I Got a Scimitar, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8473
The fine streaked bugkin (Miris striatus) is mainly predatory and likes to climb around on plants and flowers hunting aphids and other small insects - plus insect eggs when it finds them.
The long and somewhat scary-looking mouthpart there is known as a rostrum and is what it uses to impale and then suck out the innards of its prey.
Part 1 (closer) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50379890557/
Two more shots of the same specimen here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50516850788/
I Got a Scimitar, Pt. 2 - _TNY_8473
The fine streaked bugkin (Miris striatus) is mainly predatory and likes to climb around on plants and flowers hunting aphids and other small insects - plus insect eggs when it finds them.
The long and somewhat scary-looking mouthpart there is known as a rostrum and is what it uses to impale and then suck out the innards of its prey.
Part 1 (closer) here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50379890557/
Two more shots of the same specimen here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50516850788/