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Oct 9, 2023 17:46:41 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

These were on one of my doors yesterday afternoon. I think they are assassin bugs.

Dennis

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Oct 10, 2023 05:33:03 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

They are box elder bugs. Sometimes confused with milkweed bugs. Great shots!
>i< Doc

Oct 10, 2023 06:21:01 #

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

dennis2146 wrote:

These were on one of my doors yesterday afternoon. I think they are assassin bugs.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 07:41:22 #

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

This time of year Boxelder bugs will gather in spots where it is warm, and they can do so in significant numbers.

Oct 10, 2023 08:45:44 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

docshark wrote:

They are box elder bugs. Sometimes confused with milkweed bugs. Great shots!
>i< Doc

Thanks Doc. I appreciate you taking a look and commenting. Are they any relation to assassin bugs? I did look them up and they appeared to be in the same area as assassin bugs.

My apologies to all if they are not related to assassin bugs.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 08:46:20 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Manglesphoto wrote:

Thank you Frank for the thumbs up. Much appreciated.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 08:47:06 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

This time of year Boxelder bugs will gather in spots where it is warm, and they can do so in significant numbers.

Thank you Mark for your comment. That is what they seem to be doing at my back doors.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 09:10:28 #

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

dennis2146 wrote:

They are both in the sub-order Heteroptera but from ther the taxonomic tree branches off.
>i< Doc

Oct 10, 2023 09:15:39 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

docshark wrote:

They are both in the sub-order Heteroptera but from ther the taxonomic tree branches off.
>i< Doc

Thanks Doc. Much appreciated.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 16:50:52 #

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Good find, Dennis. Box Elders and Milkweed Bugs look quite similar except one has red eyes and the other has black eyes.

Oct 10, 2023 17:52:21 #

tinusbum Loc: east texas

i saw some that look like these sucking the juice out of my caterpillars

Oct 10, 2023 17:52:29 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

sippyjug104 wrote:

Good find, Dennis. Box Elders and Milkweed Bugs look quite similar except one has red eyes and the other has black eyes.

Thanks for your positive comment. I didn't know that. I think I don't know a lot of things I don't know.

Dennis

Oct 10, 2023 17:53:11 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

tinusbum wrote:

i saw some that look like these sucking the juice out of my caterpillars

Thanks tinusbum for a great comment. I bet that was fun.

Dennis

Oct 11, 2023 14:39:59 #

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent set Dennis, quite an attractive bug.

Oct 11, 2023 17:45:54 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Sylvias wrote:

Excellent set Dennis, quite an attractive bug.

Thank you very much Sylvia.

Dennis

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