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Covered in some kind of white dust? Not sure what it was but this little guy was very actively looking for something to eat.
I love photographing assassins. Small enough to be a little challenging, and slow enough to help me get a nice shot. Very interesting critters.
This is an adult Assassin Bug in the Reduviidae family of the order Heteroptera, Hemiptera on leaves of Nuttall's Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis or kin) in the Caprifoliaceae plant family. The white-balance seems a bit off, but it shows the insect well. You can see its mighty proboscis neatly folded under its head. It might be the Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)? (San Marcos Pass, 6 October 2014)
The most difficult shots of the day. Today was windy. This little guy was at the very last leaf on a long branch. Any little breeze would send him moving 3-4" to the left and right. Even the smallest breeze and this leaf he was on would move. I was there about 20 minutes trying to get at least 1 good shot. Well I ended up with 2 mediocre shots. So there!!
Yellow Reduviid (Cosmolestes picticeps (Stål, 1859) with Ropalidia wasp prey. Another assassin bug with prey and mate here: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2010/11/photomerge-6-mpe65-shot...
These are pretty new flowers of native Tomcat Clover (Trifolium willdenovii) in the Fabaceae plant family. It does have three-parted leaves like all clovers, but they are quite narrow. They are not common in our mountains, especially in this drought year. I got this photo on the hillside across from our mailbox today. (San Marcos Pass, 17 May 2014)
If you look close you can spot a little Assassin Bug in the family Reduviidae of the Heteroptera group of the Hemiptera on the right-bottom of the top flower head. See my [Next] photo for a closer shot. There's also a group of black aphids (Aphididae, Homoptera or Auchenorrhyncha, Hemiptera) tended by an ant (Formicidae, Hymenoptera) below.
Out MY Front Door,
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly on
Milkweed plant.
Flowers., to attract Natures
small members.
20 minutes spent within 20 feet
of my front door there is a wonderful world of subjects to
photograph and watch.
Nature is everywhere you look.
Out my back door, North Lakeland , Polk County, Central Florida, USA.
May 30th, 2018.
Reduviidae (from the contained genus, Reduvius which comes from the Latin reduvia meaning hangnail or remnant) is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. It includes assassin bugs (genera include Melanolestes, Platymeris, Pselliopus, Rasahus, Reduvius, Rhiginia, Sinea, Triatoma, and Zelus), wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus), and thread-legged bugs (the subfamily Emesinae, including the genus Emesaya). There are about 7000 species altogether, making it one of the largest families in the Hemiptera.
An unidentified Assassin Bug (Family:Reduviidae) in Porcupine Gorge, Queensland, Australia. Photographed on 19 April 2016.
This is another "bee assassin," Apiomerus cazieri, endemic to the southwest U.S. and northern Mexico.
This is a large Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae ) in the insect order Hemiptera. Probably it is the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus). You can see a bit of its mighty proboscis. It's perched for the moment on a flowering stem of Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) in the Fabaceae plant family. (San Marcos Pass, 12 May 2012)
They use the long proboscis to inject a lethal saliva that liquefies the insides of the prey, which are then sucked out.
Many assassin bugs have been known to bite humans when not handled carefully. For some species the bite is known to be very painful, sometimes causing allergic reactions.
Not many butterflies at this time but quite a few other insects were seen.
This was the better photo of this one.
Réduve des rochers (Rhynocoris erythropus) sur Panicaut champêtre (Eryngium campestre) en fleur à Chapias (Drôme - Rhône-Alpes).
Okay, you destructive little beast--have a healthy dose of my stabbity!
The wheel bug had his beak poked into the beetle's head, and as he backed away from my lens (as wheel bugs are wont to do--they prefer their business end facing you), he raised it up as if he might be trying to tell me not to bother him while he was engaged in good deeds.
Yellow Reduviid (Cosmolestes picticeps (Stål, 1859) with Ropalidia wasp prey. Another assassin bug with prey and mate here: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2010/11/photomerge-6-mpe65-shot...
All Assassin Bugs are very slow moving insects. They are like sloths when it comes to getting from point A to point B. Helpful in their style of predation: stalking.
They move almost imperceptible and can remain motionless for several minutes at a time.
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Yellow Reduviid (Cosmolestes picticeps (Stål, 1859) with Ropalidia wasp prey. Another assassin bug with prey and mate here: orionmystery.blogspot.com/2010/11/photomerge-6-mpe65-shot...
This is commonly referred to as an Assassin Bug.
Part of a family of medium to large predatory bugs, with 300+ species in Australia, and over 5000 world wide.
Seen here on agapanthus flowers.
Kingdom=Animalia
Phylum=Arthropoda
Class=Insecta
Order=Hemiptera
Suborder=Heteroptera
Superfamily=Cimicomorpha
Family=Reduviidae
Subfamily=Harpactorinae
Genus=Gminatus?
common name=Assassin Bug
This is the tiny nymph of an Assassin Bug in the family Reduviidae of the insect order Hemiptera, on a leaf of native Nuttall's Snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis or kin) in the Caprifoliaceae plant family. It's only about 1/4 inch long. It looks like a tiny dragon! You can see its mighty proboscis, like a scythe below its head. I'm always happy when I can make out the "ommatidia" simple-eyes that make up the compound eyes of any insect. (San Marcos Pass, 30 May 2013)
It was breezy today, but not a bad as its been. I hope our latest "wind event" is all done. But maybe it blew all the larger insects out towards the ocean? I only found nymphs and aphids today. Well, there's always tomorrow.
This is another photo of the Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae) in the order Hemiptera in my [Previous photo]. This is the neighbor leaf of a different native Mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana) plant in the Asteraceae plant family that it jumped to. You can see its mighty proboscis neatly folded under its head. (San Marcos Pass, 30 September 2012)
Wheel bug: (Arilus cristatus)
Size: ~1.0 inch (2.54 cm) in length
October 02, 2014
Coal Center (Washington County), Pennsylvania
I'd like to mention an easily overlooked feature, related to the huge proboscis on this beast. It comes into play when the proboscis is at rest, as in this image, although it's really visible in this image. You can, however, see it in photo (6 of 6) of this series
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Reduviidae (from the contained genus, Reduvius which comes from the Latin reduvia meaning hangnail or remnant) is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera. It includes assassin bugs (genera include Melanolestes, Platymeris, Pselliopus, Rasahus, Reduvius, Rhiginia, Sinea, Triatoma, and Zelus), wheel bugs (Arilus cristatus), and thread-legged bugs (the subfamily Emesinae, including the genus Emesaya). There are about 7000 species altogether, making it one of the largest families in the Hemiptera.
Sinea stalking Berytidae
... or so he appears. The sad fact of the matter is, though, that he totally whiffed. Three times. And then the stilt bug got tired of the game and left.
I hope he hasn't starved to death. He's the same one as this.