hat, swords, shoes). At Neo Japan.
Blade : SAC "R-DEN" HF BLADE v1.05 GOLD. At Neo Japan.
Pose : [SAC] "R-DEN" HF BLADE Poses. At Neo Japan.
Head : Lelutka EvoX AVALON
Hair : [monso] Ubel Hair and bangs. At Neo Japan.
Tattoo : .:CORAZON:. Tattoo TAKARA Light :. At Neo Japan.
Lipstick : violetta. Rai BOM lips (EVOX UV) 05. At Neo japan.
Decor :
Backdrop : Ramen Street Backdrop - The Bearded Guy. At Neo Japan
Dogs : [Rezz Room] Bully Cyber Dog Animesh. At Neo Japan.
Spotted crawling the salvia stems - a young Zelus luridus. "Assassin bugs are considered beneficial for the garden because they help to control harmful insects that might devour foliage, such as caterpillars or grasshoppers." Fun macro subjects too...