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Allen County, Indiana
A Wheel Bug also known as the "assassin bug" taken at a local city park in Fort Wayne, Indiana. So far I've found three of these bugs at different times. They can give you a very nasty bite, but are not aggressive.
A tiny insect that hides on flowers and then ambushes its prey, holding it with its leg pincers and then sucking out its body fluids
Apiomerus flaviventris Herrich-Schaeffer, 1846 - Yellow-bellied Bee Assassin. Thanks to v belov for confirming the species ID on bugguide. Found at Madera Canyon in Santa Rita Mountains. Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Possibly Zelus longipes, which is a predator mostly on caterpillars.
Morro Bay State Park,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
Poecilosphodrus sp. Tentative ID based on www.inaturalist.org images. Found off Glenmoral Roundstone Road, WSW of Theodore. Queensland, Australia.
Found in woods upslope from the road. Found here: 24.97837S 210.06488W.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
When I took the photo I didn't notice the Crab Spider having lunch. I did notice the Saw Bug, AKA Wheel Bug on the prowl.
For what it's worth, they both bite. I don't know about the Crab Spider but I do know that Wheel Bugs HURT! I don't recommend trying to pet them.
They are beneficial as they prey on other harmful insects including those horrid Japanese Beetles that are eating the leaves off my tree until the Hibiscus start blooming.
On waking yesterday, I found this little character sitting on my pillow, seemingly gazing at me.
Once I realised it was an Assassin Bug I figured maybe it thought I could be its next meal??
However as it was only around 4 or 5mm I guess maybe not ........
Diese Raubwanzen ernähren sich ausschließlich räuberisch von verschiedenen Insekten. Die Beute wird durch einen auch für den Menschen schmerzhaften Stich rasch abgetötet und ausgesaugt.
Lumix GH5 mit Olympus 60 mm Makro - 4K Post-Focus Stack mit Helicon Focus, Naturlicht
Fundort: Deutschland - Kaiserstuhl - auf Totholz - 12.06.2018
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Havinthus rufovarius Bergroth, 1895. Thanks to Jean and Fred Hort for providing the species determination on a related photo. Found at Hotham River Nature Reserve, S of Pingelly. Western Australia, Australia.
Looks like the one on the right was possibly feeding on the one on left. Not sure what is covering the one on right, maybe sap? Or maybe it had a bad reaction to feeding on the other?
Single exposure, moderately cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Creepy creatures - Smile on Saturday
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I wanted to show you all what the buds & blossoms of pawpaw trees look like ... and this one had a visitor. Pawpaw trees are the only host plant of the Zebra swallowtail butterfly. We have 3 trees in our yard, and recently found a whole stand of pawpaw's at the wetlands. They produce an edible fruit that looks & tastes like giant bananas. Another shot below. North Georgia
Explore - March 12, 2017
Assassin bug - Reduviidae
Thanks to Jo Zimny for the identification.
72 - The Ugly Bugs Ball. 117 pictures in 2017
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Havinthus rufovarius Bergroth, 1895. Thanks to Jean and Fred Hort for providing the species determination in comments below. Found at Hotham River Nature Reserve, S of Pingelly. Western Australia, Australia.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
assassin bug nymphs
update 2023 Oct: these were mis-identified by me going by some wrong attributions elsewhere on the internet and are actually leaf-footed bug nymphs
We observed this wheel bug nymph at the campground at Lake Waccamaw State Park. See more about the insect at growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-assassin...
Fitchia aptera Stål, 1859. Tentative ID based on bugguide.net images. Found at Wazee Lake Recreation Area in west central Wisconsin. Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found in pine barrens habitat.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
It seems like every couple of steps I would find another bug sitting on a leaf just waiting for me to take a shot. Don't think I've ever seen a wheel bug look adorable before.
North American Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus)
One Eleven Ranch Park, Garland
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We had a great group for our Ode field trip and it was a pleasure to meet Kelly and Scott. I am so grateful he pointed out this Bee Assassin Bug with its lunch....as we were having lunch :)
Here's a Rhynocoris annulatus assassin bug who has donned its best red and black legwarmers to try and look like Jennifer Beals.
Is it pulling the look off well?
Part 1, more from the front here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50069340921/)
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Cimicomorpha
Family Reduviidae (Assassin Bugs)
Subfamily Harpactorinae
Tribe Harpactorini
Genus Sinea
No Taxon nymphs
Another backyard discovery.
April 14, 2021; Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida.
Canon D5MIII; Takumar 150mm f/4 as "tube lens"; LOMO 3.7X 0.11 objective; WeMacro rail; Speedlite & LED with DIY silicone diffusor; Zerene Stacker Pmax with slabbing.
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