Tiny Fire - _TNY_1949
We have two species of red true bugs around our house and they seem to have split the land up between them.
Around the front door and on the front of the house (facing south), the black-and-red bug (Lygaeus equestris) is the only one (and abundant throughout the entire season), but to the side, underneath a couple of large thuja trees as well as inside the garden, I only see the firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus).
This one is the latter, but is much smaller than an adult firebug as it is a nymph (possibly 2nd instar) and along with a whole bunch of brothers and sisters, it was scurrying along when we were clearing some weeds in the garden.
If you want to see what the adult looks like, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49180660231/
Tiny Fire - _TNY_1949
We have two species of red true bugs around our house and they seem to have split the land up between them.
Around the front door and on the front of the house (facing south), the black-and-red bug (Lygaeus equestris) is the only one (and abundant throughout the entire season), but to the side, underneath a couple of large thuja trees as well as inside the garden, I only see the firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus).
This one is the latter, but is much smaller than an adult firebug as it is a nymph (possibly 2nd instar) and along with a whole bunch of brothers and sisters, it was scurrying along when we were clearing some weeds in the garden.
If you want to see what the adult looks like, have a look here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49180660231/