Assassin Bug nymph has a face on its butt!
Here is the rear end of the tiny nymph of an Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera) trying to get away from me on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) in the woods. Hah - it has a face on its butt! We seem to have a few different kinds of the nymphs in the woods: this one has speckled legs and spines on its abdomen, while this one doesn't. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 12 August 2017)
Assassin Bug nymph has a face on its butt!
Here is the rear end of the tiny nymph of an Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Heteroptera, Hemiptera) trying to get away from me on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) in the woods. Hah - it has a face on its butt! We seem to have a few different kinds of the nymphs in the woods: this one has speckled legs and spines on its abdomen, while this one doesn't. HBBBT! (San Marcos Pass, 12 August 2017)