Assassin Bug
Dec 10, 2012 20:52:07 #
I believe that's what this is. But I've never seen one with these markings.
All shots at ISO 800 f/22 Tamron 90mm 1:1 SonyA65V
Shutter speeds as noted below. :)
All shots at ISO 800 f/22 Tamron 90mm 1:1 SonyA65V
Shutter speeds as noted below. :)
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1/13 sec
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1/8 sec
1/8 sec
Dec 10, 2012 20:58:03 #
That is one cool looking bug and you did a nice job capturing it. I wonder if it is an immature?
Dec 10, 2012 21:03:48 #
This is indeed an assassin bug. By the length of the functional wings, this is a mature adult, and will grow no larger.
Immature "nymphs" have buds, which will develop into wings at the final molt into adulthood.
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Immature "nymphs" have buds, which will develop into wings at the final molt into adulthood.
To obtain an exact specie name, submit a photo to BugGuide.net at http://bugguide.net/node/view/6/bgimage
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Dec 10, 2012 21:09:43 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I went there and found a photo that someone else submitted. Exact same markings.To obtain an exact specie name, submit a photo to BugGuide.net at http://bugguide.net/node/view/6/bgimage
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Assassin Bug - Pselliopus per http://bugguide.net/node/view/579102
Dec 10, 2012 21:12:38 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Thanks... I've been carrying it around in a pill bottle most of the day. I was in a customers office and it was crawling on the edge of their window, along with several stink bugs. ;) I captured it and brought it home. When I was ready to photograph it, I sat it in the fridge for 5 mins. He sat perfectly still while I was taking the pictures. When he started getting a bit more active, I stuck him back in the bottle. :)That is one cool looking bug and you did a nice job capturing it. I wonder if it is an immature?
Dec 10, 2012 21:13:33 #
bawlmer wrote:
Here is the page that will answer your questions: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3792I went there and found a photo that someone else submitted. Exact same markings.
Assassin Bug - Pselliopus per http://bugguide.net/node/view/579102
Assassin Bug - Pselliopus per http://bugguide.net/node/view/579102
Sycamore assassin bug. The Genus is Pselliopus, but there are three specie, two on the east coast.
Dec 10, 2012 22:03:48 #
nice shots,most assassins i see are a bright orange but we also have some ugly brown ones.tom
Dec 11, 2012 07:04:05 #
Dec 11, 2012 08:45:47 #
Cool, seems we only have the ugly brown ones here. At least that's the only ones I've ever found...BTW, I lived in Baltimore for 34 years...What part of town did you find this in?
Dec 11, 2012 11:11:18 #
Dec 11, 2012 12:28:01 #
pinkycat wrote:
Why is it called an Assassin bug?
Because it does this to other insects...
I vant to suck your blood (plus any & all other bodily fluids)
Dec 11, 2012 13:15:47 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
In Scott's photo above, note the proboscis jabbed into bee's neck, through which the bug sucks-out all of the victim's bodily fluids.pinkycat wrote:
Because it does this to other insects...Why is it called an Assassin bug?
Bwahahaha! Wicked bug, straight out of Transylvania!
Dec 11, 2012 14:16:04 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Bwahahaha! Wicked bug, straight out of Transylvania!
Gross! Screamin Scott wrote:
In Scott's photo above, note the proboscis jabbed into bee's neck, through which the bug sucks-out all of the victim's bodily fluids.pinkycat wrote:
Because it does this to other insects...Why is it called an Assassin bug?
Bwahahaha! Wicked bug, straight out of Transylvania!
You know when I signed up for this forum, I had no idea you had to be "buggy" to join. Good thing I only have a mild case of entomophobia! :lol:
Dec 11, 2012 14:31:11 #
Just a case of survival of the fittest ?
Dec 11, 2012 16:37:50 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
That's a nice shot Scott, right on the money what an assassin does!! :thumbup: :thumbup: pinkycat wrote:
Because it does this to other insects...Why is it called an Assassin bug?
Richard
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