Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Hemiptera) on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) - with raindrops
This is another Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae) in the order Hemiptera perched on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the Rosaceae plant family - with raindrops. If you compare my [Newer] photo taken yesterday, you can see the same brown scar on the leaf. This little bug hasn't moved at all! (San Marcos Pass, 11 October 2012)
I got this photo during a moment of sunshine in the rain yesterday. Today, I found four more of the assassin bugs on different leaves of the wild blackberry. They must like the rain! Speaking of rain, we're up to 0.22 inches in our rain gauge. Not much, but it's a start on the new rain year.
The Natural History Society sponsored a very interesting talk tonight by Dr. Jon Keely talking about Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems. I got home late, so two photos will do.
Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Hemiptera) on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Rosaceae) - with raindrops
This is another Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae) in the order Hemiptera perched on a leaf of Wild Blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the Rosaceae plant family - with raindrops. If you compare my [Newer] photo taken yesterday, you can see the same brown scar on the leaf. This little bug hasn't moved at all! (San Marcos Pass, 11 October 2012)
I got this photo during a moment of sunshine in the rain yesterday. Today, I found four more of the assassin bugs on different leaves of the wild blackberry. They must like the rain! Speaking of rain, we're up to 0.22 inches in our rain gauge. Not much, but it's a start on the new rain year.
The Natural History Society sponsored a very interesting talk tonight by Dr. Jon Keely talking about Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems. I got home late, so two photos will do.