Some type of Assassin Bug?
Oct 14, 2021 15:33:24 #
I think. I'm sure someone here will know exactly what it is.
I also had a really small spider that I captured in a pill bottle but she disappeared when I went to photograph her. Oh well I would have had a hard time anyway as it was only about 1/8 inch, or maybe even smaller.
I also had a really small spider that I captured in a pill bottle but she disappeared when I went to photograph her. Oh well I would have had a hard time anyway as it was only about 1/8 inch, or maybe even smaller.
Oct 14, 2021 15:49:19 #
Oct 14, 2021 16:45:10 #
Thank you kpmac. I'm better with marine invertebrates in my region than I am with the terrestrials
Oct 15, 2021 10:54:44 #
Nice find and well taken. Kpmac is spot-on with it being a leaf-footed bug which is a member of the "true bug" family with a sucking proboscis.
Oct 15, 2021 15:08:27 #
Right on, but Assassins are also 'True Bugs'. But your 3rd photo shows a defining character perfectly: the numerous ~parallel veins in the membranous part of the wings. Assassins have only a few veins and they loop into cells. The hind leg 'leaf' adornment you also show well is often not present in many other species of 'Leaf-footed' Bugs. Assassins often have enlarged and spiny front legs, but like the 'leaf', not all the species show this character.
Oct 15, 2021 16:33:49 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Nice find and well taken. Kpmac is spot-on with it being a leaf-footed bug which is a member of the "true bug" family with a sucking proboscis.
Thanks for looking and your kind words.
Oct 15, 2021 16:36:53 #
relbugman wrote:
Right on, but Assassins are also 'True Bugs'. But your 3rd photo shows a defining character perfectly: the numerous ~parallel veins in the membranous part of the wings. Assassins have only a few veins and they loop into cells. The hind leg 'leaf' adornment you also show well is often not present in many other species of 'Leaf-footed' Bugs. Assassins often have enlarged and spiny front legs, but like the 'leaf', not all the species show this character.
Thanks relbugman. That's the reason I shot 3 different angles. I know different insects and spiders have distinguishing characteristics and if I don't know what the may be I try my best to give the more expert viewers the view that would be most helpful in identifying.
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